Topic: US Politics — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-21 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FILE--Edward R. Murrow, a CBS correspondent who made his name from the front lines of World War II and from confronting Sen. Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s Red Scare, during a speaking engagement. (AP Photo/Washington State University/The Columbian via AP)
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[2026-03-21 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine walk to depart on Marine One with President Donald Trump from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-21 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, saying its leadership failed to address antisemitism on campus, creating grounds for the government to freeze existing grants and seek repayment for grants already paid.
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[2026-03-21 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nos últimos dois anos, Cuba sofreu quatro apagões em todas as regiões do país. Desde fevereiro de 2024, dez apagões generalizados abalaram a economia e o ânimo da população. Enquanto aumenta a pressão do bloqueio petrolífero imposto pelos Estados Unidos, o governo cubano se viu forçado a iniciar negociações com Washington.
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[2026-03-21 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-03-21 01:50 UTC+10:00] [Brussels] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump has been calling for major US allies and others to help secure the safety of shipping through the Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-03-21 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump listens as Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-03-21 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
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[2026-03-21 01:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump has started his Friday with a broadside against NATO members who have declined to help make the Strait of Hormuz safe for shipping traffic.
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the fuel crisis and whether the Australian public will blame the Albanese government for the growing economic fallout from Trump’s war on Iran.
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Three weeks into the US-Israeli war of choice in Iran, Labor is warning of financial pain. But the economic cost isn’t the only risk here
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Implementing it may be a challenge, however
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[2026-03-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the fuel crisis and whether the Australian public will blame the Albanese government for the growing economic fallout from Trump’s war on Iran.
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[2026-03-21 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration on Friday issued a legislative framework for a single national policy on artificial intelligence, aiming to create uniform safety and security guardrails around the nascent technology while preempting states from enacting their own AI rules.
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[2026-03-21 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca en Washington el 19 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-03-21 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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[2026-03-21 00:30 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Latest data shows a persistent drop in US-bound shipments and rising European imports
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[2026-03-21 00:16 UTC+10:00] [White House] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The policy aims to increase the federal government’s ability to fight AI-generated scams and national security concerns
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[2026-03-21 00:14 UTC+10:00] [Nigel Farage] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Reform UK leader has belatedly clocked that most British people really don’t like the US president on whose coat-tails he has spent the past decade riding
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[2026-03-21 00:06 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Claims come despite Donald Trump saying he is not leaning towards putting ‘boots on the ground’
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[2026-03-21 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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[2026-03-20 23:27 UTC+10:00] [Trump China visit] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has a long history of on-off cooperation over exports of precursor chemicals, often tied to the general state of relations with Washington
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[2026-03-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison
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[2026-03-20 22:27 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senior figures said to have been skeptical over Keir Starmer’s appointment of ‘arrogant’ veteran politician, later sacked over connections to Jeffrey Epstein
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[2026-03-20 22:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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[2026-03-20 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Amid years of white Christians overwhelmingly supporting Republican President Donald Trump, a striking number of clergy are currently running for political office on the Democratic ticket.
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[2026-03-20 22:03 UTC+10:00] [American] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Japan faces pressure over the Iran war, Takaichi has been commended for steering her meeting with Trump towards trade deals
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[2026-03-20 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration is reportedly considering risky plans to occupy or blockade Iran’s Kharg Island to pressure the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Axios on Friday.
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[2026-03-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Regulation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-03-20 20:30 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: States were on notice from the U.S. Department of Justice that if they didn’t fall in line, the federal government would force them into compliance.
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[2026-03-20 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A top TSA official warned that security problems at airports are likely to get worse before they get better due to the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown — as he blasted Congress for “holding” the agency hostage.
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[2026-03-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As Beijing and Washington negotiate new schedule for Trump’s visit, Daines is expected to meet US business leaders in Hong Kong on March 30
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[2026-03-20 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. Treasury Department has said Cuba won't be allowed to take delivery of Russian crude, even as the fuel-starved island appears poised to receive two tankers carrying oil and gas.
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[2026-03-20 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Jamieson Greer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The White House’s Section 301 investigations may be less dramatic than war, but they risk retaliation and trade breakdowns
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[2026-03-20 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Health and environment advocacy groups in the United States are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw a key 2009 climate change ruling known as the “endangerment finding”.
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[2026-03-20 19:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-20 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump joked about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor in front of a visibly uncomfortable Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, as he defended his decision not to warn allies before striking Iran.
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[2026-03-20 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: This is not Britain’s war, it’s Trump’s and Netanyahu’s. The prime minister should be wary of becoming ensnared like Blair was with Iraq
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[2026-03-20 18:41 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-03-20 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Trump administration has pressed forward with roughly $23 billion in weapons sales to three Gulf nations, moving to bolster their defenses as the Middle East war continued to escalate with no sign of resolution.
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[2026-03-20 18:31 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Doha/Washington/Jerusalem: Israel launched further attacks on Tehran on Friday, a day afterUS President Donald Trump told it not to repeat its strikes on Iranian natural gas infrastructure, which sharply escalated the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-03-20 17:46 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-20 17:35 UTC+10:00] [Business / The economy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-20 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oklahoma City Thunder (55-15, first in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (16-53, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
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[2026-03-20 17:02 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-20 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Donald Trump, the man who said “drill baby drill” and labelled policies to slash greenhouse gases a scam fostered on the poor of America, is managing to create one big global carbon tax.
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[2026-03-20 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors’ energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and a Kuwaiti oil refinery ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Mideast war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.
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[2026-03-20 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall during the national celebration of “Defender of the Fatherland Day” in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 23, 2026. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-03-20 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied claims that he dragged the United States into a costly war with Iran, which has entered its third week with no end in sight.
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[2026-03-20 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Anthony Matesic, left, and James Denaro work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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