Here is the GPL News Brief for March 17th 2026:

* Joe Kent, top counterterrorism official, says Iran posed no imminent threat as he resigns over Trump’s war

* U.S. may be forced to shut down some airports over funding standoff, TSA official says

* Cornyn, Casar spar over DHS funding outside Austin airport

* Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact

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* Trump says we ‘don’t need help’ from other NATO nations in Iran after leaders turn down his requests

* Scientists Warn of Health Risks As Climate Change Reduces Physical Activity

* Millions left without power after major blackout hits Cuba’s western region

* Trump expects to have the ‘honour’ of taking Cuba

* Russia says it supports Cuba after Trump says he will ‘take’ the Communist republic

* Tennessee minors sue Musk’s xAI, alleging Grok generated sexual images of them

* Trump says he’ll never endorse anyone who votes against SAVE Act

* ‘We’re going to have a problem’: Republicans want Trump to move on from 2020

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