Year: 2026
March 12, 2026
Politics
Senate Dems again refuse to end DHS shutdown as airport TSA workers suffer, may miss pay
Senate Democrats blocked a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for the fourth time in the past month, as Transportation Security Administration agents are expected to miss their...
March 12, 2026
Politics
New Yorkers could soon be flying to their flight, as feds ok Big Apple air taxi test program
Gridlock could be a thing of the past for New Yorkers — as the metropolitan area has been selected to become a test zone for high-flying air taxies. The...
March 12, 2026
Politics
US Navy escorts through Strait of Hormuz ‘can’t happen now,’ energy secretary says — as Iran touts ‘tool to pressure enemy’
The cost of oil surged Thursday, with Brent crude hovering around $100 per barrel as of midday, after at least seven ships were attacked by Iran in the Strait...
March 12, 2026
Politics
Josh Hawley rolls out bill to nix FDA approval for mifepristone, used for almost two-thirds of US abortions
Sen. Josh Hawley rolled out longshot legislation to scrap the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone, part of a two drug regimen that is responsible for the majority...
March 12, 2026
Politics
Terror threat ‘higher now than it’s been in decades,’ Sen. Ted Cruz warns
Cruz claimed former President Joe Biden issued an "open invitation to every terrorist, every Hamas and Hezbollah and IRGC terrorist, come to America." Cruz claimed former President Joe Biden...
March 12, 2026
Politics
Trump might lift this obscure 100-year old law to relieve oil and gas price spikes due to Iran war
The move comes as the price of oil surged briefly to over $100 a barrel on Thursday. The move comes as the price of oil surged briefly to over...
March 12, 2026
Politics
Senate passes Elizabeth Warren’s housing policy — with some unlikely conservative allies
So-called institutional investors such as Blackstone would be prohibited from buying single-family homes. So-called institutional investors such as Blackstone would be prohibited from buying single-family homes.
March 12, 2026
Politics
Trump doesn’t believe it’s ‘appropriate’ for Iran men’s soccer team to join World Cup
President Trump has responded to Iran's sports minister saying that his country cannot compete at this summer's World Cup, which the US is co-hosting. President Trump has responded to...
March 12, 2026
Politics
Long-serving Dem Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for 18th term in Congress
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the dean of South Carolina’s Democrats, said that he will run for an 18th House term, a move that could position him as an influential elder...
March 12, 2026
Politics
Eric Swalwell claims he lives in California — neighbors say they’ve never seen him
Rep. Eric Swalwell claims he lives in California — a requirement in his run for governor — but his neighbors on a quiet cul-de-sac say they've never met or...