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https://abcnews.com/Politics/thune-fili ... =130906523

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Judge blocks subpoenas in criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/13/fed-jer ... o-doj.html

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... d-policies

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FCC Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcast Licenses Over Iran War Coverage
By Noah Lanard
March 15, 2026

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(Mother Jones) Amid surging oil prices and an unpopular war of choice in Iran, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is threatening not to renew the licenses of broadcasters for “running hoaxes and news distortions.” The Saturday post from Carr on X is not subtle: It explicitly warns broadcasters that they “have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up.”

Read more here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2 ... license/

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Nashville immigration reporter Estefany Rodríguez released from ICE custody

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/media/es ... e-released

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Canadian mother and daughter ‘traumatized’ by ICE detainment, husband says

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -detention

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It's 3 times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/2 ... s-00831199

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With Nearly 50 Boats Attacked, Human Rights Watch Indicates U.S. Strikes Highlight ‘Pattern of Unlawful Use of Lethal Force’
By Stephen Prager
March 31, 2026

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(Common Dreams) The Trump administration’s most recent attack on a boat in the Caribbean, which killed four people last week, “highlights a sustained pattern of unlawful use of lethal force outside any context of armed conflict, amounting to extrajudicial executions,” Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

The US military announced last Wednesday that it had conducted its 47th attack on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The Trump administration has presented little evidence for its claim that the targeted boats have been engaged in trafficking drugs to the United States. At least 163 people have been killed in these attacks since September 2025, all of them without trial.

Human Rights Watch is part of a chorus of international organizations and observers that have condemned the boat bombing campaign as acts of murder in flagrant violation of international law.

“These strikes aren’t one-off incidents, they’re part of a pattern of using military force where the law does not permit it, over and over again,” said Sarah Yager, Washington director at Human Rights Watch. “The fact that these strikes have faded from public attention does not make these violations any less grave or unlawful.”

The organization noted that there is no ongoing military conflict in the Caribbean or eastern Pacific that would make those traveling by boat legitimate targets.

Read more here: https://www.commondreams.org/news/hrw- ... t-strikes

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