Nation and World
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Claims at heart of FBI’s 2020 Georgia election probe have ‘no basis in reality,’ witness says
Mar 28, 2026 2:31 pm - An election security expert testified Friday that the claims the FBI cited to justify its recent seizure of 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s most populous county had “no basis in reality” and fundamentally misunderstood how elections work.
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The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices
Mar 28, 2026 1:52 pm - Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran's near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli bombing.
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How the Homeland Security deal unraveled and split Republican leaders in Congress
Mar 28, 2026 8:21 am - The collapse of the deal leaves Congress, now on a two-week spring break, with no easy way out of the impasse that has put DHS into a shutdown since mid-February.
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Iran-backed Houthis claim first missile launch on Israel as war in the Mideast intensifies
Mar 28, 2026 8:12 am - Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East started. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile.
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Frustrated travelers hear a new message from airports: Don’t get here so early
Mar 27, 2026 8:27 pm - Travelers panicked by scenes of never-ending lines at U.S. airport security checkpoints and frustrating tales of missed flights over the past few weeks are now showing up way before their departures. Some airports where the wait times have been manageable say those early birds are only adding to the misery — and in some cases causing other passengers to get to their gate too late.
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US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon
Mar 27, 2026 8:21 pm - The U.S. military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of war with Iran, burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials and prompted internal discussions about how to make more available, said people familiar with the matter.
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Attacks ramp up in Iran war including strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and US troops in Saudi
Mar 27, 2026 7:33 pm - Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities hours after threatening to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran on Friday. Iran vowed to retaliate and struck a base in Saudi Arabia, wounding U.S. service members and damaging planes.
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Judge won’t block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act
Mar 27, 2026 5:04 pm - A judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs
Mar 27, 2026 4:53 pm - Vice President JD Vance on Friday held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s cracking down on potential misuse of social programs.
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Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal account
Mar 27, 2026 4:43 pm - A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents. Many of those records appeared to be more than a decade old.