Design approved for US Mint’s 24k gold Trump coin, despite objections  USA Today Commemorative Trump coin should be ‘as large as possible,’ key commission says in… [more]

With Japanese prime minister at his side, Trump makes Pearl Harbor joke  The Washington Post In Japan, Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke Elicits Scorn and Dismay  The New… [more]

Iran Update Special Report, March 19, 2026  Institute for the Study of War Iran Update Special Report, March 18, 2026  Institute for the Study of War U.S…. [more]

Trump Says He Won’t Send Troops to Iran But Leaves Wiggle Room  The New York Times Exclusive: US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible… [more]

Fallen Hero’s Dad Calls BS on Pentagon Pete’s Brazen Claim  The Daily Beast Father of dead serviceman says he never told Hegseth to ‘finish the job’… [more]

Student loans to go to Treasury Department as Trump continues to dismantle Education Department  AP News Treasury Department to take over some federal student loans, as… [more]

House GOP welcomes $200B Pentagon request to jump-start reconciliation 2.0  Axios Republicans balk at going it alone on Iran war funding  Politico Hegseth says potential $200 billion… [more]

Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Approves Gold Coin With His Face on It  The New York Times Commemorative Trump coin should be ‘as large as possible,’ key… [more]

How ‘unacceptable’ Orbán defeated the EU again — but maybe for the final time  politico.eu Hungary’s Orbán accused of disloyalty and blackmail over Ukraine loan veto  BBC… [more]

SoCal heat wave is ‘breaking so many records’ as March becomes the new summer  Los Angeles Times California Probably Hasn’t Seen the Worst of This Week’s… [more]