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March 7, 2026

Trump says Iran will be ‘hit very hard’ as Pezeshkian apologizes for attacks on Gulf states

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social Iran will be “hit very hard” on Saturday, and that “areas and groups of people” not targeted before are now “under serious consideration.” In his post, Trump acknowledged that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized for attacks in the region, but added that “this promise was only made […]

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March 7, 2026

Court backs off requiring Trump admin to immediately repay $166B in tariffs

The U.S. Court of International Trade suspended a previous order requiring Customs and Border Protection to immediately refund tariff payments, Reuters reports. The announcement comes just hours after the Trump administration said it couldn’t begin payments right away.  Brandon Lord, a Customs and Border Protection official, wrote in a court filing that the agency was […]

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March 6, 2026

US economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, flying in face of anticipated gain

The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that jobs fell by 92,000 in February, amid concerns already out there about the economy at large. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, is at 4.4%, slightly higher than 4.3% in January. Revisions to the December and January BLS reports were also revised down by 69,000 fewer jobs. Employment […]

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March 6, 2026

Return or remain? The Iranian diaspora’s new relationship with ‘home’

Justin Haubrich woke on Saturday to a phone call from his wife: Ayatollah Khamenei was dead, she told him. As a first-generation Iranian-American, Haubrich could hardly believe that the rule of the Ayatollahs had so abruptly been brought to a screeching halt from the weekend’s military actions in Iran.  “This is a once-in-a-lifetime event,” Haubrich […]

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March 6, 2026

US, Gulf states seek Ukraine’s cheap interceptor drones to stop Iranian Shaheds

The United States and several Gulf nations are in talks with Ukraine about buying interceptor drones designed to destroy Iranian-made Shahed attack drones, according to a new report. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has already received requests for equipment and technical support. As Straight Arrow News has reported, Ukraine built the systems during its […]

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March 6, 2026

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops reelection bid after admitting affair with aide

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, has withdrawn his bid for reelection after admitting he had an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide. Gonzales said he would still complete his term in Congress. In a statement posted on social media late Thursday, he said, “Through the rest of my term, I will […]

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March 6, 2026

Trump wants hand in picking Iran’s next leader, says Khamenei’s son ‘unacceptable’

President Donald Trump says he wants Iran’s current leadership removed and to have a hand in choosing who comes next. Trump told NBC News in a phone interview Thursday, “We want to go in and clean out everything.” In a separate interview with Axios, Trump said he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next leader, comparing it to how he says he helped install Venezuela’s current government.  He also […]

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March 6, 2026

Trump wants say in Iran’s successor; Did Noem’s testimony cost her job?

Israel strikes targets in Iran and Lebanon as the war widens. Trump says he wants Iran’s current leadership removed — and a voice in choosing who replaces it. Plus, Trump fires Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Reports say a bruising Senate hearing may have helped seal Noem’s fate. And Rep. Tony Gonzales drops […]

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March 6, 2026

Arguments begin after Defense Department restricts press access at the Pentagon

Arguments begin Friday in a lawsuit against the Department of Defense after the Pentagon established new rules last year limiting what credentialed journalists can report from the building.  As Straight Arrow News previously reported, the Pentagon introduced a new press policy in September, requiring members of the Pentagon press corps to pledge not to report […]