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Trump & Co Watch March 2026

Russia has condemned the US and Israel's attack on the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. Trump says US considering 'winding down' war; Iran fired missiles at Diego Garcia military base — 20-21 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump administration is easing sanctions on certain Iranian oil stockpiles: temporarily removing sanctions on barrels of Iranian oil that are currently at sea, a move that will allow allies badly in need of supply to purchase them — 20 March 2026 (LINK)

White House releases AI legislation framework, highlighting protections for children and limiting liability for developers — 20 March 2026 (LINK)

US jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase: two tweets posted in May 2022 by Musk contained false statements responsible for a plunge in Twitter’s share price: could be ordered to pay billions of dollars, according to damages calculated by jurors — 20 March 2026 (LINK)

FP: Starlink has privatized geopolitics: from Ukraine to Iran, Elon Musk's service has become an arbiter of foreign policy — 20 March 2026 (LINK)

US judge blocks Pentagon's restrictions on press after New York Times lawsuit: alleged changes gave DoD free rein to punish reporters and outlets over coverage it did not like — 20 March 2026 (LINK)

— Of 56 news outlets in the Pentagon Press Association, only one agreed to sign onto the new policy.

Things are suddenly looking incredibly bad for Trump's social media company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG): it's circling the drain — 19 March 2026 (LINK)

Switzerland risks the ire of the White House as it flags potential currency intervention: increasingly willing to intervene in foreign exchange markets — 19 March 2026 (LINK)

US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America — 18 March 2026 (LINK)

US FBI director Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans — 18 March 2026 (LINK)

Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat — 17 March 2026 (LINK)

— Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel are scheduled to testify before lawmakers this week about threats facing the U.S., an annual hearing.

Jessica Foster: the viral OnlyFans AI fooling millions of MAGA fans — 17 March 2026 (LINK)

U.S. considers withholding H.I.V. aid to Zambia unless it expands minerals access — 16 March 2026 (LINK)

Last protester in immigration detention after Trump’s campus crackdown has been released on $100,000 bond after a year in custody — 16 March 2026 (LINK)

BBC asks UK judge to toss Trump's $10 billion defamation case: not aired in US — 16 March 2026 (LINK)

— The network said the president's claims over the way his Jan. 6, 2021 speech was edited fall "well short of the high bar of actual malice".

Trump vents frustration with allies over strait of Hormuz; UAE closes its airspace — 16 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise — 16 March 2026 (LINK)

— Trump said twice Monday that he spoke to one of his predecessors about the Iran war and that the former president said he wished he had taken the action Trump did. It appears he did not speak to any of the four former presidents. He said it wasn't Bush and then said "I don't want to say" when he was asked it was Clinton.

Trump stuns CNN anchor with head-spinning flip-flops in minutes — 16 March 2026 (LINK)

• 12:21 p.m.: If we ever needed help, they won't be there for us. I've just known that for a long period of time.
• 12:53 p.m.: We have some that are really enthusiastic. They're coming already.
• 12:54 p.m.: This is a need, need would be one of the big boys.
• 12:55 p.m.: If we need their mine boats or if we need anything, any piece of apparatus that they may have because of a situation that they have, they should be jumping to help us.
• 12:19 p.m.: We want them to come and help us with the Strait.
• 12:56 p.m.: My attitude is, we don't need anybody. We're the strongest nation in the world. We have the strongest military by far in the world. We don't need them.

Musk's Grok chatbot made sexual images of minors, teens allege in lawsuit — 16 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again 'just for fun' — 14 March 2026 (LINK)

US judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing 'essentially zero evidence' — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

White House set to receive $10B fee over TikTok U.S. deal, WSJ reports — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump faces new impeachment calls after massive TikTok fee revealed: 'Abject corruption' — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump administration invokes emergency powers to restart oil operations off California coast — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

— Restarts an oil pipeline that state officials have kept offline since 2015. The Energy Department: "Today, more than 60 percent of the oil refined in California comes from overseas, with a significant share traveling through the Strait of Hormuz — presenting serious national security threats."

