Politics - Monday, March 16, 2026

After Gov. Gavin Newsom admitted to having a 960 SAT score and dyslexia, Trump questioned his fitness for office and accused him of talking down to Black audiences.

Dan Caldwell will serve as an adviser to senior intelligence officials. His hiring signals the end of a high-profile investigation.

The complaint says efforts to dismantle an atmospheric research center are part of a broader political campaign that endangers climate and weather studies.

John Lauro told a conference that the DOJ was "in a better place" under Trump, prompting criticism from conference attendees.

Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safety The EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit. At a public meeting of the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly in Brussels, the European Commission vice-president and trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, said both sides had to “change gears” now to ensure the deal got over the line. Continue reading...

The outspoken border official drove the agency’s aggressive immigration policy in U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, until January.

PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer has insisted that the UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East as European leaders ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz . In his clearest signal yet of the UK’s divergence from Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, the prime minister said he would stand firm in the face of US pressure despite the decision being “difficult, there’s no hiding that”. Continue reading...

Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Greg Casar clashed over the DHS shutdown as TSA workers missed their first paycheck and airport delays continue to mount.

The justices will hear arguments over the president’s efforts to terminate the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for migrants from Haiti and Syria as part of his mass deportation efforts.

Trump Kennedy Center board voted to shut down the performing arts venue for a 2-year renovation despite critics arguing the $257 million project lacks proper congressional oversight.