Trump News for Sunday, March 8, 2026

TSA lines hit up to 3 hours at major hubs as partial government shutdown drags on

Sean Cudahy, The Points Guy

Wait times at TSA checkpoints escalated Sunday as staffing crunches across the country left passengers standing in long lines to get screened.

Did Hillary Clinton supply Iran with uranium? Inspecting her role in nuclear deal

Taija PerryCook, Snopes.com

Clinton was at the center of an Obama-era deal that constrained Iran's uranium enrichment when the U.N. was calling for its suspension.

‘Explosive device’ thrown at protest outside NYC Mayor Mamdani home: NYPD

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Two people have been arrested after the device was thrown, as far-right demonstrators clashed with counterprotesters.

Iran power struggle looms as war enters second week

CK Smith, Salon

US casualties rise as strikes continue to escalate in the region and Tehran choose Khamanei's son as his successor

Marches for International Women’s Day denounce war, abuse and oppression

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Marches on 115th anniversary of IWD place focus on issues like US-Israeli war on Iran and Trump's links with Epstein.

Dr. Oz takes aim at Dem Govs. Hochul, Newsom over Medicaid fraud: ‘Rot in the system’

Carl Campanile, New York Post

Dr. Oz has launched probes in New York and California.

Colombia elects Congress, chooses presidential candidates amid US tensions

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Colombians will choose from more than 3,000 candidates vying for 102 Senate seats and 182 House seats.

People Just Noticed What Donald Trump Wore While Saluting Fallen Soldiers, And They're Furious About It

Michaela Bramwell, Buzzfeed

"It's actually absurd how much he doesn't give a f—k."View Entire Post ›

Fox News Slammed for Hiding Trump’s Insult to War Dead

The Daily Beast, Daily Beast

Fox News is facing mounting criticism after repeatedly using old footage instead of airing Donald Trump’s real conduct at Saturday’s dignified transfer—but...

Trump pledges to block legislation until US voter ID law passes

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US president continues to focus on election administration ahead of November midterms, sparking concern from critics.

Trump says he won't sign bills until Congress overhauls voting

Luke Garrett, NPR

President Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls 'Jim Crow 2.0'

“Stay tuned”: Graham promises “Cuba is next” in a global war against “bad guys”

Alex Galbraith, Salon

The Republican senator is already looking for the next American intervention.

Trump vows control over Iran leaders as officials seek to calm oil concerns

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Any new supreme leader will 'not last long' without US approval, Trump says; officials say oil disruptions 'temporary'.

FOX News Accused of Trump PR Clean-Up Over Fallen Soldier Ceremony

Ray Flook, Bleeding Cool News

As the war/not-a-war rages with Iran, Donald Trump found a way to make even the dignified transfer of the bodies of six fallen U.S. service members killed in action all about him. On Saturday, during the solemn ritual at Dover Air Force Base, Trump was shown …

BIG LIE: Trump And Hegseth Point At Iran For School Bombing

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

Trump told reporters this Saturday that Iran, not the United States was responsible for the bombing on February 28th that hit an elementary school where over 165 girls were killed. As we discussed here, "The New York Times has put together evidence — includin…

Iran Accuses U.S. Of War Crime In Desalination Plant Bombing

Ed Scarce, Crooksandliars.com

A dangerous escalation of the war, if proven that the United States was responsible. Other countries in the region depend on such desalinaton plants for fresh water (Qatar nearly 100%, Kuwait and Bahrain ~90%, Oman 86%, Saudi Arabia 70%), and if Iran should c…

U.S.-Israel war on Iran: 14 claims we've examined

Emery Winter, Snopes.com

Confusion and rumors have been pervasive online since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran with surprise airstrikes.

The ‘MAGA Tan’ Is A Special Shade Of Orange, And It’s Sending A Distinct Message, According To Experts

Brittany Wong, HuffPost

“He asked for more bronzer and I had a talk with him about trusting me," a makeup artist said of working with Trump.View Entire Post ›

Jim Cramer on Advanced Energy Industries: “I Want You to Wait Till It’s in the 280s, 290s, and Then Pull the Trigger”

Syeda Seirut Javed, Yahoo Entertainment

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer talked about. Noting that the stock seems to be trading at a premium, a caller...

