Digested week: Hegseth chides media for focusing on trivial issue of his Iran strategy

Cheerleader-in-chief demands more enthusiasm for US-Israeli assault that is helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine

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US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty

The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison

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IRS glitch masked $51m in political donations, finance watchdog says

Exclusive: Error in second half of 2025 came after IRS saw over a quarter of its workforce reduced after huge cuts by Doge

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STAT News: National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’. “Strikingly, despite courts reversing some grant terminations and Congress thwarting plans to slash the NIH budget, just 35% of respondents whose grants were cut or delayed said their government funding had been fully restored by the end of 2025.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/20/stat-news-national-survey-of-nih-funded-researchers-shows-precarious-state-of-u-s-science-this-is-like-the-titanic/
STAT News: National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’

STAT News: National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’. “Strikingly, despite courts reversing some grant terminations and Con…

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White South Africans would Rather Live In South Africa Than In The US Under Trump

Shortly after Trump took office for a second time, his administration made it clear that it felt constitutional rights were merely privileges it would extend only to those who fully supported whate…

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Meanwhile at the White House, the #trumpadministration is still working to convince Americans that Trump’s war and high gas prices are good for the country.

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Trump news at a glance: president claims ignorance of Israel’s plan to strike Iranian gasfield, exposing rift https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/trump-news-latest-updates-today #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsPolitics
Trump news at a glance: president claims ignorance of Israel’s plan to strike Iranian gasfield, exposing rift

Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had known nothing about the targeting of Iran’s gas reserves in advance – key US politics stories from 19 March 2026 at a glance

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RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/116247233412667764

Update: A Trump-appointed commission has approved the design for the Trump gold coin, which will allow the U.S. Mint to start production. “As we approach our 250th birthday, we are thrilled to prepare coins that represent the enduring spirit of our country and democracy, and there is no profile more emblematic for the front of such coins than that of our serving President, Donald J. Trump,” U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach said in a statement." Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

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US may remove sanctions on Iranian oil stranded in tankers, Bessent says

US treasury secretary says actions will increase oil supply and bring down prices, but long-term effects in question

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