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For the third time since last fall, Transportation Security Administration employees are working without pay during a government shutdown.
https://csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0319/dhs-shutdown-tsa-airport-lines Sen. Markwayne Mullin fielded fierce questions about his conduct from a fellow Republican during his confirmation hearing for Homeland Security secretary. Mr. Mullin offered a slightly more conciliatory tone on immigration enforce...
https://csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0318/mullin-rand-paul-senate-hearing ICE personnel arrived at more than a dozen U.S. airports Monday as TSA staffers worked without pay, and travelers still faced long security lines.
https://csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0324/ice-airports-dhs-security-lines-immigration Polls show that President Donald Trump’s war against Iran has strong support among MAGA voters, despite criticism from conservative commentators. How long the president can maintain that support, as war costs rise and gas prices...
https://csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0320/trump-iran-maga-base-support In normal times, managing the House Committee on Homeland Security is tough. But in the midst of a department shutdown, it gets even tougher. “It is a high-pressure environment where policy, politics and national security coll...
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Economy
Sudarsan Raghavan writes about the strategic difficulty of exiting the war with Iran, due, in part, to the economic and political importance of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-the-war-in-iran-became-a-race-to-stabilize-the-global-economic-order The Iran war is simultaneously undercutting India's energy security, remittances, and geopolitical influence – making Delhi one of the biggest losers in a war it isn’t even fighting.
https://csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2026/0328/india-iran-war-diplomacy-economy GLOBAL ECONOMY
https://foxnews.com/category/world/global-economy One month into the Iran war, U.S. consumers are suffering from a triple threat of skyrocketing gas prices, soaring interest rates and a plummeting stock market.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/28/iran-war-impacts-american-consumers-economy-energy-prices-interest-rates-stock-market-affordability/ Fellow Americans, America and the world need a U.S. president who will restore our economy and steady chaos in the world, not usher in Armageddon with his anti-Semitic, noncommittal, conciliatory, laissez-faire leadership. The ver...
https://humanevents.com/2026/03/25/chuck-norris-the-ticking-time-bomb-of-iran-and-obama-2012
Tech
Australia has already banned under-16s from social media, while American courts are quickly deciding thousands of lawsuits against tech giants for alleged harm. But Britain is first consulting older teens with a pilot test on whet...
https://csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0326/Ban-teens-from-social-media-Ask-first I grew up before there were cellphones. I look on in wonder, and bewilderment, as seemingly everyone around me is focused on their devices. Ev
https://csmonitor.com/The-Home-Forum/2026/0327/kids-technology-mobile-social-media House lawmakers are moving forward with a reauthorization of the federally supported communications network for emergency services, despite mixed support from the public safety community for changes in the measure. The House Energ...
https://rollcall.com/category/technology/ The Commodity Futures Trading Commission would need more resources as its regulatory purview expands with the addition of cryptocurrencies, experts say, and one bill that’s moving in the Senate would increase the agency’s budg...
https://rollcall.com/category/fintech/ Ruling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for big tech
https://guardian.co.uk/media/ng-interactive/2026/mar/28/week-that-brought-big-tech-to-heel-meta-youtube-google-instagram-facebook
Sports
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https://breitbart.com/news/topic/sports-2/ Full USA TODAY news coverage, analysis and predictions for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and its 68-team bracket.
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Space
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https://iafrica.com/category/community/ For All Mankind is clear-eyed about how ugly Mars colonization might look in practice.
https://slate.com/culture/2026/03/for-all-mankind-season-5-apple-tv-joel-kinnaman-mars-colony-elon-musk.html Unauthorized drone swarms infiltrated Barksdale Air Force Base, exposing risks to U.S. nuclear bomber operations.
https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/03/28/drones-swarm-nuclear-bomber-base-exposing-potential-threat-to-us-aircrews-n3813338 From breaking news to in-depth analysis and opinion on breakthroughs in science, medicine, space, and more, stay informed with the latest innovation news from The Daily Beast.
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