Trump pushes Saudi Arabia to join Abraham Accords
President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords, saying the Middle East is being “transformed” by the war involving Iran and that the region’s future is bright.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Aeropuertos del área de Washington suspenden vuelos por olor químico en centro de control aéreo
Una viajera camina por la terminal del Aeropuerto Nacional Reagan, el martes 24 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Hallie Golden
Biden adopts two puppies after his past dogs terrorized White House personnel
Former President Joe Biden and his wife Jill recently adopted two puppies from a Tennessee rescue – replacing the aggressive dogs they had rehomed after repeated attacks on White House personnel.
· Victor Nava
Caleb Foster steadies Duke in return as Blue Devils beat St. John's in March Madness
Duke guard Caleb Foster (1) drives past St. John’s guard Dylan Darling (0) during the second half in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
· Noah Trister
Rubio says Iran war to last 'weeks not months,' no US ground troops needed - DailyNews
The U.S. expects its military operations against Iran to conclude within weeks, not months, and Washington can meet all its objectives without using ground troops, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Senate works overnight on funding deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents, while senators worked overnight into Friday trying to end a budget impasse that has jammed airports and created financial hardship for wo…
· Associated Press
Trump's new tourism envoy once proposed banishing pigeons from Sydney streets
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· Elissa Steedman
Trump says 'Cuba is next' as he highlights America's 'great' military
US President Donald Trump said Friday that "Cuba is next," as he pointed out his administration's use of America's "great" military in Iran and Venezuela.
· Yonhap
A decade of global climate caution is sealed by India’s wary goals
After the U.S. retreat from action on climate change under President Donald Trump and a timid set of new goals from China, attention focused on India — the world’s third-largest polluter — to provide fresh momentum in global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
· Akshat Rathi
Trump news at a glance: Saudi Arabia wants US to intensify its war on Iran – its regional rival
Saudi intelligence source confirms reporting that crown prince has urged Trump to ramp up ‘historic opportunity’ to remake Middle East – key US politics stories from Friday 27 March at a glance
· Guardian staff
Trump says US is 'crushing Iran currently, as we speak'
US President Donald Trump said the United States is “crushing Iran currently, as we speak”, claiming that ongoing US attacks are forcing Tehran toward negotiations.
· Middleeasteye
Minnesota universities can offer in-state tuition to immigrants, judge rules
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, listens during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on oversight of fraud and misuse of Federal funds in Minnesota, Wed., March 4, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Seated left is Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
· Safiyah Riddle
Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of personal account of FBI Director Kash Patel
WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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.
· Associated Press
DC-area airports halt flights due to smell at air traffic center
A traveler walks along the concourse at Reagan National Airport, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Gary Fields
'Strait of Trump': US president says Iran must open key waterway
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump on Friday insisted Iran must open up the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic to make a peace deal — and dubbed the crucial waterway the "Strait of Trump."
· Agence France-Presse
Trump says US may not be there for NATO if needed
MIAMI, Florida — President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his disappointment with NATO allies over their refusal to send military to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington may not help them in future if asked to do so.
· Associated Press
Trump needs troops to seize the Strait of Hormuz. These are his options
As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens, lifting the Iranian blockade has become Donald Trump’s central war aim. For strategists at the Pentagon, that may come as a relief.
· Roland Oliphant
‘Break your silence’: Jane Fonda leads rally against Trump crackdown on arts and media
Actor outside Kennedy Center urges Americans to ‘stand tall against authoritarianism’ and resist free-speech threats
· Davidsmith
Duke's Caleb Foster makes March Madness return from broken foot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Duke point guard Caleb Foster returned to the court for the Blue Devils in Friday night’s Sweet 16 matchup against St. John’s, less than three weeks after breaking his foot.
TSA worker pay won't eliminate airport woes overnight, experts say
TSA agents walk through a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
· Mae Anderson
Trump "ameaça a todos" com guerra no Irã, diz premiê alemão
O chanceler federal da Alemanha, Friedrich Merz, acusou nesta sexta-feira (27/3) o presidente americano Donald Trump de "ameaçar a todos" em sua guerra contra o Irã.
· Deutsche Welle
Ataque iraní a base saudí hiere al menos a 10 militares de EEUU y daña varios aviones
El secretario de Defensa de EEUU, Pete Hegseth, escucha al presidente Donald Trump mientras este habla en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 24 de marzo de 2026. (Ap Foto/Alex Brandon/Archivo)
· Konstantin Toropin
Here’s how the US military could reopen the Strait of Hormuz — from boots on the ground to air assaults
WASHINGTON — As President Trump cranks up pressure on Iran, Pentagon brass are quietly lining up a wide menu of military options — which could put US boots on the ground in a major war for the first time in nearly half a decade.
· Caitlin Doornbos
Sen. Rand Paul considering 2028 White House run: ‘50-50’
Sen. Rand Paul is mulling a 2028 presidential run, the Kentucky Republican revealed in an interview set to air Sunday.
