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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/politics/kennedy-center-judge-order.html

A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at next week’s board meeting.

He limited arguments to the narrow issue of whether Ms. Beatty was entitled to participate and vote. In earlier filings, Ms. Beatty’s lawyers contended that she had been excluded from the meeting entirely, though they later acknowledged that she had missed an emailed invitation when it landed in her email spam folder.

And Democrats wamt us to vote for these people?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/business/trump-tiktok-10-billion-fee.html

Investors in a deal to create a U.S.-controlled TikTok are set to pay $10 billion to the U.S. Treasury, the latest example of the Trump administration’s inserting the federal government into corporate deal making in unusual ways.

The fee, which the U.S. government is considering a transaction fee for its role in helping bring about the deal, will be paid by new investors in the U.S. TikTok, according to two people briefed on the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly about the transaction.

The new investors paid the Treasury roughly $2.5 billion of the fee when the deal closed in January. They plan to pay the rest of the fee in an additional set of payments, one of the people said. The investors include the software giant Oracle; MGX, an Emirati investment firm; and Silver Lake, another investment firm, which each own about 15 percent of the company.

TikTok struck a deal with the investors in January to address years of legal uncertainty about the video app, owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance, after bipartisan concern that its ownership could pose a national security threat.

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https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/lawyers-flood-tech-expo-wondering-is-ai-about-devalue-their-time-2026-03-12/

The future of the billable hour was a burning question at the LegalWeek conference in New York this week, where artificial intelligence is dominating the annual legal technology gathering.

Will an efficiency explosion fueled by AI leave clients unwilling to pay lawyers hundreds or thousands of dollars an hour? Will law firms charge even more but offer different services? How will firms absorb the costs of AI tools that clients are now demanding?
“These things are expensive,” said Martha Louks, a technology director at law firm McDermott Will & Schulte, in a panel discussion on AI's impact on attorneys' work and what they charge. “We are going to be burning through tokens,” she said, using the industry term for the small chunks of text AI systems process and bill for.
About 7,000 lawyers, tech executives, computer scientists and marketers jostled for space on an exhibition floor at the Javits Center. Legal AI firms and startups demonstrated software that can search through libraries of legal documents in the time it takes a lawyer to send an email, draft and revamp contracts, or uncover trends affecting a law firm’s clients and suggest a marketing pitch.
One of the participants, Swedish startup Legora, announced on Tuesday that it had raised $550 million to expand in the U.S., reaching a $5.5 billion valuation. Vendors handed out swag, from plushies and golf balls to sunglasses, branded with names like Billables.AI and Litify. (Reuters parent company Thomson Reuters, which also owns legal AI platform CoCounsel, was among the participants.)

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>Eight defendants were found guilty Friday of providing material support to terrorists for their roles in the antifa attack on the Prairieland ICE detention center in 2025, marking one of the most sweeping terrorism‑related convictions in the case to date.

>The verdicts came as nine defendants stood accused in the July 4, 2025, plot targeting the facility in Alvarado, Texas, following weeks of testimony from investigators, law enforcement, and cooperating witnesses.

>"Antifa is a domestic terrorist organization that has been allowed to flourish in Democrat-led cities – not under President Trump," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a news release. "Today's verdict on terrorism charges will not be the last as the Trump administration systematically dismantles Antifa and finally halts their violence on America's streets."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/verdict-prairieland-alvarado-ice-facility-federal-trial/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=918973400

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SF 4290

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/SF/4290/versions/latest/

https://www.kvrr.com/2026/03/11/minnesota-state-senator-proposes-assault-weapon-ban-restrictions-on-current-owners/

ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) – State Senator Matt Klein has been representing the 53rd District since 2017 – and he’s been speaking out about gun violence pretty much from the start.

“30,000 people in America every year die of gun violence. It’s clearly a health problem that we are not addressing with the seriousness that we should,” he said in a 2018 interview.

On Monday, he made perhaps his boldest move on that front yet, introducing SF 4290, which essentially seeks to ban the sale or acquisition of “semiautomatic military-style assault weapons” in Minnesota.

Additionally, those who already have the weapons who want to keep them would be required to obtain certification from the state and allow law enforcement to enter their home and make sure they’re being stored correctly.

This latter provision seems to have particularly raised the ire of pro-gun groups.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/14/two-indian-ships-cross-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-says-it-allowed-passage

Iran’s envoy to New Delhi says Tehran allowed some Indian vessels to pass the Strait in a rare exception to the blockade.

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All six crew members have died after a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, officials said.

The KC-135 plane went down in western Iraq at around 2pm on 12 March, US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, said in a statement on Friday.

The identities of the dead service members are being withheld for 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.

The plane crash "was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire", CENTCOM said, echoing an earlier statement on the incident which involved another aircraft that landed safely.

A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency the other aircraft was also a KC-135 refuelling plane.

The circumstances of the incident were under investigation, CENTCOM added.

An umbrella group of Iranian proxies called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for downing the plane on Thursday. But the group previously made false claims about attacks during the Iran war.

The US military has used the KC-135, built by Boeing in the 1950s and early 1960s, for more than 60 years to refuel aircraft mid-flight, allowing them to carry out missions without having to land.

