Trump News for Saturday, March 14, 2026

Brazil’s jailed ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalised with lung infection

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Far-right leader, whose persistent health woes are linked to 2018 stabbing, endorsed son to run in this year's election.

Did Kamala Harris say, 'Iran is a country, but we don't live there, so it's not our country'?

Aleksandra Wrona, Snopes.com

In March 2026, former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said, "Iran is a country, but we don't live there, so it's not our country. And when we go there, we are in another country."

Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it "woke"

Maria Aspan, NPR

The new rules for the independent military newspaper are the Defense Department's latest effort to put extraordinary restrictions on journalists covering the agency.

Judge Concludes Grand Jury Subpoena to Fed Had Improper Purpose

Eugene Volokh, Reason

"There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas' dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way for a Fed Chair who will. On the other side of the scale, the Government has offered no …

Trump administration is allegedly collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal

Terrence O’Brien, The Verge

In September, Donald Trump claimed that "the United States is getting a tremendous fee" for brokering the TikTok deal. Now sources tell the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that fee is expected to be in the range of $10 billion. The money is suppose…

US-Israeli strike kills 15 at Isfahan factory, Iranian media says

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Iranian media report the deaths in central Iran as Tehran launches new missile salvoes at Israeli targets.

Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell

Jonathan L. Fischer, The Atlantic

The outgoing president of the Kennedy Center leaves the institution renamed, nearly closed, and wildly unpopular.

Photos show a major fire at a key UAE oil port, a day after the US struck a major Iranian depot

Lauren Edmonds, Business Insider

The targeting of oil infrastructure in the Middle East combined with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will likely lead to even higher oil prices.

Trump administration to drop charges against US veteran who burned flag

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Veteran Jay Carey burned a US flag in protest of an executive order from Trump calling for prison terms for such acts.

Trump & Newsom Spar Over Censorship & POTUS’ Despotic Claim To Be “Reshaping The Media”

Dominic Patten, Deadline

Another weekend and it’s another dust-up between Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom — this time about media censorship or control, depending on who you ask. As the former Apprentice host’s sycophantic FCC chair threatens outlets over their Iran War coverage, a gol…

Trump administration threatens news outlets over critical coverage of Iran

Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English

FCC chair says news outlets that share 'distortions' about US war with Iran could lose their licences.

FCC to Broadcasters: Trump TV or Else; Why FOX "News" Should Worry

Ray Flook, Bleeding Cool News

Nearly a month after Donald Trump's FCC talking head, Brendan Carr, offered some passive-aggressive "advice" to the networks on how they can best be more "pro-America" to better celebrate the U.S.'s 250th anniversary this year, Carr's not even pretending that…

US embassy in Venezuela reopens as Trump pushes for access to resources

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Trump administration has pressed the interim Venezuelan government for concessions on issues such as oil access.

Will Putin Benefit From The Iran War?

BBC News

After two weeks of war in Iran, will Russia gain from looser sanctions and expensive oil?

Trump’s FCC Chairman Threatens Broadcasters’ Licenses After POTUS’ Tirade Over Iran War News Coverage

Ted Johnson, Deadline

Donald Trump’s FCC chairman threatened broadcaster licenses and warned that news outlets should “course correct” before their renewals come up after the president blasted the media over their coverage of the Iran war. Brendan Carr wrote on X on Saturday, “Bro…

Iran warns UAE ports and ‘American hideouts’ are targets

Al Jazeera English

An Iranian military spokesperson warned that ports, docks and “American hideouts” in the UAE could be targets.

Trump rebukes media amid rising tensions with Iran

CK Smith, Salon

Tehran warns of retaliation as Trump denies media coverage, oil prices spike as Iraq and UAE caught in the middle

This DHS Official Oversees the Security of Federal Elections. He Wants to Ban Voting Machines.

Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica

David Harvilicz, who co-founded a firm with a 2020 election denier, oversees voting machine security for the Department of Homeland Security while the Trump administration is relitigating the president’s baseless claims that the 2020 vote was stolen.

16 claims we've researched in Iran war's first 2 weeks

Emery Winter, Snopes.com

Misinformation about the U.S.-Israel war on Iran has been pervasive on social media.

Trump says ‘many countries’ will send warships to Hormuz amid Iran blockade

Faisal Ali, Al Jazeera English

US president urges naval coalition as Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed to 'tankers and ships of enemies' during war.

“The Murdochs” is a messier “Succession”

Melanie McFarland, Salon

Netflix's strangely entertaining new docuseries explains the ascendance of Fox News in the age of Trump.

Protests erupt in Cuba as US restrictions spark food, energy shortages

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Authorities say a local communist party office was lit on fire during rare antigovernment demonstration on the island.

WATCH: TSA strained amid spring break travel

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Spring breakers and anyone flying may see longer-than-usual wait times and staffing shortages as TSA workers are going without pay amid the partial government shutdown.

