https://www.rawstory.com/karoline-leavitts-stunning-admission-on-trump-war-plans-sends-shockwaves-unbelievable/

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt sparked a frenzy on Sunday after making a startling admission as to President Donald Trump’s plans for the ongoing U.S.-Israel military siege on Iran.

“Mothers out there are worried that we’re going to have a draft, that they’re going to see their sons and daughters get involved in this,” said Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, speaking with Leavitt Sunday. “What do you want to say about the president’s plans for troops on the ground? As we know, it’s been largely an air campaign up until now.”

In a stunning admission, Leavitt told Bartiromo that mandatory conscription – not seen since the Vietnam War – had not been ruled out by her boss.

“It has been, and it will continue to be, and President Trump wisely does not remove options off of the table,” Leavitt said.

“I know a lot of politicians like to do that quickly, but the president, as commander in chief, wants to continue to assess the success of this military operation. It’s not part of the current plan right now, but the president, again, wisely keeps his options on the table.”

Leavitt’s remarks sent immediate shockwaves among critics, many of whom took her comments as a sign that conscription was imminent.

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https://apnews.com/article/alexander-butterfield-death-watergate-tapes-nixon-39a00552ae8a404da00a0d4bd5bc2d3d

Alexander Butterfield, a key aide to President Nixon, has passed away at 99. He revealed the existence of tape recordings in the Oval Office, which contributed to Nixon's resignation during the Watergate scandal. Butterfield's disclosure came during a Senate hearing in July 1973 and shocked many in Washington. He oversaw a taping system that recorded conversations in several critical areas.


His passing was confirmed by his wife and John Dean, also involved in exposing Watergate wrongdoing. Butterfield later described his role in Nixon's downfall as both heavy and significant. He criticized Nixon, calling him “not an honest man” and felt justice was served when Nixon resigned.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-victim-16-told-fbi-trump-was-on-phone-during-attack/

>Jeffrey Epstein told a 16-year-old girl to strip and massage him as he spoke to Donald Trump on speaker phone, a victim of the late sex trafficker has alleged to federal investigators.

>The shocking new allegation was uncovered by the Daily Mail, which notes that Epstein allegedly barked the order in the massage room at his seven-story Manhattan townhome in 2004.

>Simultaneously, the victim, who says she was a high school junior at the time, claimed that Epstein took off his clothes and climbed onto a massage table. She alleges that he then sexually abused her there.

>The woman told investigators that Epstein was on the phone with Trump when she arrived at his Upper East Side lair—her third visit to the home. Epstein told the woman to hurry upon arrival, saying, “Let’s go, let’s go,” according to an FBI memo.

>That horrific scene was detailed in a document that the Justice Department did not release until last week. It was not part of the first major dump of the Epstein files in January because it was incorrectly marked as a duplicate, the DOJ has claimed.

>“EPSTEIN got on the massage table and was on a speakerphone call with DONALD TRUMP,” the FBI memo reads. “[The victim] started getting undressed, and they started massaging him. (The victim) started massaging EPSTEIN’s feet and pointed to his back.”

>From there, Epstein’s accuser alleges that he grabbed her hand and pulled her on top of him.

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>A Miami-Dade County Republican Party group chat was flooded with slurs weeks after it was created

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/miami-group-chat-young-conservatives-racism-1235525657/

> Vacationers have long known that Miami group chats can be a force for evil. Friendship-ruining, relationship-destroying, and, in the case of the Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party, a national scandal.

>The Miami Herald reported this week that the local Republican chapter’s recently established Whatsapp group chat for young conservatives was quickly overrun with racist and misogynistic posts. According to the Herald, users threw around racist slurs against Black and Jewish people with abandon, including hundreds of instances of the n-word.

>In one instance, College Republicans Recruitment Chair Dariel Gonzalez wrote that “you can f–k all the [k***s] you want. Just don’t marry them and procreate,” leading Florida International University Turning Point USA chapter president Ian Valdes to reply that he “would def not marry a Jew.”

