A top U.S. counterterrorism official resigned Tuesday over the war with Iran, marking the first major departure inside the Trump administration tied to the conflict and showing the divide in MAGA world between the isolationists and the more hawkish wing.
A top U.S. counterterrorism official resigned Tuesday over the war with Iran, marking the first major departure inside the Trump administration tied to the conflict and showing the divide in MAGA world between the isolationists and the more hawkish wing.
President Trump said Monday that “numerous countries have told me they’re on the way” to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway near Iran where roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil flows.
Cuban officials reported an island-wide blackout on Monday, leaving the country of roughly 11 million residents without power. Prolonged blackouts and food shortages sparked a rarely seen protest at the Communist Party headquarters in Morón on Saturday, according to Cuban state media.
Six U.S. service members died after a U.S. military refueling tanker crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Friday. The crash brings the total number of U.S. service members killed in operations related to the war against Iran to at least 13.
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Speed Read
Tuesday, March 17
⏳ THE SPEED READ
🚨NATION
Nebraska faces largest wildfire in the state’s history (NEBRASKA EXAMINER)
A ‘scorcher’ heatwave threatens records in California, Southwest (USA TODAY)
Illinois Senate primary race is test of Pritzker’s sway, Democrats’ views of ICE, outside spending (CBS)
Government shutdown may lead to airport closures, Trump official warns (USA TODAY)
Republicans are launching a voting bill debate that could last days or even weeks (AP)
Comer formally subpoenas Pam Bondi over Epstein investigation (THE HILL)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Afghan Taliban says hundreds killed in Pakistani air strike on Kabul hospital (RFE)
French far right struggles to deliver decisive breakthrough (POLITICO)
Cuba will allow nationals living abroad to invest in and own businesses on the island, economic czar says (NBC)
1 in 5 UK university students ‘reluctant’ to share house with Jewish student (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Amazon rolls out 1-hour, 3-hour delivery as ultrafast shipping trend grows in the U.S. (CNBC)
Scientists say marijuana doesn’t ease anxiety or other mental health conditions (CNN)
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos claims Paramount created Warner Bros. regulatory challenge narrative that “didn’t exist” (DEADLINE)
Google scraps AI search feature that crowdsourced amateur medical advice (GUARDIAN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Banksy’s face revealed in only known photos of the elusive artist (NY POST)
Mormon Wives halts filming after Taylor Frankie Paul involved in recent alleged domestic violence incident (PEOPLE)
Antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster continues with states leading the charge (ABC)
Alabama’s Aden Holloway, the Tide’s No. 2 scorer, is arrested on a felony drug charge (AP)
