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El base del Thunder de Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2), busca pasar el balón ante los bases de los Wizards de Washington, Jamir Watkins (derecha) y Bub Carrington (izquierda), durante la primera mitad de un juego de baloncesto de la NBA, el sábado 21 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Nick Wass)
The US president tells Tehran to reopen the vital shipping lane within 48 hours
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will order federal immigration officers to take a role in airport security starting Monday unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
WASHINGTON, United States — A record-breaking heatwave afflicting the western half of the United States moved eastward Saturday toward the center of the country, bringing unseasonably warm temperatures to places that were at freezing or below just a week prior.
President Trump on Saturday issued a blistering ultimatum to Iran, warning that it has 48 hours to fully reopen to the Strait of Hormuz or face US strikes that would “obliterate” its vital energy infrastructure.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) looks to pass the ball against Washington Wizards guards Jamir Watkins, right, and Bub Carrington, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Donald Trump tried to ban TikTok while in office. Source: AAP / Julia Nikhinson
The US embassy in Havana is seeking fuel for its generators even as the rest of the island is plagued by shortages and power outages
President attacks ‘Radical Left Democrats’ after homeland security funding bill again sinks in Senate
Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to US airports if congressional Democrats do not immediately agree to fund airport safety.
President Donald Trump signed the “Preserving America’s Game” executive order on Friday, which promises to keep the annual Army-Navy game a standalone event during the college football season.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, center left, grabs teammate guard Ajay Mitchell (25) after a scuffle with the Washington Wizards during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
TCU’s Donovyn Hunter, from left, Olivia Miles (5) and Clara Silva (17) celebrate as UC San Diego’s Sabrina Ma, right, walks past in the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Robert Mueller became the longest serving FBI director after J. Edgar Hoover. Source: SIPA USA / Ron Sachs
Robert Muller documented Russia's interference in the 2016 US election. (AP: Carolyn Kaster)
El base del Magic de Orlando Jalen Suggs avanza con el balón frente a Bub Carrington de los Wizards de Washington el jueves 12 de marzo del 2026. (AP Foto/John Raoux)
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) is vowing to bring Jeffrey Epstein prison guard Tova Noel before his House Oversight Committee — one way or another.
Washington Wizards guard Trae Young (3) goes up to shoot against Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II (0) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Experts in right-wing extremism say ICE recruitment ads have been "flat out white supremacist". (ABC News: Kylie Silvester)
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The Trump administration has reportedly begun talking internally about resuming negotiations with Iran.
Fumaça negra sobre o Golfo Pérsico. Em vários países da região, instalações de energia, infraestrutura civil e instalações militares estão sob ataque. Ao mesmo tempo, o presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, declara que o Irã está militarmente derrotado. A realidade no terreno, porém, mostra outra coisa.
Outrage mounts after president posted on Truth Social he was ‘glad’ former FBI director and special counsel had died
Israel's strikes on Iran's gas field may have backfired on Donald Trump. (Reuters: Evan Vucci)
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla con reporteros antes de viajar en el Marine One desde el Jardín Sur de la Casa Blanca, el viernes 20 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ameaçou neste sábado (21/03) encarregar agentes do Serviço de Imigração e Controle de Alfândega (ICE) dos controles de segurança dos aeroportos, caso os democratas não aprovem a dotação orçamentária da Administração de Segurança no Transporte (TSA), cujos funcionários e…
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
El líder de la mayoría en el Senado, el senador republicano por Dakota del Sur John Thune (cent), consulta con el senador republicano por Ohio Jon Husted y el senador republicano por Carolina del Sur Tim Scott, en el Congreso en Washington, el 21 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Tom Brenner)
Connecticut Democrats recently rushed through an emergency anti-fraud law requiring bottle redemption centers to collect a copy of a person’s driver’s license when they cash in more than 1,000 cans or bottles in a day — a document demand that Republicans say undercuts the party’s attacks on voter-ID rules.
Kendra Duggar was spotted leaving the Washington County Detention Center after her Friday arrest.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S.D., center, privately speaks to Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ahead of a news conference on Capitol Hill on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to provide security at airports, amid a lingering budget standoff that has left regular security personnel going unpaid.
‘I’m glad he’s dead,’ Trump posted on social media after the news broke
This is a 2026 photo of Drew Smith of the Washington Nationals baseball team. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
President Trump celebrated the death of former FBI director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller with a teeth-baring social media post on Saturday.
Washington: Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the September 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has died.…
Plenty of big celebrations are in the works for America’s 250th birthday this summer — and fireworks are involved.
El presidente Donald Trump habla con reporteros entes de viajar en el Marine One desde el Jardín Sur de la Cas Blanca, el viernes 20 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
El fiscal especial Robert S. Mueller III testifica en el Congreso en Washington, el 24 de julio del 2019. (AP foto/Susan Walsh)
Family says Mueller, who also examined Russian interference in 2016 election that Trump won, ‘passed away last night’
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, July 24, 2019. Mueller, a former FBI director, died on Friday, March 20, 2026. He was 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Four socialist NYC lawmakers will be forced to explain under oath why a Republican colleague faces potential censure over alleged Islamophobic remarks — while they routinely make racist and libelous statements about conservatives, The Post has learned.
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy federal immigration agents to the country’s airports to “do Security like no one has ever seen”.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Fumo negro eleva-se sobre o Golfo Pérsico, enquanto campos de gás, centrais elétricas, infraestruturas civis e instalações militares em toda a região estão sob ataque do Irão. O governo iraniano afirmou que continuará a responder na mesma medida aos ataques dos EUA e de Israel contra alvos militares, civis e de prod…
The US has been targeting not only people who have violated the law but many who are in the country legally
El primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu en conferencia de prensa con el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump en Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, el 29 de diciembre del 2025. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens during a news conference with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump con la primera ministra japonesa Sanae Takaichi en la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 19 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)