A Democrat has defeated a Republican in a Florida State House special election in a district that includes Mar-a-Lago, where President Trump cast a mail ballot. www.wptv.com/news/political/e...

I enjoyed speaking with Amy Chavez for her Books on Asia podcast. We covered a lot of territory. open.spotify.com/episode/1RfM...

A jury has sided with New Mexico, declaring that Meta violated state laws in a case that centered on whether the owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp did enough to keep children safe. www.kob.com/news/top-new...

(AP) — US is preparing to send about 1,000 troops from an Army airborne unit to the Middle East.

FT - VW in talks with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems over a deal that would switch production at one of the German group’s factories from cars to missile defense. www.ft.com/content/1e41...

Wired - Mysterious Fari language numbers shortwave transmissions traced to Panzer Kaserne, a US military installation in Böblingen, Germany. www.wired.com/story/a-myst...

(Reuters) - Apparent US-Israeli airstrikes hit a headquarters of Iraq's umbrella group for ​Iran-backed Shi'ite militia and a residence belonging to its leader, an escalation of attacks on one of Tehran's main regional allies. www.reuters.com/world/middle-...

FT - Traders placed oil bets worth ~$580 million just 15 minutes before President Trump's market-moving posted on social media about "productive conversations" with Iran. share.google/gE4NAJvDzlgIkzgUo

Iranian warhead badly damages 3 Tel Aviv buildings. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblo...

There has been an explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. www.12newsnow.com/article/news...

DoD taking a new approach to limiting access to media organizations, after a federal judge ruled that major parts of its current policy were unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/bu...

The announcement to Voice of America staff about a phased return to work from USAGM's acting CEO and Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas misspells his surname.

"I don't think he's going to be at Newsmax for long," says President Trump, threatening the job of reporter Mike Carter who today asked him a question he didn't appreciate. www.nj.com/politics/202...

A fresh lawsuit just filed against USAGM (including Kari Lake) by several Voice of America journalists alleging the parent agency interfered in VOA programming by violating the Charter and firewall, undermining its reputation and crushing its global reach.  

President Trump says he's postponing military strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure because of "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East."

A CRJ 900 jet, operating as an Air Canada Express passenger flight, collided with a fire truck on the runway at LGA, killing the pilot and co-pilot and badly injuring two Port Authority police officers. www.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-c...

UK Prime Minister Starmer and US President Trump agree that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is "essential to resume global shipping" during a call late on Sunday. www.bbc.com/news/live/ce35wke...

President Trump has installed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds, outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where it's visible from Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street NW. www.washingtonpost.com/politi...

The NHL confirms reporter Jessi Pierce, a fixture at Minnesota Wild games, died Saturday along with her three children in a fire at her home. www.nhl.com/news/jessi-pierce...

First, the good news. Journalism is racking up a few federal court victories as reporters and editors resist the administration’s aggressive attempts to muzzle mainstream media (at least the kind emphasizing inconvenient facts and non-partisan objectivity).

ICE agents being deployed tomorrow to airports. www.cnn.com/2026/03/22/politi...

The softcover edition of my book is now shipping after a mysterious distribution delay. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/behind-the...

Tencent has launched a tool today to ​integrate its WeChat messaging platform with the OpenClaw ‌agent. www.reuters.com/technology/te...

Cuba's electricity grid suffers another major blackout — the second this week.

Following reports of a loud boom and houses shaking in the Houston area today, a woman says a piece of what might have been a meteorite crashed through her roof. www.fox26houston.com/news/hou...

President Trump has issued an ultimatum to Iran, threatening to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if the Islamic Republic doesn't fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

"Public service demands seriousness and respect, especially in moments of crisis. It is profoundly unprofessional for a senior official at the (State) department to engage in personal attacks, which divert attention from the concerns at hand." afsa.org/afsa-condemns-effort...

NBC - More than 400 TSA officers have quit since the shutdown began. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...

A Pentagon memo bars the military's venerated newspaper, Stars and Stripes, from purchasing content like AP wire reports and their journalists from making FOIA requests. Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin on the threats to the paper and what’s at stake: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...

Robert Mueller has died at the age of 81. He led the FBI in the tumultuous decade following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and later was special counsel overseeing the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. abcnews.com/US/robert-mueller...

AP's David Bauder reports on the judge's order to restore the Voice of America and he examines the likelihood of that happening. I expressed my hope and skepticism that VOA's journalists will be allowed to produce objective stories. apnews.com/article/voice-of-a...

(AP) — NCAA files in federal court for an emergency restraining order to stop online sportsbook DraftKings from using trademarked terms such as “March Madness,” “Final Four,” “Elite Eight” and “Sweet Sixteen."

American and British officials confirm Iran fired two IRBMs at ​Diego Garcia, but did ‌not hit the US-UK military base in the Indian ​Ocean. The launches occurred before UK ministers' Friday approval for US forces' to use British bases to defend the region. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-new...

At least 11 dead at a car parts factory that caught fire in Daejeon, South Korea. koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/...

Federal District Court Judge Royce Lamberth tonight denies USAGM’s motion for a stay. He expects the government to bring back 70 VOA staffers per week, explaining the defendants have known for months that he thinks paying federal employees to twiddle their thumbs is “waste.”

My quote in the New York Times: "Unlike real mainstream journalism, there’s no accountability” with prediction markets, “How do you ascertain something is being pushed for profit or political advantage?” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/t...

"The jury said that though Musk had made false and misleading statements that harmed some Twitter shareholders, he did not engage in a specific scheme to defraud investors." www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/elon-...

Even Kim Jong Un claims only 99.3% support.

¿Cómo se dice "chutzpah" en español?

Update: Voice of America plaintiffs suing Kari Lake and USAGM tell a federal court it should deny defendants' request for a stay on the order to bring back remaining VOA staff by Monday.

A federal judge rules that the Pentagon's restrictions on news outlets violate the First Amendment and issued an order tossing parts of the department's policy, handing a victory to The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/bu...

Action actor Chuck Norris has died at the age of 86. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

The Trump administration is suing Harvard, alleging the university violated Jewish students’ civil rights. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

"Today we are reducing the size of our workforce," Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski tell CBS News staff this morning in a memo. "It's no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it."

President Trump’s upending of long-held alliances has Canada realizing it must engineer new frameworks to survive the disintegration of the world order, writes Nirmal Ghosh. www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/c...

DR - Denmark deployed its military to prepare to blow up Greenland's airport runways to thwart any US invasion of the Danish territory. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/gro...

Nashville Noticias journalist Estefany Rodriguez, whose arrest drew nationwide attention, has been released from custody while the deportation case against her proceeds. www.tennessean.com/story/news...

DOJ, on behalf of defendants including Kari Lake, files an appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit seeking to reverse last Saturday's ruling ordering USAGM to return to work the Voice of America staff by Monday and resume all broadcasts that were suddenly taken off air a year ago.

Got my copy of 'Kin' signed tonight by Atlanta-based author Tayari Jones. Her latest book debuted at number 3 on the New York Times bestsellers' list and is an Oprah's Book Club pick.

Trump-appointed Commission of Fine Arts clears the way for the US Mint to begin production of the Trump coin.