Judge voids Kari Lake actions at Voice of America

CK Smith, Salon

Ruling says the Trump ally lacked authority to run the US global media agency, invalidating major media layoffs

Jack White on Political Songs: “When Dylan Said the Answer Was Blowing in the Wind, He Didn’t Tell You What the Answer Was”

Wren Graves, Consequence.net

White makes a distinction between everyday political speech and political art. Jack White on Political Songs: “When Dylan Said the Answer Was Blowing in the Wind, He Didn’t Tell You What the Answer Was” Wren Graves

Oppenheimer Reaffirms Outperform Rating on Blue Owl (OWL)

Muhammad Ali Khalid, Yahoo Entertainment

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) is one of the 12 best buy-the-dip stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. On March 4, Chris Kotowski from...

What Makes Monday.Com (MNDY) so Attractive

Muhammad Ali Khalid, Yahoo Entertainment

monday.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:MNDY) is one of the 12 best buy-the-dip stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. On February 10, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst...

Here Is Why Atlassian (TEAM) Appears So Good

Muhammad Ali Khalid, Yahoo Entertainment

Atlassian Corporation (NASDAQ:TEAM) is one of the 12 best buy-the-dip stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. On February 6, Oppenheimer lowered the...

Vodafone (VOD), Amazon Leo Partner to Expand 4G and 5G via Satellite Backhaul

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:VOD) is one of the most promising stocks under $20. On March 2, Vodafone entered a partnership with Amazon Leo,...

How the GOP Plans to Use Talarico’s Christianity Against Him

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

The GOP plans to use James Talarico’s Christianity against him in the Texas Senate race. Republicans are already turning the Democrat’s progressive theology into an attack line.

Iran poised to pick next supreme leader. Who are the candidates?

RT

Several candidates loom large as Iran poised to pick Ali Khamenei’s successor Read Full Article at RT.com

BUSTED: Fox & Friends Used Deceptive Footage After Trump Disrespects Fallen Soldiers

Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com

Donald J. Trump continued to embarrass this country once again, this time during the dignified transfer of the six United States service members killed in Kuwait. The Trump-friendly Fox & Friends show gave cover for Trump's blatant disregard for the fallen by…

Molson Coors Beverage Company (TAP) Expects a Significant Dip in 2026 Profit

Fatima Gulzar, Yahoo Entertainment

Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE:TAP) is among the 12 Best Alcohol Stocks to Buy Right Now. On February 19, 2026, Reuters reported that Molson Coors...

Stephen Miller a ‘big problem’ for Trump administration, says Republican senator

Michael Sainato, Yahoo Entertainment

Thom Tillis, who called for the resignation or firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noem, says White House adviser ‘should go’

Iran's next supreme leader won't 'last long' without my approval, Trump says

Mary Bruce, Justin Fishel, Abcnews.com

President Trump spoke to ABC News' Mary Bruce about the war with Iran.

The powerful women of the West have betrayed feminism

RT

Instead of challenging male power, the high-ranking ladies attach themselves to it like tradwives Read Full Article at RT.com

Amid escalation, Iran religious scholars signal new leader to be named soon

Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English

'Some obstacles have to be removed' and selection must be undisputed inside government, Assembly of Experts members say.

Market structure state of play: State of Crypto

Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk

Hopes are rising that the Clarity Act may soon see some forward motion.

Rachel Campos-Duffy Declares Mission Accomplished In Iran

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

"So to me, this already looks like victory." Fox & Friends Weekend host Rachel Campos-Duffy with the dumbest take on what's going on with Trump's attack on Iran yet. Here's Duffy from this Saturday's show telling everyone how swimmingly things are going so fa…

How the Iraq war's legacy shaped the UK's Iran response

BBC News

And the critisism of it from Donald Trump and Tony Blair.

Israel’s president responds to Trump call to pardon Netanyahu

Al Jazeera English

Herzog said Israel is a sovereign state that follows the rule of law after Trump urged him to grant Netanyahu a pardon.

