Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding unconstitutional
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/31/trump-npr-pbs-funding-unconstitutional/
‘The Geneva Convention specifically prohibits attacks on drinking water, so Trump’s threat to attack the desalination plants that make seawater drinkable is…not only stupid…but “also, quite obviously,...very illegal.”‘
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-30-2026?r=1j5iw&utm_medium=ios by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
How many Michiganders will lose Medicaid by 2028?
https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/03/how-many-michiganders-will-lose-medicaid-by-2028.html

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water. Trump leveled the threats Monday, saying the U.S. would strike if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” Iran, meanwhile, struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under attack. A drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters, causing a fire. Israel and the U.S. launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, as the war raged with no end in sight.
Republicans Plot Gutting Health Care to Pay for Trump’s Iran War
https://newrepublic.com/post/208342/republicans-health-care-cuts-donald-trump-iran-war via @newrepublic
“35% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 61% disapprove. An even lower number—33%—hold favorable views of ICE officers, while 67% like their local police officers.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-27-2026?r=1j5iw&utm_medium=ios
by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
“The framers of the Constitution tried to set up a system that would make it impossible for a president to go to war for private interests or the benefit of other countries, establishing that Congress alone can declare war.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/march-26-2026?r=1j5iw&utm_medium=ios by @hcrichardson.bsky.social