>Another user, William Bejerano, sent a long list of violent acts he encouraged against Black people. The n-word-packed message included acts like crucifixion, dissection, and beheading. The chat also went through several rounds of renaming, including “Uber R****d Yapping,” and “Gooning in Agartha,” a reference to Nazi esoterica associated with SS head Heinrich Himmler.

>In response, Florida International University has opened an investigation into the group chat and the students allegedly involved. Two Republican Florida state senators have also called for the involved students to be expelled.

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Voters continue to disapprove sharply of Trump’s handling of inflation and the cost of living, issues that were key to his 2024 victory and remain among Americans’ top concerns heading into the midterm elections.

And they don’t like his actions on Iran, with the U.S. now at war with the nation after Trump ordered strikes starting last weekend — strikes a majority say should not have happened.

Across five issues tested, voters give the president their lowest marks on the economy, with 62% disapproving of Trump’s handling of inflation and the cost of living and 36% approving. It’s an issue Democrats are trying to capitalize on heading into the midterms, after the party’s candidates found success on the issue in 2025, even as Trump has tried to change the narrative on the economy.

Nearly half of voters (48%) say Trump’s policies have hurt the economy, while 35% say they have helped and 16% say they have not made much of a difference. It’s a turnaround from Trump’s first term, when more voters said his policies helped (41%) than hurt (26%).

Voters are particularly frustrated by Trump’s tariffs, with 55% saying they have hurt the economy and 33% saying they have helped.

Just over 1 in 4 voters (27%) say their own financial situation is getting better, while 38% say it is getting worse and 35% say it is staying about the same.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-trump-struggles-immigration-prices-iran-democrats-midterm-edge-rcna261861

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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vpns-up-porn-websites-down-australia-brings-new-online-age-restrictions-2026-03-09/

SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - Australians were downloading virtual private networks (VPNs) in droves, while one of the world's largest porn distributors said it was blocking users from its platforms as the country rolled out sweeping online age restrictions on Monday.

Last December, Australia became the first country to impose a nationwide ban on teenagers using social media. A separate law now requires AI-powered chatbot services to keep certain content - including pornography, extreme violence and self-harm and eating disorder material - from minors or face fines of up to A$49.5 million ($34.5 million).

The country also joined Britain, France and dozens of U.S. states requiring websites which disseminate pornography to verify users are over 18. App stores must also run age checks before allowing downloads of software labelled 18+.

The country's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the measures aimed to afford children the same protection online as the world expected offline.

https://fortune.com/2026/03/07/pentagon-emil-michael-anthropic-claude-defense-ai-openai-iran-war-palantir/

The Defense Department’s reliance on Anthropic’s AI came as a shocking realization that ultimately led to their dramatic schism, according to a top Pentagon official.

Emil Michael, the department’s under secretary for research and engineering as well as its chief technology officer, detailed the events leading up to the public feud in a Friday episode of the All-In podcast.

After the U.S. military’s raid on Venezuela in early January that captured dictator Nicolas Maduro, Anthropic asked Palantir if its AI was used in the operation. While Anthropic has characterized the inquiry as routine, the Pentagon and Palantir interpreted it as a potential threat to their access.

“I’m like, holy shit, what if this software went down, some guardrail picked up, some refusal happened for the next fight like this one and we left our people at risk?” Michael recalled. “So I went to Secretary Hegseth, I said this would happen and that was like a whoa moment for the whole leadership at the Pentagon that we’re potentially so dependent on a software provider without another alternative.”

Until recently, Anthropic’s Claude was the only AI model authorized in classified settings. The San Francisco-based startup has said it’s patriotic and seeks to defend the U.S., but won’t allow its AI to be used in mass domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons.

The Pentagon insisted it would use the AI in lawful scenarios and refused to abide by any limits from the company that would go beyond those constraints.

After failing to reach a compromise last week, President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to stop using Anthropic while giving the Pentagon six months to phase it out. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also designated the company a supply-chain risk, meaning contractors can’t use it for military work.

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A viral video showing an Indian student in the United States handling a handgun has stirred a row with several social media users, they are demanding the student be deported for violating several laws.

