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Philly DA Threatens to Jail ICE Agents Working at Airport: 'The President Cannot Pardon You!'

Mar 25th, 2026, 12:01 pm Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) threatened to throw ICE agents deployed at the airport in jail if they make it look “anything like you did in the streets of Minneapolis” on Tuesday. Krasner issued his stern warning in front of cameras and reporters at Philly’s airport. His tough talk came a day after President Donald Trump deployed ICE agents to several airports nationwide to help with long security lines during the ongoing government shutdown. Kras ...

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DOJ Agrees to Pay Ex-Trump Adviser Michael Flynn in Settlement

The US Justice Department has reached a financial settlement with Michael Flynn, a conservative activist and former official in the first Trump administration who sought millions of dollars from the government for what he alleged was a wrongful prosecution effort. Lawyers for the government and for Flynn notified a federal judge in Florida on Wednesday that they had reached an agreement and that it would involve the payment of "settlement funds," but didn't disclose the amount or any ...

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Right-Wing Election Activist Convicted Of Voter Fraud: 'I Would Do It Again'

Mar 25, 2026, 12:59 PM EDT | Updated 2 hours ago A conservative activist in Wisconsin whose organization pushed President Donald Trump’s 2020 election claims was convicted Tuesday night of election fraud ― and said he would do it again. “When you poke the bear you get that type of outcome, yes. I would do it again,” 71-year-old Harry Wait told local news station WTMJ-TV, adding that he “tested the system” and “the system failed.” Wait’s conviction comes years after he requested absente ...

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Tracy Kidder, Author of 'The Soul of a New Machine,' Dies at 80

Tracy Kidder, a wide-ranging journalist and author whose deep reporting and novelistic prose illuminated worlds as diverse as home construction, disease prevention and — as portrayed in his prizewinning 1981 breakthrough book, “The Soul of a New Machine” — the computer industry, died on Tuesday in Boston. He was 80. His daughter, Alice Kidder Bukhman, and his son, Nat Kidder, said he died of lung cancer at Dr. Kidder Bukhman’s home. -snip- For “Among Schoolchildren” (1989), he spent an entire ...

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DOJ may have disclosed secret grand jury material to Congress, violated judicial gag order in Trump classified documents

March 25, 2026 WASHINGTON (CN) — The Justice Department appears to have inadvertently provided Congress with sealed grand jury materials in the classified documents case against President Donald Trump, an apparent violation of a judicial order blocking the agency from disclosing such information. And, according to House Democrats, the trove of previously undisclosed information — produced for Republicans probing former special counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost election interference investigat ...

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Democrats Flip Two Florida State Seats, one in Trump's Mar-a-Lago district

Brian Nathan beat Republican Josie Tomkow in Florida's Senate District 14, a district Trump won by 7 points in 2024. Meanwhile, in House District 87, Emily Gregory beat Jon Maples by 2+ percentage points, a 21 percentage point swing away from Republicans. Mar-a-Lago is located in House District 87, and Trump endorsed Maples. The district was previously held by Republican Mike Caruso, who won it by 19 percentage points just over a year ago.

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DOJ Accidentally Gave Congress 'Damning Evidence' Against Trump, Jamie Raskin Says

(Huff Post) President Donald Trump took classified documents related to his private business interests from the White House in 2021, according to materials the Justice Department apparently provided to the House Judiciary Committee. “These new disclosures suggest that Donald Trump stole documents so sensitive that only six people in the entire U.S. government had access to them, that the documents President Trump stole pertained to his business interests, and that Susie Wiles, then the CEO of Donald Trump’s super PAC, witnessed President Trump showing off a classified map to passengers on his private plane,” Raskin said.

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US expected to send thousands more soldiers to Middle East, sources say

(Reuters) The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on ‌Tuesday, adding to a massive U.S. military buildup even as President Donald Trump talks about a possible deal with Tehran to ‌end the war. Reuters first reported on March 18 that Trump's administration was considering deploying thousands of additional U.S. troops, a move that would expand options to include deployment of forces inside Iranian territory.

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Chances of a Federal Reserve rate cut fade as inflation worsens

(AP) The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates. Longer-term interest rates have risen quickly since the war began Feb. 28, pushing up the cost of mortgage loans, auto loans, and business borrowing. And with inflation measures likely to rise in the coming months, the prospect of interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve is fading. Wall Street investors instead see the odds rising of an actual rate hike instead.

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ICE at airports: Trump's troll move backfires

(Salon) Trump is inflicting harm on plenty of his own voters, and at a time when he’s already losing support from large chunks of the electorate that took a chance on him in 2024. Republicans are already expecting heavy losses in November’s midterm elections, and having a president who is actively making air travel hellish will likely only make it worse.

