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Saturday, March 14, 2026

A top federal judge in Washington on Friday blocked Justice Department subpoenas to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors after determining the government "produced essentially zero evidence" to support a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, according to an unsealed court opinion. read more


The laboratory, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, has been targeted for months by the Trump administration. read more


The House Oversight Committee has asked one of the prison guards on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died to appear March 26 for a transcribed interview. read more


The suspect in Thursday's attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, has been identified as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali. [Journalist Ryan Grim of Drop Site News] cited a source familiar with the investigation who said Ghazali was originally from Lebanon and had recently lost family members in an Israeli airstrike there. read more


Friday, March 13, 2026

The war on Iran has coincided with the release of large troves of government files that documented the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's ties to rich and powerful people in the US. read more


Donald Trump's policies are likely to drive soaring rates of lung disease and premature death, according to a wide-ranging new study by pulmonary specialists and public health experts. read more


Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster Wednesday after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills. read more


Economic growth was much slower than expected in the final three months of 2025 while core inflation rose to start 2026, the Commerce Department reported Friday. read more


The U.S. Mint unveiled new designs for the country's 250th anniversary and it left out one key detail: the olive branch from the newly designed dime. read more


Russia has raked in nearly $7 billion in fossil fuel revenues since the U.S. and Israel's strikes against Iran led to the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new report. read more


President Donald Trump insisted that the war with Iran would only be over when he felt it in his bones. read more


They're saying the quiet part out loud now. Palantir CEO Alex Karp thinks his AI technology will lessen the power of "highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat" while increasing the power of working-class men. read more


In 2024, it was just possible to pretend that Trump's populist bombast might translate into a real antitrust policy. read more


A drastic weather pattern change is about to induce an acute case of weather whiplash for most of the country. read more


Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sparking controversy -- inside and outside the military -- with public comments on the war with Iran that are heavy on taunts and talk of retribution, a stark departure from the way his predecessors have communicated during wartime. read more


President Donald Trump has authorized the United States to release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve beginning next week, the Energy Department said in a statement Wednesday. read more


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