Oil Prices Skyrocketing Thanks To Trump’s Iran War

NewsHound Ellen, Crooksandliars.com

Trump is now doing for oil prices the same thing he did for health insurance prices, i.e. making them soar. U.S. crude oil rose 35.63% on Friday, to more than $90 a barrel. That was the “biggest weekly gain in the history of the futures contract dating back t…

PeeWee Goebbels' Wife Tells Easily Disprovable Lie About Cost Of Iran Attacks

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

Stephen Miller's ghoul wife apparently thinks Trump attacking Iran is one big joke. Miller made an appearance on this Friday's The Ingraham Angle on Fox not "news," and dished up this nonsense to Ingraham about what Trump's invasion is supposedly costing us. …

Behind Trump’s war fever lies profound weakness

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

US wages fast-escalating war, with no clear motivation and no realistic plan. It isn’t fooling anyone

The fight for the heart of the US Environmental Protection Agency

Madeline Ostrander, bioGraphic, Grist

One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.

Iran war threatens prolonged impact on energy markets as oil prices rise

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The conflict has already led to the suspension of almost a fifth of global crude oil and natural gas supply.

Iran hits Bahrain desalination plant, stoking fears of attacks on civilian sites...

The Associated Press, WTOP

Iran hits Bahrain desalination plant, stoking fears of attacks on civilian sites... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:TENSE: Loud bang reported near U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway... 'No reports of any injured persons'...

'It's about time': Passengers who refuse to use headphones may be kicked off this airline

Cooper Williamson, TheBlaze

Airline etiquette has been on the decline for years, and people have doubted that air travel could ever again be a pleasant experience. However, a large airline has updated its policies, and many say that change could be a good start.United Airlines updated i…

Why are Iranian leaders sending mixed messages on Gulf attacks?

Priyanka Shankar, Al Jazeera English

Attacks on the Gulf continue as President Pezeshkian's remarks receive pushback from the powerful IRGC.

UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper

BBC News

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.

OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us

Sam Biddle, The Intercept

OpenAI says Americans shouldn’t worry about the ethics of its new Pentagon contract. You’ll have to take their word for it (and Pete Hegseth’s). The post OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us appeared first on The In…

Biden freed a Florida man in his final days in office. A year later, the state pressed charges — for the same crime

Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, CNN

A convicted felon, whose federal prison sentence was commuted during the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency, was released from custody last month, only to ...

Why many Americans would trade democracy for more money

Chauncey DeVega, Salon

A new study shows how financial stress can weaken democratic commitment and boost support for authoritarian leaders

Trump’s misguided “Christian” war is anything but

Kirk Swearingen, Salon

Some commanders claim the Iran war is serving Christ. Haven't they noticed the fake Christian in the White House?

10 Sunday Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The Worst Acquisition in History, Again: Scott Galloway on whichever deal just earned this dubious distinction. After six months and eight failed bids, the Ellisons mad…

PM is standing up for UK interests, says Cooper after Trump criticism

BBC News

The foreign secretary says the UK will not agree with the US "on every issue" after the US president attacks the PM's stance.

Where Is the Iran War Headed?

Robin Wright, The New Yorker

Robin Wright on President Trump’s reckless war of choice, launched with no advance approval by Congress or warning to American taxpayers—and no visible or thoughtful endgame.

Putin Cashes In on Trump’s Iran War

The Daily Beast, Daily Beast

In a rare show of disagreement, Pete Hegseth failed to echo boss Donald Trump’s claim about the ongoing conflict in Iran on Saturday—and was completely...

Former Iran hostage Kevin Hermening draws on his terrifying 444-day ordeal in campaign for Congress

Geoff Earle, New York Post

Kevin Hermening, a Wisconsin Republican running for the House, was just a 20-year-old Marine senior sergeant when he became one of the 66 Americans taken hostage by Iran in November 1979.

Iran’s Assembly of Experts says consensus reached on Khamenei’s successor

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Officials say a candidate has been picked based ⁠on late supreme leader's advice that he should be 'hated by the enemy'.

Trump’s Iran War Is As Unpopular As He Is

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

Trump’s Iran war is as unpopular as he is. Americans usually back U.S. conflicts when they begin. But polls show public support for the Iran war is already low, and it’s likely to drop if energy prices spike or the conflict spreads.

Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings

Meghnad Bose, Macy Hanzlik-Barend, The Intercept

The policy has been in place for at least a year — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in. The post Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings appeared first on The Intercept.

