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Today in History: March 16, Tonya Harding pleads guilty
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (324+ words) Today is Monday, March 16, the 75th day of 2026. There are 290 days left in the year. On March 16, 1994, figure skater Tonya Harding pleaded guilty in Portland, Oregon, to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan, avoiding…...
The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening for visitors
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (281+ words) Plans, including renderings of the 33,000-square-foot center, were included on the preliminary agenda released on Friday for the April meeting of a federal commission that approves construction on federal land in Washington. The screening facility would be built beneath Sherman…...
California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (418+ words) A video posted Monday on X shows a sign that says "Sign petition for $5" and a line of people waiting along the sidewalk. A woman sitting at a folding table appears to be instructing the name and address to use…...
Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (412+ words) Democrats have repeatedly used war powers resolutions to force debate on Trump's foreign policy moves, though Republicans have so far mostly backed the president. The resolution filed Thursday by Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine, Ruben Gallego and Adam Schiff would require…...
Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (374+ words) Grenell's departure comes as the Kennedy Center prepares to close this summer for a'two-year renovation. "Ric Grenell has done an excellent job in helping to coordinate various elements of the Center during the transition period, and I want to thank…...
Blast rocks Tehran after Israel threatened to target area where pro-government rally was being held
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1162+ words) By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD There were no immediate reports of casualties. But the decision to proceed with the mass demonstration that was attended by some senior government officials, and Israel's threat to target the area,…...
Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (458+ words) Trump and his team have made clear that they're seeking to replace the hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenues after the Supreme Court's February ruling by using different laws to establish new tariffs. In this case, the administration…...
Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (715+ words) By MORGAN LEE and SUSAN HAIGH New Mexico this week became the first state to bar armed agents from polling locations in response to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, a step being considered in at least a half dozen other…...
Trump-backed Fuller and Democrat Harris move to Georgia runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (704+ words) President Donald Trump in February endorsed Fuller, a district attorney who prosecutes crimes in four counties, to succeed Greene in Georgia's 14th Congressional District. Greene, once among Trump's most ardent supporters, resigned in January after a falling out with the president....
Trump pushes GOP on voting bill, demanding an end to most mail balloting
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (729+ words) By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent Trump told House Republicans during their annual retreat at his golf club in Florida that he doesn't think they will win elections unless voting laws are toughened up to prevent fraud " even though mail…...