The clip shows Akhilesh Chetla Ravi inside a convenience store or gas station. In the short video, he is seen holding a handgun while radio chatter in the background mentions "Shots fired." The footage was first linked to his Snapchat account before going viral across social media platforms.

Post sharing the clip claimed the Rabi was in the United States on an F-1 student visa and had been working illegally off campus in the video. Under US visa rules, F-1 students face strict limits on employment outside their university and are not allowed to take up unauthorized work.

The viral posts also questioned the legality of him possessing a firearm. Some users argued that the situation could involve violations of the immigration and firearm regulations.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/row-over-indian-student-on-f1-visa-flashing-gun-in-viral-video-he-must-be-deported/articleshow/129272542.cms

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-cannot-end-protections-350000-haitians-us-appeals-court-rules-2026-03-07/
March 7 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court has refused to let the Trump administration revoke legal protections that allow more than 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the U.S., and avoid being returned to their gang-violence-stricken country.
A 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late on Friday rejected the administration's bid to pause a February 2 ruling that blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from ending Haiti's Temporary Protected Status.
TPS is a humanitarian program that shields eligible migrants from deportation and allows them to work.
Under outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the department has moved to end TPS for a dozen countries as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, arguing the program was never intended to serve as a "de facto amnesty."
The administration had asked the D.C. Circuit to stay U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes' February order while it appeals. Her decision came in a class-action lawsuit brought by Haitians seeking to prevent DHS from exposing them to deportation.
Reyes found that Noem's November move to end the Haitians' legal protections likely violated TPS termination procedures and the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment guarantee of equal protection under the law.
The administration on appeal noted that the U.S. Supreme Court had twice allowed it to end TPS for Venezuelans.
But U.S. Circuit Judges Florence Pan and Brad Garcia, both appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, distinguished the cases and said Haitians sent home would "be vulnerable to violence amid a 'collapsing rule of law' and lack access to life-sustaining medical care."

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/08/republican-senator-thom-tillis-stephen-miller

Stephen Miller a ‘big problem’ for Trump administration, says Republican senator

Thom Tillis, who called for the resignation or firing of DHS secretary Kristi Noem, says White House adviser ‘should go’
Michael Sainato
Sun 8 Mar 2026 11.20 EDT
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Republican Senator Thom Tillis said on Sunday he believes White House adviser Stephen Miller “should go” and that his role in the Trump administration has been a “big problem”.

The senior senator representing North Carolina, when asked on CNN’s State of the Union if he thinks Miller should go, during a conversation about the administration’s immigration crackdown, responded to host Jake Tapper stating “Oh, of course I do.”

“He is not worried about substance. He’s more worried about form, but I also think that he has an outsized influence over the operations of the cabinet. And I believe we’ve got qualified cabinet members there that sometimes are doing less than what they want to, because of his direction and his outsized influence. He’s a big problem in this administration. He has been from the beginning,” said Tillis.

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https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/07/mum-falsely-accused-10-different-men-rape-faces-jail-wicked-pack-lies-27285393/

Mum who falsely accused 10 different men of rape faces jail over ‘wicked pack of lies’

A mum is facing jail after telling a ‘wicked pack of lies’ that she had been sexually assaulted by 10 men.

Stacy Sharples bragged to one of her victims she had ‘got away with it, again’ while believing police were not pressing charges against her, a court heard.

However she later admitted to falsely framing the men, none of whom were charged, including fabricating claims she had been attacked and knifed.

Sharples went to the home of her first victim, Kaylum Davies, on Boxing Day 2013, Bolton Crown Court heard.

Despite reports suggesting the mother was quiet and said nothing to Mr Davies, she phoned her brother after leaving his house claiming she was in danger and had been forced to perform a sex act.

Mr Davies denied all the claims but spent 18 months on bail. He was not charged amid concerns over inconsistencies in Sharples’ story.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/russia-aiding-iran-targeting
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue, the first indication that Moscow has sought to get involved in the war.

Much of the intelligence Russia has shared with Iran has been imagery from Moscow’s sophisticated constellation of overhead satellites, one of the people said. It is not clear what Russia is getting in return for the assistance.

