Trump News for Friday, March 13, 2026

Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman, was ordered released from ICE detention for the third time, but it’s unclear if she’ll be freed.

In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said the US had destroyed military targets on Kharg Island, the center of Iran's oil empire.

Judge James Boasberg ruled US prosecutors under Trump produced 'essentially zero evidence' to justify the subpoenas.

Yeganeh Rezaian and Jason Rezaian discuss life in Iran and how they escaped an Iranian prison after being accused of being spies by the government. The Rezaians now reside in the U.S.

We’re a couple weeks late to this one, but it deserves more attention than it received. As the Washington Post first reported, a federal judge has found that the IRS violated federal law 42,695 times when it handed over confidential taxpayer addresses to ICE …

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump announced Friday afternoon that Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center. The arts complex is scheduled to close in July for renovations.

Trump’s nominee has one big thing going for him: He’s not Kristi Noem.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration isn’t letting up the pressure…

Donald Trump announced that Matt Floca has been tapped to serve as the executive director of the Kennedy Center, amid reports that Ric Grenell, who has led the arts institution for more than a year, would be exiting. Trump seemingly confirmed Grenell’s depart…

Cuba’s president has publicly acknowledged that his government was holding secretive talks with the U.S. as President Donald Trump intensifies his pressure campaign.

The government won on most of its charges, including convicting defendants for moving a box of radical zines. The post Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges for Wearing All Black appeared first on The Intercept.

Like a mad dog with a bone, the Trump administration won’t or can’t let it go with CNN today over the cable news channel’s coverage of the ongoing war with Iran. “Fake News CNN is at it again,” proclaims a missive just put out by the White House mere hours af…

The longer the Iran war drags on, the more the president risks splintering a historically unified base.

A federal judge has put the brakes on a criminal probe of the Federal Reserve, saying it was part of an improper campaign by the Trump administration to pressure the central bank into cutting interest rates.

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen recently returned after a week from inside Iran, as the first American network team to enter the country since the start of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on the country. Along with photojournalist and producer Claudia Otto, Pleitgen trek…

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General Stanley McChrystal’s analysis of Donald Trump, courtesy of Dolly Parton

By rallying behind process-based critiques, the Democrats are refusing to stand against the war on moral grounds. The post Why Dems Keep Saying Trump Has “No Plan” Instead of Calling to End the War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.

The U.S. is deploying to the Middle East a Marine expeditionary unit that can conduct ground operations if needed.Multiple outlets reported Friday that the amphibious assault ship the USS Tripoli, which is based in Japan, is being sent to the Middle East inst…

The likelihood is growing that the economy will be in recession when voters cast their ballots in the midterm elections. Goldman, Sachs on Thursday raised its 12-month estimation of a recession’s probability from 20 percent to 25 percent, and on Friday mornin…

Donald Trump rambled about immigrants’ bad “genetics” Friday during an unfiltered white supremacist rant. Speaking on the phone to Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade, Trump complained that while some immigrants simply shouldn’t have been let into the United St…

It could be another slow go at airport security checkpoints this weekend as the partial federal government shutdown hits the one-month mark.

Two weeks after he directed American forces to bomb Iran, Donald Trump has revealed he has no notion of when the war will end.The White House has thus far refused to provide the slightest semblance of a timeline for the latest unfounded Middle East war. But i…

Pete Hegseth wants to live in a world in which the American military can drop bombs on scores of schoolchildren and not face serious media scrutiny over it. And he just might get that world soon enough.That’s the only way to understand the defense secretary’s…

Three world leaders — two of them members of the G7 — stood united in opposition Friday to the Trump administration's decision to ease sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Darren Beattie was 'prohibited from visiting' Bolsonaro in prison.

Many TSA workers received no money in their paychecks Friday as the partial DHS shutdown drags on. Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up, even as airport security officers work without pay.

Young conservatives are increasingly expressing support for Hitler and aligning themselves with Nazis. The GOP has largely shrugged in response.

Roughly a year ago — as Trump was trying to turn anti-genocide protests into deportable antisemitism — his administration made it clear it was only willing to support white people with antisemitic views. The administration threw some anti-Israel filters into …

Donald Trump admitted Friday that Russia is likely helping Iran in its war with the U.S., but doesn’t think it’s a big deal.Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade asked Trump in a radio interview if he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in its war wi…

Lines are expected to get much worse, and price hikes related to fuel-shortages are probably on the way.

Amid rising gas prices and uncertainly at home about the cost and duration of the war with Iran, Trump is telling Americans this is only a short-term mission.

The Trump administration didn’t expect Iran to target the Strait of Hormuz.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says move 'does not help peace' as Europe reels from soaring energy prices linked to Iran war.

