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March 28, 2026
'No Kings' protests against the Trump administration across the U.S. this Saturday
(Yahoo News) Demonstrators will gather in thousands of locations across the United States for the third series of “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration’s policies. More than 3,000 local events have been planned for Saturday, in what organizers say will be the largest collective protest in American history. Dozens of events have also been planned outside the U.S. “People across the country are organizing, showing up for their neighbors, and making one thing unmistakably clear: we are done with the corruption, the cruelty, and the authoritarianism,” Ezra Levin, co-executive director of the advocacy group Indivisible, wrote in a statement earlier this month.
Go to discussionPro-Ukraine lawmakers call out Russian delegation's visit to Washington
03/27/2026 03:13 PM EDT Updated: 03/27/2026 05:34 PM EDT A Russian delegation’s tour of the U.S. Capitol, organized by the office of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), is drawing fierce criticism from pro-Ukraine lawmakers, as the conflict with Iran threatens to pull more attention away from Moscow’s four-year war against Kyiv. “Foreign political operatives of our adversaries should NEVER be allowed on Capitol Hill,” Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) wrote on X Friday. “This ‘visit’ opened the doors t ...
Go to discussionHouthis Attack Israel for First Time in War
LIVE 1 hour ago Houthis Attack Israel for First Time in War By Ian Lovett Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a missile launched at Israel, marking the Iranian-backed militia’s first attack in the fast-expanding war. A military spokesman for the Houthis said the group had carried out “the first military operation using a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting sensitive Israeli military sites.” Israel’s military said on social media that it had identified a missile launched from ...
Go to discussionDemocrats demand answers on sanctioned Russian lawmakers visiting Capitol
Democratic lawmakers and one Republican colleague on Friday demanded answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about why sanctioned Russian lawmakers visited the U.S. and toured the U.S. Capitol building this week, a visit organized by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.). The letter, signed by Reps. Dina Titus (D-Nev.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), called the lawmak ...
Go to discussionICE Barbie's Glamour Shots Yanked Down in Humiliating Move
Published Mar. 27 2026 5:53PM EDT Customs and Border Patrol officials wasted no time removing ICE Barbie’s framed glamour shots from their office walls in Washington after she was fired this month, a new report claims. More than 10 photos of Noem posing in the field in full cosplay garb—hung on the walls at CBP headquarters—were removed in the days after Noem, 54, was axed by President Donald Trump, sources tell the Washington Examiner. While Noem learned she was being sidelined on March 5, ...
Go to discussionSharpie Rebuts Trump's Account of Phone Call With Company: 'We Don't Have Any Information About the Conversation'
Mar 27th, 2026, 7:04 pm According to a Friday Washington Post report, Sharpie parent company Newell Brands denied President Donald Trump’s retelling of a phone call with the brand, saying in a statement, “We don’t have any information about the conversation described.” The response comes after Trump used part of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting to tell a long story about allegedly haggling over the price and appearance of the customized markers he uses to sign official documents. While riffing on ...
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