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At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'

2 hrs ago - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have “every round find its mark.” “Every month it is fitting to be right here,” he t ... (AP News)

Belarusian President Lukashenko arrives in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un

2 hrs ago - By DASHA LITVINOVA Updated 5:54 PM CDT, March 25, 2026 Leer en español Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in North Korea’s capital on Wednesday for an official visit during which he is to hold talks with North Korean leade ... (AP)

Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump's Attack on Science

3 hrs ago - Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump's Attack on Science Kate Marvel, a well-known author, joins an estimated 95,000 people who have left federal science agencies since President Trump returned to the White House. Kate Marvel, ... (New York Times)

Trump EPA to ease restrictions on summer ethanol-blend sales as gas prices soar

4 hrs ago - By: Jacob Fischler - March 25, 2026 5:06 pm The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow gas stations to sell a blended fuel containing 15% ethanol into the summer season in an effort to lower gas prices, Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesda ... (Nebraska Examiner)

Live Updates: White House says Trump will "unleash hell" if Iran does not make deal

4 hrs ago - Iran's state-owned Press TV says the regime has rejected a list of points sent by the Trump administration via an intermediary in a bid to get peace talks going. Tehran has mocked the Trump administration for "negotiating with yourselves," but said e ... (CBS News)

U.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum says

4 hrs ago - Energy U.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum says Published Wed, Mar 25 202 612:11 PM EDT Updated Wed, Mar 25 20261:35 PM EDT Spencer Kimball Key Points * The Trump administration brought back $100 million o ... (CNBC)

New rules define which foods can be labeled 'Product of USA'

5 hrs ago - Posted 12:50 PM, Mar 25, 2026 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging use of its new “Product of USA” labels on meat, poultry and eggs that are born, raised, harvested and processed in the United States. The labels follow updated ... (Scripps News)

DHS watchdog warned of risks in airport shoes-off policy. The report got buried.

5 hrs ago - Updated on: March 25, 2026 / 1:42 PM EDT / CBS News An internal watchdog report in the Department of Homeland Security identified serious vulnerabilities in TSA's screenings at airports nationwide, among them, one created by a change in the shoes-off ... (CBS News)

Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates

5 hrs ago - Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates at an exclusive private school in Pennsylvania received probation Wednesday after dozens of victims described the images’ traumatizing effect on the ... (AP)

Biden admin's top civil rights lawyer joins NAACP as Trump attacks on voting rights escalate

6 hrs ago - Updated Mar 25, 2026, 11:02 AM ET PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2026, 9:10 AM ET The former assistant attorney general for civil rights under President Joe Biden, Kristen Clarke, is joining the National Association for the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) as ... (CNN Politics)

Trump housing chief Bill Pulte seeks new DOJ probe of New York AG Letitia James

6 hrs ago - Mar. 25, 2026, 6:35 PM EDT After the Department of Justice failed to convict New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of mortgage fraud last year, the Trump administration’s federal housing chief, Bill Pulte, has filed a new criminal r ... (MS NOW News)

Fans and players from five African World Cup countries face $15,000 bond to enter US

6 hrs ago - Wed 25 Mar 2026 15.04 EDT Last modified on Wed 25 Mar 2026 15.36 EDT A newly expanded policy from the Trump administration could require travelers from five World Cup-qualified countries to front a bond of up to $15,000 in order to enter the United S ... (The Guardian)

Jeffries warns Republicans on redistricting after Democrat flips Mar-a-Lago seat

6 hrs ago - 03/25/26 10:24 AM ET House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Republicans that their redistricting efforts could end up working against them after a Democrat won a special election in Florida on Tuesday. “Democrats FLIPPED a stat ... (The Hill)

Iran building up defenses of Kharg Island to protect against potential US ground attack, sources say

6 hrs ago - Politics 5 min read Iran building up defenses of Kharg Island to protect against potential US ground attack, sources say By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood, Tal Shalev Updated 4 hr ago Satellite image shows Iran's Kharg Island on March ... (CNN)

Philadelphia courts ban all smart/AI eyeglasses, violators could face arrest

7 hrs ago - The Philadelphia Court system has banned all smart/AI eyeglasses from courtrooms and soon, anyone who attempts to bring any eyeglasses with audio and/or video recording capabilities into a courtroom in the city could face arrest. On Tuesday, court of ... (NBC Philadelpia)

Trump housing chief seeks new DOJ probe of New York AG Letitia James

7 hrs ago - After the Department of Justice failed to convict New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of mortgage fraud last year, the Trump administration’s federal housing chief, Bill Pulte, has filed a new criminal referral to the Justice Depa ... (MS NOW)

Crypto donations to UK parties to be banned

7 hrs ago - Donations in cryptocurrency to UK political parties will be banned, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said, in response to a review of foreign financial interference. Ministers are also capping donations of British citizens living abroad at £ ... (BBC)

US Postal Service to introduce 8% fuel surcharge on packages

7 hrs ago - The US Postal Service (USPS) plans to introduce its first-ever fuel surcharge on packages to offset rising energy costs, according to a statement. The surcharge, set at 8%, is expected to take effect on 26 April and remain in place until 17 January 2 ... (The Guardian)

Airport wait times are longest in TSA history, agency says

7 hrs ago - Updated March 25, 2026, 1:31 p.m. ET As the partial government shutdown continues, air travelers in the United States are experiencing the longest wait times in the Transportation Security Administration's history, the agency's top official announced ... (USA Today.)

Aid groups crippled by foreign aid cuts plead for funds as Middle East humanitarian crisis grows

7 hrs ago - Updated 8:00 AM EDT, March 25, 2026 Humanitarian organizations under intense strain because of the United States’ steep cuts to foreign aid say they are scrambling to find the funds needed to respond to the war in the Middle East, where millions ... (AP)