· Victor Nava
Marlins retiran al dominicano Christopher Morel del juego inaugural por una distensión en el oblicuo
Christopher Morel, de los Marlins de Miami, sigue la pelota con la mirada tras pegar un triple productor durante la primera entrada del juego de béisbol en los entrenamientos de primavera contra los Nacionales de Washington, el sábado 1 de marzo de 2026, en West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Foto/Jeff Roberson)
Georgia GOP pushes for nonpartisan elections in key Atlanta counties
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seen at the Georgia State Capitol during questioning from a Georgia State Senate panel about her prosecution of President Donald Trump on Dec. 17, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
· Jeff Amy
Countering the media ‘no plan’ lies is another key battle for Team Trump
As tough as the competition is, the most dishonest trope of the entire major-media drive to protect the Islamic Republic of Iran has to be the constant claims that President Donald Trump and the Pentagon “have no plan” for the war, and no clue how they’ll end it — a fecklessness that supposedly has us headed for a “…
· Post Editorial Board
Iranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 10 US troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
· Konstantin Toropin
SAG-AFTRA applauds the Trump Admin’s new AI policy framework
President Donald Trump is getting some major props for a new AI policy framework built to protect “human creativity.”
· Katie Jerkovich
Bryce Hopkins’ parents relishing ‘surreal’ St. John’s journey
WASHINGTON — These magical March dreams are for parents as well, especially for mothers and fathers who have moved from one school to the next to be near their son, especially for a father who has watched his son grow from a 3-year-old playing Nerf basketball to transfer portal gold to trying Friday night to help ta…
· Steve Serby
Orioles, Baz agree to $68 million, 5-year contract through 2030
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Shane Baz (34) throws during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
· Noah Trister
Marlins' Christopher Morel scratched on opening day with oblique strain
Miami Marlins’ Christopher Morel follows through on an RBI triple during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals Sunday, March 1, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Trump considers renaming Strait of Hormuz after either America or himself — once he evicts Iran
WASHINGTON — To the victor go the naming rights.
· Marisa Schultz, Steven Nelson, Emily Goodin, Caitlin Doornbos
Pete Crow-Armstrong relishes role more than money from 6-year, $115 million contract
Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) points to the dugout after bunting a one-run single during the seventh inning of an opening-day baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
· Matt Carlson
Why China’s space-based solar power is the next frontier of green energy
As the race for orbital energy heats up, China’s ambitious plan to build solar stations in space could boost its strategic influence beyond our atmosphere
· Genevieve Donnellon-May
Trump speaks on close friend Tiger Woods’ Florida car crash: ‘He’s got some difficulty’
President Trump said he feels “badly” for Tiger Woods but wouldn’t say whether or not the golf legend was hurt.
· Emily Goodin
Tiger Woods’ girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, and daughters not involved in car crash: source
A source has told Page Six that neither Vanessa Trump, whom Tiger Woods has been dating, nor her daughters Kai or Chloe were in the car with the golfer during his car crash on Friday.
· Carlos Greer, BreAnna Bell
Tiger Woods’ girlfriend Vanessa Trump, her daughter Kai Trump not in golfer’s car in Florida crash: sources
Tiger Woods’ girlfriend Vanessa Trump and her daughter Kai Trump were not in the golf legend’s car when it rolled over in a two-car crash in Florida Friday afternoon, sources said.
· Carlos Greer
House Republicans reject Senate bid to end US airport chaos
WASHINGTON — US House Republicans on Friday effectively shot down a Senate effort to end a weeks-long budget standoff that has forced thousands of airport security staff to work without pay, likely extending the lapse in federal funding.
· Agence France-Presse
House Republicans shoot down bill that would pay federal airport workers
Republican leaders in the United States House of Representatives have shot down a bill passed by the Senate that would have resumed funding for federal agencies tasked with airport screenings, continuing a standoff that has resulted in chaos at airports as workers go without pay.
· Al Jazeera Staff
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· The Associated Press
Trump signs executive order instructing DHS to immediately pay TSA agents
Order comes after House Republicans rejected a Senate‑passed deal to fund key DHS subagencies, including the TSA
· Shrai Popat
Rubio rejects Zelenskyy claim of US land-for-security proposal.
PARIS — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion that the Trump administration is demanding Kyiv hand over its eastern Donbas region to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan.
· Associated Press
The delusion of easy victory from the air may have seduced the US into another war - DailyNews
To explore the roots of Donald Trump’s Iran military strategy and the pugnacious rhetoric of his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, means looking back 105 years. In 1921, a year before Benito Mussolini and his blackshirts marched on Rome to launch the Fascist era, an Italian general named Giulio Douhet published The C…
· damith
Rubio denies Zelenskyy's claim that the US asked Ukraine to cede land
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press following a G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting with Partner Countries at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
· David Klepper
One ugly play set St. John’s season into the Sweet 16 stratosphere
WASHINGTON – St. John’s had already reeled off 10 straight wins by Valentine’s Day. Rick Pitino’s team was on its way, turning the page from a disappointing non-conference slate.
· Zach Braziller
Musician sued by Kennedy Center over canceled show seeks dismissal
Vista de frente al Kennedy Center para las Artes Escénicas, el 2 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Rahmat Gul, archivo)
· Steven Sloan
TSA workers will start seeing paychecks on Monday — thanks to Trump’s order
TSA agents will start seeing paychecks drop in their bank accounts on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security said.
· Emily Goodin
US lawmakers push to suspend federal gas tax as fuel prices rise
Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in Parma, Ohio, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
· Matthew Daly