Trump News for Sunday, March 15, 2026

Pressure grows on the US president's administration as war costs spiral and the mission's endgame remains unclear.

The US president's plea for allied naval forces comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guard says, 'Let him send his ships'.

The head of the Democrats' official Senate campaign arm was bullish about the party's chances of flipping the upper chamber in November due to candidate quality issues.

Trump said on March 8 that he would not sign any other legislation into law until the SAVE America Act is passed.

Pope Leo XIV has called for a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war on Iran and denounced what he called “horrific violence” in the conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

For Americans, surging oil prices mean spending more at the pump. The national average price for gasoline hit $3.69 on Sunday.

Trump spokesliar Karoline Leavitt made an appearance on Trump's daughter-in-law Lara's show on Fox this Saturday and came up with this new head-spinning response as to why the US supposedly needed to attack Iran in the first place, while also lying about why …

State of the Union: The White House insists the U.S. is decisively winning the war with Iran. The post Iran War Enters Sixteenth Day: FCC Head Threatens Broadcasters’ Licenses appeared first on The American Conservative.

Ukraine leader previously said advisers were sent to Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia to help thwart Iranian drone attacks.

The SEC and CFTC signed a memorandum of understanding to do a better job providing a combined regulatory approach to the digital asset sector.

Former Trump spokesliar turned Fox host Kayleigh McEnany served up a huge heaping helping of revisionist history trying to defend Trump's reckless war with Iran. McEnany basically accused both President Obama and President Biden of propping up the Iranian reg…

Just how desperate are the Republicans to pass the SAVE Act? Well, Ron Johnson is willing to blame the Democrats for saving democracy if it doesn't get passed! He said as much to Eric Bolling on his show on Real Russian Voice, er, Real American Voice: ROJO: T…

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Nimrod with a comment about the lack of checks and balances for RFK Jr.: Observation If a member of organized crime were to manage to get themself elected President, they would probably try to delegi…

Onlookers in Fairbanks, Alaska, were treated to a mesmerizing display of the northern lights.

Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen argues that US-Israel war on Iran ‘is making America and our allies less safe'.

Trump and FCC attack networks' Iran war coverage, critics warn of chilling effect on press freedom

In actual wars, the facts are hard to determine. The facts of Carr’s war against broadcasters are easier to see.

The former Cabinet official said that Trump was "unfit" to lead.

CBS added that the White House further believes that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is currently pulling the strings within Iran. US...

Rep Drunken Van Orden got into it with a constituent over Trump's unjust and illegal war with Iran. "I don't give shit if you vote for me or not." That's what #WI03 Rep. Derrick Van Orden has to say to his constituents who are concerned about entering int…

Recognizing the Worst in Government Transparency  The Foilies were written by EFF's Beryl Lipton, Dave Maass and Aaron Mackey and MuckRock's  Dillon Bergin, Kelly Kauffman and Anna Massoglia.  For the last six years, a class of journalism students at the …

The US has struck military facilities on Iran’s Kharg Island, but refrained from attacking sites related to the oil trade Read Full Article at RT.com

Gender economist Katica Roy breaks down the latest data, which shows that the gender pay gap more than doubles over the course of a woman's career.

Record oil release steadies markets, but war-driven disruption in the Strait of Hormuz keeps energy supplies uncertain.

Analysts say US president's solution to secure the strait is fraught with problems.

It's bad enough that Trump completely disrespected our troops during the dignified transfer of the six United States service members who were recently killed in Kuwait. Now one of his PACs is using it to raise money: Trump fundraising email uses photo from so…

“This conflict will come to an end in the next few weeks, and we’ll see a rebound in supplies and a pushing down of prices after that,” Wright told ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday.

David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto czar, has warned that a continued war in Iran could be catastrophic. On the All In podcast, Sacks said that "we should try to find the off-ramp." He expressed concern that Iran could demolish oil and gas infrastruc…

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to use AI to scrutinize benefits, the latest turn in its mission to clamp down on benefits.