CNN has asked the Kremlin and the Russian embassy in Washington for comment.

It is also not clear whether any single Iranian attack can be linked to Russian targeting intelligence, which was first reported by the Washington Post. But several Iranian drones have hit locations where US troops have been in recent days. An Iranian drone struck a makeshift facility housing US troops in Kuwait on Sunday, killing six US service members, CNN has reported.

One of the sources briefed on the intelligence said, “This shows Russia still likes Iran very much.”

The US also has intelligence suggesting that China may be preparing to provide Iran with financial assistance, spare parts and missile components, three people familiar with the matter said, though Beijing has stayed out of the war up until now. China relies heavily on Iranian oil and has reportedly been pressuring Tehran to allow safe passage for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

“China is more cautious in its support. It wants the war to end because it endangers their energy supply,” one of the sources familiar said.


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https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/07/protesters-throw-smoke-bombs-clash-over-jake-lang-pig-roast-at-anti-islamification-rally-at-gracie-mansion/

An Upper East Side anti-Muslim rally led by Jan. 6 rioter and far-right influencer Jake Lang erupted into chaos as Lang and his cronies were confronted by scores of counter-protesters outside of Gracie Mansion on Saturday — the home of Mayor Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor — and a smoking improvised device was thrown, sending demonstrators scrambling for cover.

A group of counter-protesters were also pepper-sprayed as they chased down two Lang supporters, videos posted online about the wild protest show.

Saturday’s anti-Muslim protest — with Lang demanding an end to what he sees as the “Islamification of New York City” — was fueled by the ongoing war in Iran and Mamdani’s election to City Hall.

During the protest a man threw a homemade device at Lang and his crew, who were about 20-people strong, around 12:38 p.m. The object gave off some flames and smoke, but didn’t explode.

“They threw a bomb at us!” Lang and his supporters screamed as a suspect was handcuffed.

“Get your s— together!” Lang yelled at cops. “This should be a state of emergency!”

The incident was captured on NYPD ARGUS cameras, NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said later at a press conference at the scene.

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Video Emerges in Fatal ICE Shooting of US Citizen Ruben Ray Martinez

https://www.newsweek.com/video-emerges-fatal-ice-shooting-us-citizen-ruben-ray-martinez-11636900

Newsweek has obtained police body-worn camera footage, photos, and new statements that shed new light on the moments a U.S. citizen was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas almost one year ago.

Over 160 pieces of evidence tied to Ruben Ray Martinez’s death by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent were released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), following Newsweek’s public records request for further documents on the 23-year-old’s death in South Padre Island on March 15, 2025.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjxR8Otc0H8 TEXAS

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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-convicted-plotting-kill-trump-over-death-iran-commander-2026-03-07/
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - A Pakistani man was convicted on Friday of planning to kill President Donald Trump and other prominent U.S. politicians two years ago at the behest of Iran, the Department of Justice said.
Asif Merchant was accused of trying to recruit people in the U.S. in a plan targeting Trump and others in retaliation for Washington's killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020, when Trump was in his first term.
Targets in the 2024 plot also included then-President Joe Biden and Nikki Haley, who ran against Trump that year for the Republican presidential nomination, federal prosecutors said.
Merchant was convicted of "murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries," directed by the Iranian authorities, the DOJ said in a statement.
The trial in the New York City borough of Brooklyn started last week, days before Trump ordered an assault on Iran, carried out with Israel, that has expanded into the region's biggest war in years.
Merchant admitted to joining the plot with Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps but testified he did so unwillingly, to protect his family in Tehran.
Merchant said he was never ordered to kill a specific person but that his Iranian handler named three people in the course of conversations in the Iranian capital.
Law enforcement thwarted the plan before any attack occurred. A person Merchant contacted in April 2024 to help with the plot reported his activities and became a confidential informant, the DOJ said. Merchant was arrested and pleaded not guilty that year.
The Revolutionary Guards have a central role in Iran, with a combination of military and economic power and an intelligence network. Tehran has denied accusations that it targeted Trump or other U.S. officials.