Trump ally out as Kennedy Center president

CK Smith, Salon

Ric Grenell’s exit comes after boycotts, artist backlash and a bitter fight over politics at the iconic arts venue

Trump Turns Women's History Event Into Celebration Of Himself

Steve M., Crooksandliars.com

There's was an event at the White House yesterday that was advertised as a commemoration of Women's History Month -- but this is the administration of Donald Trump, the most narcissistic person who's ever lived, so the event was primarily about him. A medal w…

Trump Insiders Spill Why Nobody Will Correct His Chaotic Gaffes

Yahoo Entertainment

Trump Says It's No Biggie That Putin Is Helping Iran

Walter Einenkel, Crooksandliars.com

President Donald Trump defended the easing sanctions on Russian oil, excusing reports that the nation’s dictator, Vladimir Putin, has been assisting Iran in its war efforts against the U.S. “I think [Putin] might be helping [Iran] a little bit,” Trump said du…

Israel bombs Basij checkpoints in Tehran as US, Iran trade fire and jabs

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Drone strikes have hit the paramilitary's heavily armed checkpoints this week, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.

Kennedy Center Must Allow Ex Officio Board Member To Voice Her Dissent In Meeting On Trump’s Plans For Closure And Renovation, Judge Rules

Ted Johnson, Deadline

The Kennedy Center must provide one of its ex officio board members information on Donald Trump’s plans to close and renovate the arts institution, and to allow her to voice her opinion at the body’s upcoming meeting next week. U.S. District Judge Christopher…

Why the Iran war was inevitable

Mike Lofgren, Salon

There were many reasons behind Trump's decision to attack — but none of them were about US national security

Carney’s ‘build big and build fast’ push is dividing Canada’s Indigenous

David P Ball, Al Jazeera English

Some First Nations are challenging Carney's resource-extraction plans to strengthen Canadian economy from US threats.

Former National Security Advisor Rips Trump's Dangerous Escalation With Iran

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

Here's the latest chest thumping from Trump who announced another escalation with Iran on his social media site this Friday evening: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he directed the U.S. Central Command to carry out a bombing raid, hitting mili…

JD Vance Blames Biden For Skyrocketing Gas Prices

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

As Walter Einenkel at Daily Kos noted, JD Vance gave one head-scratching take on rising gas prices this Friday: Vice President JD Vance is being weird and unlikeable in public once again. During a visit to North Carolina's GOP redrawn 1st Congressional dis…

Trump blasts ‘misleading’ media reporting US tanker planes destroyed by Iran

Geoff Earle, New York Post

President Trump lambasted the media Saturday over reports that Iran struck five US refueling planes at a US base in Saudi Arabia.

Why is Iran’s Kharg Island important?

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump shared a video of strikes on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub.

Trump’s troubled plan for homeless vets

Garrett Owen, Salon

Advocates warn that the program could erode homeless veterans' trust in the VA

These People Want Us to Let Them Hook Up AI to a Nuclear Weapon

AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com

Hopefully they put the idea in an email sent to the wrong address.

With Iran war, reality doesn’t matter to Trump

Brian Karem, Salon

The war will end when Trump feels it in his bones. In the meantime, he says everything is fine

Lindsey Graham once said Republican Party was 'killing all the right people'

Rae Deng, Snopes.com

In late 2025, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in reference to the Republican Party and the nation: "We're killing all the right people, and we're cutting your taxes."

'Zero Evidence': Judge Box O'Wine Not Taking Her Latest Loss Very Well

Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com

A federal judge threw out a pair of subpoenas the Justice Department issued to the Federal Reserve, handing a victory to the Fed and dealing a heavy blow to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell. Judge Box O'Wine isn't …

Top GOP Donor: Trump Just Ended War As We Know It

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

I don't know what billionaire Republican donor John Catsimatidis has been smoking lately, but it must be some strong stuff. Catsimatidis, who is a the former mayoral candidate, radio host, and supermarket magnate, and who donated $515,000 Trump's 2020 preside…

Trump’s UFO release could include videos, photos of non-human craft proving we aren’t alone: source

Shane Galvin, New York Post

The former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Intelligence tells The Post the government’s trove of UFO docs is massive and includes out-of-this-world photos and video that could take the subject "to another level."

Bernie Sanders explains his proposed billionaire tax

Jesse Ash, Astead Herndon, Vox

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is no stranger to singling out the richest of the rich. Along with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Sanders recently introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, a 5 percent annual wealth tax on anyone in the US worth ov…

Sen Murphy: Military 'Given Directions By A Senile Old Man Who Is Losing His Mind'

John Amato, Crooksandliars.com

CNN's Abby Phillips played video of Sen. Chris Murphy's response to his classified briefings from the White House on the operation in Iran, and it was brutal Setting up her panel discussion, Abby said, "The few lawmakers who received a classified briefing thi…

Zohran Mamdani and radical mayors of five other embattled Dem cities plot lefty super group

Rich Calder, New York Post

Six of the most radical leftist mayors in the United States – including NYC's own Zohran Mamdani – are forming a ultra-woke super group that critics say would seek to turn the Land of the Free into the Home of the Bolsheviks.

Keeping Strait of Hormuz safe from deadly Iran drones, mines could take months — with high-tech help

Geoff Earle, New York Post

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz could take months -- requiring underwater robots, laser-equipped helicopters, and elite Navy forces and divers based in Bahrain, according to experts and a newly updated congressional report.