These robots are coming for the jobs no one wants — and could fill workforce gaps

Lloyd Lee, Business Insider

Agility Robotics is building humanoid bots to address a labor gap in the manufacturing industry, which is seeing vacancies and an aging workforce.

A surprise court decision for millions of student-loan borrowers brings debt relief back into the picture

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

A court declined to approve Trump's move to end the SAVE student-loan repayment plan ahead of schedule. It ignited calls for prompt debt relief.

Trump Steamrolls Pentagon Pete With Wild War Claim

Yahoo Entertainment

What veterans say America's Middle East wars reveal about Iran

Kelsey Baker, Business Insider

Veterans say the decadeslong wars in Iraq and Afghanistan hold key lessons for US military action in Iran.

Iran war: What is happening on day nine of US-Israel attacks?

Priyanka Shankar, Al Jazeera English

The US and Israel continue to strike Iran, hitting oil storage depots and refining facilities for the first time.

‘SNL’ roasts Kristi Noem for being ‘reassigned under the bus’ after Trump booted her from DHS top job

Anna Young, New York Post

"I just want to make it clear that I didn't get fired, I self-deported."

‘SNL’ Cold Open: Fired Kristi Noem Turns In Her Gun, Badge, Lips and Lashes

William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone

The Department of Homeland Security secretary says she has no regrets, and tries to be upbeat about her downgrade of a new job

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin, Juancole.com

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

H. Patricia Hynes, Juancole.com

A strong majority of Americans support reproductive rights and equal pay, and the ERA would establish in law 21^st century equality

An Extended War With Iran Will Weaken American Deterrence Against China and Russia

John Dale Grover, The American Conservative

Limited resources are being used up at the expense of other theaters. The post An Extended War With Iran Will Weaken American Deterrence Against China and Russia appeared first on The American Conservative.

Iran as a new Forever War

Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Juancole.com

The day the world crossed a line it may not easily step back from, when the U.S. and Israel engaged in a war with Iran with no clear end in sight

SNL Cold Open Tackles "White Hamilton" Pete Hegseth & Kristi Noem

Ray Flook, Bleeding Cool News

After a killer return episode last week with host Connor Storrie (Heated Rivalry) and musical guest Mumford & Sons, NBC's Saturday Night Live returned tonight with host Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary) and musical guest Gorillaz. Between the war/not-a-war goi…

The fallout over OpenAI's Pentagon deal is growing

Lauren Edmonds,Lakshmi Varanasi, Business Insider

Since OpenAI agreed to share its technology with the Pentagon last week, the company has faced a torrent of bad news.

The Trump Administration Risks Losing Its MAHA Credentials

Danielle Butcher Franz, The American Conservative

The spat over glyphosphates shows how much work is to be done in securing a healthier America. The post The Trump Administration Risks Losing Its MAHA Credentials appeared first on The American Conservative.

SNL’s Pete Hegseth & Kristi Noem Cold Open Skewers DHS Boss’ Pink-Slipping: “I Didn’t Get Fired, I Self-Deported”

Dominic Patten, Deadline

Even with Ryan Gosling back as host tonight, SNL eschewed a Hail Mary for its cold open and went with tradition with another predictable and still hilarious roasting of Pete Hegseth with some axed and  “reassigned under the bus” Kristi Noem tossed in. Or, as …

Trump rejects settling Iran war, raises prospect of killing all its potential leaders

By Maya Gebeily, Alexander Cornwell, Nandita Bose and Parisa Hafezi, Yahoo Entertainment

BEIRUT/MIAMI/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - U. President Donald Trump said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran and raised the possibility that...

They all said Hormuz closure would be brief. What if they were wrong?

Greg Miller, Lloydslist.com

On day six of the Middle East war, hope of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is fading. There does not seem to be a quick fix. A material return of transits in the future will require shipowners to be convinced that the route is safe for their crew an…

CNN Once Again Preempts ‘Have I Got News For You’ To Continue Iran War Coverage

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline

CNN is once again preempting the next installment of Have I Got News For You amid its continuing coverage of the Iran War, the series’ production company, Hat Trick, announced online. CNN also refrained from airing the comedic TV panel show last Saturday to a…

Trump says US does not need United Kingdom aircraft carriers for Iran war

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The president called the Iran war 'already won' as he dismissed reports that the UK was preparing HMS Prince of Wales.