Here is the GPL News Brief for March 18th 2026:

* ‘Tell it to my face’: Paul airs beef with Mullin in DHS nomination clash

* Senators clash with Trump’s homeland security pick; intel officials testify on top threats

* Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did

* US military drops 5,000-pound deep-penetrator bombs near Strait of Hormuz

* As Trump keeps Texas guessing, neither Cornyn nor Paxton backs down from Republican Senate runoff

* Cesar Chavez, a civil rights leader, is accused of abusing girls for years

* Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez

* César Chavez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta and others

* Officials Scramble to Rename Cesar Chavez Day and Other Honors

* Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

* David Zaslav to Receive More Than $550 Million in Compensation Related to Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger

* David Ellison Unveils Sweeping Vision for Warner Bros: “This Is About Reinventing the Business”

* Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Trailer: Tom Holland Shoots Organic Webs, Reunites With Bruce Banner and Teams Up With Punisher

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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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Here is the GPL News Brief for March 16th 2026:

* Border Patrol’s Gregory Bovino to retire, sources say

* US judge blocks efforts to reshape childhood vaccine policy

* Democrats demand DOJ investigation into Noem testimony on ad campaign, detentions

* ‘Not our war’: U.S. allies balk at Trump’s Strait of Hormuz demands

* Iran War Live Updates: Trump Disparages Allies for Rebuffing His Requests for Military Assistance

* More than 3,500 flights canceled and lines snaked around terminals as storms and TSA issues snarl air travel

* Oscars 2026 Winners: See the Full List Here

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Here is the GPL News Brief for March 13th 2026:

I mean this sincerely, not in a petty way….

Approximately 5,000 U.S. sailors & marines deploying to Mideast to support war in Iran

Hegseth Claims Iranian Military Is ‘Destroyed,’ Argues Strait of Hormuz Attacks Are Sign of ‘Sheer Desperation’

Fmr. Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta: Surprised U.S. had ‘no plan’ to deal with closure of Strait of Hormuz

Trump: Iran war will end when I ‘feel it in my bones’

417 days into Donald Trump’s term, the president’s net approval rating is -17

The Oil Tankers Trump Seized Are Costing the U.S. Millions of Dollars

UK’s Andrew and Mandelson pictured in bathrobes with Epstein

Trump Is Obsessed With These $145 Shoes—and Won’t Let Anyone Leave Without a Pair

Early photos of enslaved people in 1850 head home from Harvard to South Carolina museum

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Here is the GPL News Brief for March 12th 2026:

* Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library

* Kash Patel partners with UFC in having MMA fighters train FBI agents, Dana White reveals

* A Foreign Hacker Accessed FBI Files on Epstein Back in 2023

* FBI to investigate Michigan attack as ‘targeted act of violence’ against Jewish community

* Old Dominion shooting suspect is ex-Army National Guard member with past terror conviction

* Israel’s military drops prosecution of reservists who allegedly raped Palestinian detainee

* Pentagon blocks photographers from Hegseth’s briefings on the Iran war

* A Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job

* Park Service Warns of Quicksand at a Recreation Area in Arizona and Utah

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Here is the GPL News Brief for March 11th 2026:

* Trump’s pick for State Department role withdraws after ‘insensitive’ race remarks

* Chatbots encouraged ‘teens’ to plan shootings in study

* Trump tells Axios there’s “practically nothing left” to target in Iran

* U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

* Pam Bondi Flees to U.S. Military Base After Reported Spike in Threats

* Republicans Concede They Need to Pivot on Immigration Before Midterms

* Harvey Weinstein describes his life in prison as “hell” and proclaims his innocence ahead of a new trial

* Florida man arrested after elaborate scheme to steal over $600k worth of potatoes and onions

* New statue of Trump and Epstein recreating famed ‘Titanic’ scene is placed on National Mall

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Here is the GPL News Brief for March 10th 2026:

* Hegseth says Tuesday will be ‘most intense day of strikes’ on Iran

* Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab. The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025

Keep this in mind when you see a family on food stamps trying to get cereal.

* Jewish settlers escalate West Bank terrorist attacks under the guise of war with Iran

* Even Joe Rogan is against Trump’s attacks on Iran: ‘It just seems so insane’

* Trump appoints Charlie Kirk’s widow to Air Force Academy board

* Ohio State President Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

* Ohio State University says it is investigating OB-GYN with ties to Jeffrey Epstein

* OSU president talks Wexner name, trustees OK dorm upgrades and 15th Ave gateway

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Here is the GPL News Brief for March 9th 2026:

* Trump ‘not happy’ with new Iran supreme leader

* Trump says Iran’s new supreme leader ‘is not going to last long’ without his approval

* Weekend travelers encounter long waits at some airports during DHS shutdown

* Could There be a Military Draft? Trump Administration Says it’s ‘On Table’

* Alexander Brothers Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking

* Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield who exposed Watergate tapes dies at 99

* It’s All About Dead Presidents: Stephen A. Smith Officially Not Running For White House In 2028

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Here is the GPL News Brief for March 6th 2026:

The Rev. Jesse Jackson remembered

Jesse Jackson was always brilliant

Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights

James Carville Doubles Down on Telling Ilhan Omar to Leave Democrat Party for ‘Attacking White Men’

Trump’s War

‘I guess’: Trump admits Americans should be worried about retaliatory Iran strikes at home

Trump criticised for ‘deranged’ warning about retaliatory Iran attacks

Millions of Americans under threat of tornadoes as spring storm season kicks in early in the US

Storms to hit from Texas to NY. Where to expect tornadoes and hail

FBI Arrests U.S. Contractor’s Son In $46 Million Crypto Theft

Kristi Noem’s DHS Replacement Has An Embarrassing Scandal That’s A Little Too On The Nose

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Here is the GPL News Brief for March 5th 2026:

* Republican-led House declines to constrain Trump’s war in Iran, just as Senate did

* Trump says he has ‘to be involved’ in picking next Iran leader and Khamenei’s son is ‘unacceptable’

* Trump replacing Noem as Homeland Security secretary

* The Controversies Finally Caught Up to Kristi Noem

* Why Trump Changed His Mind on Kristi Noem

* Trader Joe’s products included in huge nationwide recall impacting more than 36 million pounds of food

* Senator Helps Officers Forcibly Remove Protesting Veteran From Hearing

* Paxton says he’d consider dropping out of Senate runoff if Republicans pass voter ID bill

* House rejects Nancy Mace’s push for sexual harassment disclosure

* $300k in taxpayer funds has been spent settling sexual harassment claims against Congress, report says

* Rep. Tony Gonzales, forced into runoff, admits to affair with aide who died by suicide

* Republican leaders call on Rep. Tony Gonzales to end his re-election campaign

* Louisiana mayor convicted of raping 16-year-old boy at her home while still in office

* Ex-husband testifies she confessed to having sex with minor

Ain’t no way this cost 220 MILLY!

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