The Atlantic: Why Trump didn't plan for the Strait of Hormuz: officials assumed that such a move would hurt Iran more than the United States — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump's 'racist hate speech' and migration crackdowns violate human rights, UN's committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) says — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump's disastrous Truth Social company hits rock bottom with lowest stock price ever: lost a staggering $712.1 million last year — while earning a pitiful $3.7 million — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

— 52 percent owned by Trump and trades with a ticker of his initials DJT.

TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

US airports ask for donations for unpaid TSA staff amid partial government shutdown — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

8 accused of antifa ties convicted on terrorism charges over shooting at Texas immigration facility — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump announces Ric Grenell is stepping down as Kennedy Center's president — 13 March 2026 (LINK)

— Grenell's departure comes as the Kennedy Center prepares to close this summer for a two-year renovation. The president said Matt Floca, who manages the Kennedy Center's facilities operations, will succeed Grenell: "Ric Grenell has done an excellent job."

Elon Musk orders sweeping layoffs as xAI fails to catch on — 12 March 2026 (LINK)

US attorneys handpicked by Pam Bondi were appointed illegally, judge rules — by bypassing congressional approval — 9 March 2026 (LINK)

— In a blistering 130-page ruling, he said overreach by the executive branch could jeopardise all of its cases before him.

US: RFK Jr's pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say — 10 March 2026 (LINK)

Daily Beast: '60 Minutes' called out over editing of Pentagon Pete segment: one of MAGA's biggest stars is not happy with CBS — 9 March 2026 (LINK)

US: Judge rules Kari Lake's tenure leading USAGM (U.S. Agency for Global Media) was invalid, voiding Lake's actions as the acting head of the agency over the past year. — 8 March 2026 (LINK)

— The ruling invalidates Lake's directive to lay off hundreds of employees across USAGM and the government-funded broadcasters it governs, such as Voice of America.

U.S. military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific — 8 March 2026 (LINK)

— NPR: Sunday's attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in small vessels in early September.

DOJ releases 2019 Epstein files with sexual assault accusations against Trump — 6 March 2026 (LINK)

— She described being trafficked and assaulted as a teenager. The DOJ reports the woman was considered credible, but after four interviews she declined to cooperate, and the claims remain unverified. The White House denies the allegations, calling them baseless.

As Iran chokes Strait of Hormuz, U.S. vows $20B for maritime reinsurance — 6 March 2026 (LINK)

White House: President Trump's Cyber Strategy for America — 6 March 2026 (LINK)

The Trump administration says it can't process tariff refunds because of computer problems: The CBP says it could have a more efficient system up and running in 45 days — 6 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump Administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time after controversial decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs for rare diseases — 7 March 2026 (LINK)

'Melania' movie admits defeat after humiliating box office bomb — 6 March 2026 (LINK)

— By its fourth week, the documentary had disappeared from the box office entirely, not appearing in IMDb's top 38 films. The film is one of the most expensive of its kind, reportedly costing a whopping $75 million.

Amid war in Iran, the White House misunderstands how political risk insurance works — 5 March 2026 (LINK)

American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, expands treasury to 6,500 BTC as Eric Trump accuses big banks of lobbying against crypto — 5 March 2026 (LINK)

X Money: 'This Will Be Big' — Elon Musk reveals 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' — 4 March 2026 (LINK)

After shedding 25,000 employees, US IRS chief says his agency now has perfect staffing level — 4 March 2026 (LINK)

— The tax agency's CEO criticized his predecessors for staffing up without justification, though he noted he has not conducted workforce analysis. IRS grew to more than 100,000 employees under President Biden.

Trump offers U.S. insurance, military escorts to energy tankers in Mideast — 3 March 2026 (LINK)

Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say — 3 March 2026 (LINK)

Trump says Iran operations likely to last 4 to 5 weeks, but he's prepared 'to go far longer' — 2 March 2026 (LINK)

Melania Trump chairs UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict amid Iran strikes — 2 March 2026 (LINK)

— BBC: Her remarks centred around the role of education for children in "advancing tolerance and world peace". It is the first time the spouse of any world leader has presided over the meeting