ABC News' Entertainment Contributor Kelley Carter and Variety Chief Awards Editor Clayton Davis share their predictions on who will take home Oscar gold.

ABC News' Chris Connelly breaks down the tight horse race in so many of the top categories, including the new best casting category.

There is just never enough profit for the Trump and Kushner family from “public service work,” apparently. The family has already raked in at least $4 billion from the P***y Grabber presidency 2.0. Now, Ivanka Trump hubby Jared Kushner, is looking to squeeze …

On Friday, it was revealed that Donald Trump’s Pentagon is sending a Marine expeditionary unit, able to conduct ground operations, to the Middle East. Clearly, the White House sees no reason to let that get in the way of Trump’s light-hearted amusement. Or fl…

When the news broke that President Trump followed through on his promise to bar taxpayer-funded gender surgeries in federal prisons, the coverage quickly pivoted to one question: How will this affect transgender-identifying inmates?As a former inmate — I serv…

Japanese football legend says his opinion prompts US company to cancel advertising campaign before FIFA World Cup.

Oil prices surge as the Trump administration shows no clear plan for the world’s most critical shipping lane

Two photos shared on social media authentically show U.S. President Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka as a child sitting on his lap.

An ICC judge says sanctions imposed by the Trump administration are punishing her for carrying out her judicial duties.

Diplomatic norms, law and institutions have proven no hindrance to the US president. Can he really do anything he wants?

Anti-ICE protesters outside Glendale Memorial Hospital in California on July 17, 2025. Fears of immigration enforcement at hospitals have grown since the Trump administration lifted restrictions on ICE activities at such sensitive locations. Health care pr…

The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while the U.S. defense department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft cr…

Religious leaders warn that apocalyptic beliefs might outweigh the nuclear taboo

The world's two largest economies trying to hash out trade issues before US President Trump is expected to visit China.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are locked in battle over AI’s use in war.

Hours after Renee Good was gunned down on a Minneapolis street by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent inside her Honda Pilot, Aurin Chowdhury, the council member for Minneapolis’s Twelfth Ward, told me the city was under siege. “We’re already in a ma…

US president says his country may carry out more strikes on oil hub as he urges allies to help open Strait of Hormuz.

The Georgia congresswoman is out of office. Sarah Jones writes about how Greene’s conspiracies have come to define the American right — and the Republican Party’s long tradition of paranoia.

Israel and US attacks on Isfahan kills 15 people as Tehran carries out retaliatory attacks on Israel and Gulf countries.

Targeting a school and the mass killing of children are war crimes, and those responsible need to be held to account.

SNL spoofs medical drama The Pitt, with Styles running a hospital according to the Trump administration official's pseudo-science

Donald Trump has rejected Vladimir Zelensky’s proposal to involve Ukraine in countering Iranian drones in the Middle East Read Full Article at RT.com

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shi'a al-Sudani on Wednesday called up</a> Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and condemned Trump's "unjust war"

Saturday Night Live again went with a cold open that skewered Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth for their lack of planning for the fallout from the war in Iran. Over the past week, as gas prices have shot up, the president has tried to offer a counter argument, w…

With Harry Styles taking to the stages of Studio 8H for tonight's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 51, it appears this might be the final show before a break. If that's the case, it will be interesting to see what tonight's SNL Cold Open tackles. T…

Each escalation in the Iran conflict has been larger than the last, but each bitcoin drawdown has been getting smaller.

Federal Reserve officials are likely to keep interest rates steady next week. The ongoing US-Israel war on Iran is creating market uncertainty and impacting oil prices. Recent economic figures also indicate a slowdown. Policymakers face a challenge balancing …

Carr's threat, targeting unspecified broadcasters, amplified Donald Trump's criticism of coverage by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

They have engaged a lobbying firm with close ties to the US president to argue their case.

US President Donald Trump says allies who rely on Gulf oil must help keep the Strait of Hormuz open.