A fuel crisis is looming — here’s how much owning an EV could save you

Leon Poultney, TechRadar

“We probably will see an uptick in EV adoption if gas prices stay high” - buyers turn to EVs amid rising gas prices

Lindsey Graham just triggered a MAGA revolt over Iran

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

Pro-Trump media figures warn the president is trapped in a hawkish echo chamber around the senator

With boom in prediction markets, some lawmakers worry about how to police themselves

Luke Garrett, NPR

House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades.

Is JD Vance Rooting for the Iran War to Fail?

Alex Shephard, The New Republic

If you want to understand how Donald Trump is managing the Iran war, a glimpse at the president’s recent public statements tells you all you need to know. On Thursday alone, he boasted that the United States and Israel are “totally destroying” Iran, ominously…

How Malta to Jordan, Usually About 10 Hours, Turned Into Four Days

Daoud Kuttab, The New Republic

While I am generally an optimistic person, I tried to be realistic in assessing the potential of war breaking out in the region before agreeing to leave my home in Amman, Jordan, to go to the Mediterranean island of Malta for a work-related conference.I had f…

‘We voted for walls, not wars’: Did strikes on Iran just break MAGA?

RT

Trump’s massive strikes on Iran triggered Operation Epic Fury – but backlash from MAGA figures, veterans, and voters signals a political crisis at home.

More than 110 people killed in Iran’s Kurdistan: Official

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

At least 112 killed in US-Israel attacks on Iran’s Kurdistan province, with 969 injured, local officials say.

A retail investor who used 'copy trading' to help grow his portfolio to 7 figures explains his strategy

sobrient@insider.com (Samuel O'Brient), Business Insider

A retail trader who has tracked politicians' trades over the last few years says the strategy has helped grow his portfolio to over $1 million.

2 DOGE staffers say 'no' regrets for people losing income: Depositions

Peter Charalambous, Abcnews.com

Deposition videos are providing a look at two people responsible for the largest termination of federal grants in the National Endowment for the Humanities' history.

How the Bombing of Schoolchildren Fits Into Trump’s War

Zak Cheney-Rice, New York Magazine

After a missile destroyed much of a girls’ elementary school in the southern city of Minab, reportedly killing over 100 children, the Trump administrations stopped making half-hearted humanitarian justifications for attacking Iran.

Birthright Citizenship Is a Constitutional and Historical Fact

Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine

How much longer will birthright citizenship remain a constitutional right?

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea hold military drills

Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English

Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff say approximately 10 ballistic missiles were fired by Pyongyang.

Former NATO chief says he doesn't think allies will be pulled further into Middle East conflict

CBC News

The former secretary general of NATO says he doesn't think allies will be pulled further into the conflict in the Middle East, but he's concerned the ongoing war with Iran will benefit Russia's economy and take the world’s attention away from the invasion of …

US attacks military sites on Iran’s Kharg Island, home to vast oil facility

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Tehran threatens to reduce US-linked oil facilities to 'pile of ashes' if oil structures on the island are targeted.

Bitcoin holds $71,000 despite Trump warning of strikes on Iran's oil-rich Kharg Island

Shaurya Malwa, CoinDesk

The largest cryptocurrency is up 4.2% on the week despite Friday's reversal, with attention now turning to the Fed meeting on March 17-18 and whether oil above $100 forces a shift in rate expectations.

Iran war: What is happening on day 15 of US-Israel attacks?

Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English

US hits Iran’s Kharg island as it warns oil sites may be next if Tehran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

LA28 Ignores Wasserman Rebuke By LA City Council: “On Track To Deliver A Successful Olympic & Paralympic Games”

Dominic Patten, Deadline

An overwhelming number of Los Angeles City Council members have some serious issues with Casey Wasserman remaining in charges of the upcoming the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, but LA28 doesn’t seem to care. “With the Board’s position on leadership established,…

Iran’s Samson Option: Gulf Oil Reprisals for Kharg would Crash the World Economy

Juan Cole, Juancole.com

Any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure will lead to retaliatory strikes targeting facilities in the region owned by U.S. oil companies

Trump posts bombing video after saying US hit Kharg Island

Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump shared footage of US air strikes on Iran's Kharg Island.

Russia Wins the War on Iran

Ted Snider, The American Conservative

Moscow is getting more oil revenue and Ukraine will get fewer defensive weapons. The post Russia Wins the War on Iran  appeared first on The American Conservative.

Trump claims US ‘way ahead of schedule’ in Iran war

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump said the United States is “way ahead of schedule” in its war with Iran.

Watch: Why Kharg Island is a lifeline for Iran

BBC News

BBC Security Brief's Mikey Kay breaks down why Kharg Island is so strategically important for the US.

Analysts say US threat of ‘no quarter’ for Iran violates international law

Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there would be 'no quarter, no mercy' as US continues to pummel Iran.

Canadian potatoes may soon be headed to Mexico thanks to new trade deal

CBC News

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has come to an agreement with its Mexican counterpart that will allow fresh Canadian potatoes to be shipped to Mexico for consumption or processing.