WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - US pauses sanctions on Iranian oil stranded on tankers at sea until April 19, as Washington seeks to curb soaring prices.

Remember when they pressured Boebert to un-sign the discharge petition on the Epstein files? They’re now pressuring her to withdraw her vote on the Bondi subpoena. Looks like this time she’s caving. www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/p...

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a "priority target" by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by AP. https://to.pbs.org/4dzpcK4

Trump on troop deployments: I seem to have great support. CNN came out with a poll today that I'm at 100%. They said they have never seen a poll like that. The CNN poll said I'm at 100%.

Federal prosecutors asked a judge Friday to dismiss the charges against two Louisville officers accused of falsifying the warrant that led police to raid Breonna Taylor's apartment the night she was killed six years ago. https://to.pbs.org/3PQGuZe

NEW: Democratic AGs are asking a judge in California for a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking the acquisition of TEGNA (9NEWS) by Nexstar (Fox31) Motion says the Trump administration may have rushed approval of the deal yesterday to prevent a court from blocking it

Iran has the reach and history to retaliate inside the U.S. warns former FBI and DOJ national security officials Mike Feinberg and Troy Edwards. After the admin gutted our counterterrorism apparatus, the question is whether we’ll detect threats before it’s too late.

📩 Read in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe): - FCC Chair Brendan Carr seeks Iran-style media obedience - Tell Congress: Reform Section 702 - Trump’s massive, secret government database - Attorney discipline boards must step up - Plus, what we're reading...

Joint statement from Rep Neguse (D-CO) and Sen Bennet (D-CO) on the TEGNA(9NEWS)/Nexstar(Fox31) merger. They say they "intend to use every legislative tool available to rein in the lawlessness of Trump’s FCC" but don't provide details.

"Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years" by @sipappas.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

The 14thA is clear: if you're born in the US, you're a citizen, regardless of where your parents were born. POS signed an EO to end BR citizenship. Courts struck it down as unconstitutional. Now it's heading to SCOTUS. The ACLU is bringing every petition signature into that courtroom. Add yours. 🧵

A win against Trump and RFK Jr.'s agenda to erase the trans community. Here in Illinois, we will continue to fight for a future where the trans community and their providers live freely, without fear of punishment.

Trump wants to put you in a massive, secret government database: Agencies are reportedly pooling immigration data, Social Security numbers, and more into a central database. FPF is suing to learn how deep it goes. Read more from @laurenleharper.bsky.social in @theintercept.com:

New investigation reveals U.S. nursing homes are falsely diagnosing dementia patients with schizophrenia to subdue them with dangerous antipsychotic sedatives. The Trump administration is currently considering relaxing reporting standards for nursing home use of sedatives.

TODAY: Lewandowksi takes millions in bribes for government contracts, the Pentagon wants $200B more, and ICE is taking protestors' DNA. With @johnfugelsang.bsky.social the-daily-beans.simplecast.com

BREAKING: The White House is out with a new National Policy framework for AI. The proposal says: "States should not be permitted to regulate AI development." It also says that states shouldn't be able to penalize AI companies when people break the law with their models.

My resolution to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision — H.J.Res 122 — has now been co-sponsored by 72 Members of Congress. You can view the full list at: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c.... I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line!

Iran's top military spokesman warned Friday that "parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations" worldwide won't be safe for Tehran's enemies. https://to.pbs.org/4snlNTc

After nearly 100 years, CBS News Radio is being dissolved, per a note from Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski to CBS staff today

! JUST FILED: State legislature pursues accountability for convicted Jan 6 rioters open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

Richard Engel of NBC News, asked Netanyahu about the goals of the war against Iran, and what would he tell Americans who see Israel as someone who did drag America into this war. Video and Q by Richard Engel/NBC News

With no Callais opinion today, here’s what the status of primaries looks like. Unless states do something extraordinary (like move or redo primaries), now too late for Callais to have much impact on the midterms.

BREAKING: FCC approves broadcast giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion takeover of rival Tegna, a merger that would create the largest local TV operator in the U.S.

NM has reopened an investigation into Zorro Ranch and none other than Epstein’s attorney, who we deposed today—helped manage the property. So how is it—that Zorro Ranch was never served a warrant and Epstein’s own lawyer claims they did not know DOJ asked NM to drop its investigation?

Rep. Jean Schmidt wants a "pregnancy registry" for miscarriages. Because nothing says freedom like forcing grieving women to file paperwork so the police can investigate their trauma. Truly a "pro-life" move to treat a womb or a doctor's office like a crime scene. www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...

Scoop: The big CBS News layoffs are expected to come down on Friday. www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

SCOOP: Nashville Journalist Estefany Rodriguez Released From ICE Detention migrantinsider.com/p/breaking-n...

BREAKING: Hegseth says 'family after family' of service members killed urged the admin to "not stop until the job is done." But the father of one of those service members says he never said that. "I can't speak for the other families. When he spoke to me, that was not something we talked about."

Tennessee republicans voted unanimously to advance an anti-trans bill to create a public list of trans people located in the state. House Bill 754 would force medical providers to provide information to the state and identify them. (transitics.substack.com/p/tennessee-...)

The CEO of Palantir sits front row at the Japanese state dinner

BILL UPDATE: H.7983: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a chemical abortion without the physical presence of a healthcare provider. ACTION: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. #congress #healthcare

Kash Patel’s disclosure that the FBI has resumed buying location data on Americans has many people, including members of Congress, wondering: how does private information get into the hands of the US government in the first place, and how can law enforcement use it? Sanya Mansoor explains 👇

Breaking on MS NOW: MS NOW confirms: James Comey was subpoenaed as part of a controversial Florida-based investigation into whether the federal government conspired to violate Trump's rights. The subpoena sought documents, not testimony. It's unclear what documents Comey would still have.

Today, I officially filed to run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District. The people of this district need a fighter, not another politician focused on headlines, cable hits, and political games. I’m ready to take this seat back and make Washington answer to the Lowcountry.

The 2026 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award will be presented to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for protecting the independence of the Federal Reserve despite years of personal attacks and threats from the highest levels of government. (1/3)

In surprise testimony in federal court Thursday, an immigration officer revealed that more than 100 asylum seekers may have been wrongfully deported in violation of a court-ordered settlement agreement in a long-running case that has gotten national attention.

Holy cow. Wisconsin State Legislative Republicans are retiring in droves. First it was Speaker Robin Vos. Then it was swing seat Senator Van Wanggaard. This morning it was Assembly Speaker Pro Tem Kevin Peterson. Now it's Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

🚨BREAKING: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) filed an amendment Thursday that would require that only a Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney in the district where an alleged violation occurs can bring and direct election-related cases. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Bank of America has tentatively settled a lawsuit claiming it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein while he was sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women.

Good news: The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award going to the people of the Twin Cities is a recognition of how our state persevered and led the way in defending freedom and democracy.

Republicans blocked our bill to fully fund TSA & their agents. This is the 8th time they've blocked our attempts to reopen TSA, FEMA, & other agencies outside of ICE & CBP at DHS. But they would rather hold these agencies hostage to give Trump's ICE & CBP another blank check.

So many of us have been struggling as we watch the chaos and cruelty inflicted by this administration. But while on the road this year, I have been thinking about and asking the question: What makes you proud to be an American? I hope we can hold on to that as work together to rebuild as a nation.

⚠️ Denmark sent forces to Greenland prepared to bomb the runway to prevent US planes from landing in the event of a US invasion:

GOP senators privately admit Rand Paul was right about Mullin after 'vicious' takedown But they're going vote for Mullin in public, aren't they? www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...