Having abandoned Ukraine, the US has sought Kyiv's support in defence from Iranian drones.

Sameerah Munshi also said her decision was in protest of a fellow committee member being fired after arguing that being anti-Zionist is not the same as being antisemitic.

It's been a year since mass firings began at the CDC, the federal public health agency. Then came a shooting, and the government shutdown. Atlanta is still feeling the economic and emotional effects.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attacked media coverage of the war with Iran following the death of six more service members.

The EPA's sole function is to protect Americans from environmental health threats, and yet again and again it backs carcinogens instead.

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Despite war, al-Quds Day marches in Tehran saw thousands protest, voicing anger against Israel and the US.

Experts say Trump's decision to sue over his leaked tax returns risks putting him in charge of arranging his own payout.

My little horror movie review was introduced to prove a conception of antifa that — like many of the monsters we scream at in horror flicks — isn’t quite real. The post I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From A Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a …

Pete Hegseth's remarks come a day after Khamenei pledged to keep fighting in first statement since he was named leader.

You’ve surely seen or read about the video the White House put out last week that interspersed bombing footage from Iran with punishing hits from NFL and college football games, over AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck.” You can see it here. You will also see that it was …

Vice President JD Vance appears desperate to create daylight between himself and Donald Trump’s disastrous war in Iran, as the president’s inner circle starts to split over the conflict. Two senior administration officials who spoke with Politico Friday paint…

The agency’s new leader is showing promise so far.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth admitted that the U.S. military is using “every tool of AI” in the war on Iran.“Every tool of AI, of cyber, of space, EW, counterUAS, you name it—we’re employing it. Blinding, confusing, and deceiving our enemy. Because we know …

An Austin motorist captured the bizarre moment a small plane neatly taxied to a stop near his vehicle on a major highway.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave another media critique at a Pentagon press conference on Friday, this time singling out a CNN report that the Trump administration underestimated the war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz. The strait, controlled on three …

Miguel Diaz-Canel says discussions held to find solutions 'through dialogue' as Washington tightens oil blockade.

Global energy watchdog pledges largest release from oil reserves amid war on Iran. But is 'one-shot' tactic sufficient?

Last election season, you might recall how the Trump campaign lied to everyone repeatedly about how his second administration would “rein in big tech,” and be a natural extension of the Lina Khan antitrust movement. As we noted at the time, that was always an…

A woman was out shopping in Malibu when she stumbled upon three Golden Retriever pups in a truck bed at the peak of golden hour in the Golden State.

ABC News' Danny New talks to Robert Kaplow, writer of "Blue Moon," which has been nominated for best original screenplay.

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental review for mining the fragile ecosystem.

MAGA bros hoped the defense secretary would make them feel butch — with Iran war, he embarrasses them

Turning leaders into symbols of evil makes intervention easy to justify and its consequences easy to ignore.

Dysfunction at the NLRB has grown to the point that it’s even beginning to hurt employers

The U.S. Central Command confirmed that at least four of six crew members on the KC-135 aircraft were dead, after the refueling plane went down in western Iraq on Thursday.

Thousands across Iran join rallies in solidarity with Palestine, chanting against Israel and the United States.

What power does the U.S. Congress have over the president’s war in Iran?

President Trump has touted apprenticeships as part of his promise of a golden era for American workers. But are his administration's investments enough?

When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear getting the health coverage.

A California animal shelter been treating a kitten, named Zoe, who was found appearing inflated like a balloon. ABC News' Danny New has the story.

Israel strikes Tehran as Iran retaliates across the Gulf; Hormuz disruption pushes oil prices higher and tensions rise.

The US-Israel war on Iran has caused gas shortages, while nine million Indian expats in the Gulf face uncertainty.

Two teens accused of plotting to kill a classmate will remain held in jail after prosecutors argued that footage of the two laughing in a patrol vehicle showed they continue to pose a threat.

ABC News' Matt Rivers reports from Beirut as the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies.

Energy markets remain on tenterhooks as the prospect of prolonged war in the Middle East grows.

If you agree with me that what RFK Jr. has done at HHS — particularly when it comes to altering vaccine schedules, approvals, research, and access — is bad well, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Kennedy road Trump’s coattails, building his own Make America Health …

An 80-year-old driver was hospitalized after their out-of-control SUV went airborne in White Plains, New York.

Nearly a month after his family was killed at his high school hockey game by a former family member, Colin Dorgan scored a double-overtime goal sending his team to the state title game.

Deputies in Florida are being hailed as heroes after rescuing a toddler locked inside a hot car.

Israeli strikes kill dozens more in Lebanon, including 5 children among nine people killed in attack on village of Arki.