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https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-shuts-off-internet-in-moscow-as-it-tests-nationwide-censorship-system-3b44c0af

Russia is stepping up its tests of systems designed to keep millions of people from accessing information online in times of political unrest, shutting off mobile internet access in the capital in recent days.
People in Moscow, a city of 13 million, have found themselves unable to pay online bills or message co-workers in recent days. Commuters stepping out of the city’s subway stations can’t order a cab to the office. Unable to access online maps, many are asking strangers for directions for the first time in years. Those who normally work from home are filling cafes as they seek a stable Wi-Fi connection.
In recent months, dozens of Russian regions have gone offline suddenly. The Kremlin has defended the shut-offs as necessary to protect Russians from attacks by Ukrainian drones, which can use local cellphone towers for navigation.
But analysts say what Russians are actually experiencing is the trial of a nationwide system Moscow has been honing to limit information and hobble connectivity in times of upheaval, inspired by lessons from Iran and other authoritarian states.
“This is a system they have wanted to build for years. Now the threat of Ukrainian drones is a perfect chance to test it nationwide,” said Alena Epifanova, an expert on Russia’s internet at the German Council on Foreign Relations. “They use it as a pretext, even in regions where there is no such danger.”
The shutdowns have attracted greater attention in recent days as they have hit Moscow, a city that has long prided itself on its embrace of online services. Now data outages are disrupting daily routines and businesses.

Today: Trump says ‘many countries’ will send war ships to patrol Strait of Hormuz.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/5784272-trump-countries-ships-strait-hormuz/

President Trump on Saturday announced that “many countries” will send war ships to patrol the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, suggesting that its military is still capable of fighting back “no matter how badly defeated they are.”

“Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.”

He added that “hopefully” China, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and other countries “affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated.”

“In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water,” Trump continued. “One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!”

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Another investigation into voter fraud quietly shelved because it disproves Republicunt talking points.
You'd think if the fraud was so prevalent they'd have found SOMETHING by now?
Why are MAGA so stupid? No answers, but plenty of examples to follow
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-closes-2020-election-fraud-inquiry-nevada/

The FBI has closed a politically charged voter fraud inquiry sought by Nevada's top federal prosecutor, after finding only 38 non-citizens may have voted in the 2020 presidential election, sources with direct knowledge of the probe told CBS News.

The FBI ended the inquiry in late January, after Sigal Chattah, the first assistant U.S. attorney in Nevada, had ordered the bureau in July to open a 2020 election fraud probe that she claimed could help flip a key congressional seat in Republicans' favor. She also said it could ensnare President Trump's Democratic opponents — state attorneys general who had gone after fake electors — sources previously told CBS News.

At that time, she provided the FBI with a thumb drive of data compiled by the Republican Party that she claimed would show that non-citizens had voted in the 2020 election and that people on Indian reservations were accepting cash for ballots, the sources previously said.

But an FBI review of Nevada voter roll data, compared against Department of Homeland Security citizenship data, only identified 38 possible non-citizen voters. In addition, FBI agents told Chattah's office that the statute of limitations to pursue any possible case had also expired, which made bringing a case untenable, according to sources familiar with the case.

Chattah did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


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The Pentagon has approved the deployment of a full Marine Expeditionary Unit of approximately 2,500 Marines to the Middle East.


Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed off on the request from U.S. Central Command, the officials said. The elite, self-contained rapid-reaction force is being rushed to the region as Iran intensifies its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz.


Iran’s actions have paralyzed commercial traffic through the critical waterway, which carries one-fifth of global oil supplies. The blockade has already driven up gas prices worldwide and created a serious military and political challenge for President Trump.


This surge adds significant ground combat power at a moment of rapid escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict. The expeditionary unit is designed for immediate crisis response and can operate independently with its own air, ground and logistics elements.


A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment on the deployment.

https://www.disclose.tv/id/9kk1moc6dy/

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The Trump administration has quickly depleted critical munitions since the Iran conflict began. This raises concerns about the rising costs of war and the US's ability to replenish its stockpiles. The depletion includes advanced long-range Tomahawk missiles, highlighting a potential issue for future military readiness.

https://www.ft.com/content/14713f6f-a1a6-4477-bd10-d3780fbc8ab5

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Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mujtaba Khamenei declared that all U.S. military bases in the region must immediately close or face direct attack.


In his first public statement since succeeding his slain father, Khamenei ordered the Strait of Hormuz to remain closed.


He commanded Iranian forces to utilize all available resources to enforce and expand the blockade on the waterway that supplies one-fifth of the world’s oil.


Khamenei further instructed action against every vulnerable area belonging to the enemy.

The statements were read on state television Thursday.


Two tankers were set ablaze in Iraq’s Basra port by suspected Iranian explosive boats, killing at least one crew member.

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5 refueling planes reportedly damaged. This does not include the crashed tanker and tanker damaged in flight.

These tankers are critical to the war because they allow fighters and bombers to:
• fly long missions into Iran
• stay airborne longer
• launch multiple strikes

If tankers get hit, it reduces the range and tempo of airstrikes.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/us-israel-iran-war-news-2026/card/five-air-force-refueling-planes-hit-in-iranian-strike-on-saudi-arabia-wHYFMW2YG3p0rwH3HaGU

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https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0312/1563131-michigan-synagogue/

An unidentified shooter has been killed after exchanging gunfire with security in an attack on a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, police said.

Police said the gunman was dead following the attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield.

Police did not immediately confirm the death of the assailant but said no one else appeared to have been hurt.

Law enforcement officers flooded the area soon after the incident, amid heightened tension nationwide over the US-Israeli war against Iran.