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Ex-counterterrorism official says he wasn’t allowed to share concerns about Iran war with Trump

By DAVID KLEPPER
Mar 18, 2026 8:18 pm - Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said Wednesday that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed” to share them with President Donald Trump.
US stocks sink on worries about inflation as gold falls below $5,000 per ounce

By STAN CHOE
Mar 18, 2026 4:11 pm - U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran caused oil prices to spike. That and comments from the head of the Federal Reserve pushed Wall Street to see less chance of getting the lower interest rates that it loves.
César Chávez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta

By FERNANDA FIGUEROA
Mar 18, 2026 3:40 pm - Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez amid reported allegations of abuse by others during his tenure as president of The United Farm Workers union.
Gabbard deflects when asked on Capitol Hill about intelligence she’d offered Trump before Iran war

By ERIC TUCKER, DAVID KLEPPER and STEPHEN GROVES
Mar 18, 2026 2:02 pm - Democratic senators pressed the U.S. government’s top intelligence official at annual worldwide threats hearings Wednesday about the war with Iran, including whether she had advised President Donald Trump that Tehran was likely to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf, if attacked.
Federal Reserve projects one rate cut this year, sees limited economic impact from Iran war

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 18, 2026 1:50 pm - Federal Reserve officials expect the Iran war will worsen inflation this year while having little impact on economic growth, but they still expect to cut their key rate once in 2026.
DHS pick Mullin boasts of ‘special assignments’ abroad but offers few details

Liz Goodwin, Marianne LeVine
Mar 18, 2026 10:48 am - The top Republican on the Senate committee considering Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to run the Department of Homeland Security criticized his “machismo” Wednesday and said he should “explain to the American public why they should trust a man with anger issues” to lead the agency.
US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and REGINA GARCIA CANO
Mar 18, 2026 9:21 am - U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil supplies during the Iran war.
Strikes hit world’s largest natural gas field in Iran, and Tehran retaliates with more attacks

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY
Mar 18, 2026 9:00 am - Israel said Wednesday it killed another top Iranian official, the third in two days, while Iran lashed out with attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbors and Israel, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defenses and killing two people near Tel Aviv.
US producer prices rose by a surprisingly hot 3.4% last month, the most in a year

By PAUL WISEMAN
Mar 18, 2026 8:33 am - The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.7% from January, and 3.4% from February 2025. The year-over-year increase was the most since February 2025.
Trump’s tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them

By JOSH BOAK
Mar 18, 2026 8:27 am - WASHINGTON — Jay Allen is a fan of President Donald Trump, and voted for him on the belief that the Republican would cut taxes and trim regulations, helping his manufactu...

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