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9th Circuit Court of Appeals allows feds to use crowd-control munitions on Portland anti-ICE protesters | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser March 27, 2026 0

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The lower court order barred the use of chemical or projectile munitions, such as tear gas, pepper balls, flash-bang grenades, rubber bullets, pepper or oleoresin capsicum spray, and other less-lethal weapons.

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked an order prohibiting federal agents from using crowd control munitions on protesters at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon.

The 2-1 panel decision, issued on Wednesday, intervenes in two separate federal cases, with two Trump-appointed judges, Kenneth Lee and Eric Tung, granting the Trump administration administrative stays. Judge Ana De Alba dissented.

An administrative stay is intended to “minimize harm while an appellate court deliberates” and lasts “no longer than necessary to make an intelligent decision on the motion for stay pending appeal,” as stated in the order.

The decision comes just days before the nationwide “No Kings” protests, a coordinated left-wing event that led to the siege of the ICE facility twice last year: in June and again in October. Riots were declared at both of those events.

Conservative FISA revolt poses fresh test for Speaker Johnson – WFIN

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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Conservative FISA revolt poses fresh test for Speaker Johnson  WFIN
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A brewing fight over privacy rights and national security will come to a head in the House of Representatives in the coming weeks, shaping up to be the latest test for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his razor-thin GOP majority.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire on April 20 pending congressional reauthorization. A planned vote on a “clean” extension of the measure this week, however, has been delayed amid a growing rebellion.

A vast swath of lawmakers, along with the intelligence community, have argued the provision is critical to preventing another Sept. 11-style terror attack. But privacy hawks in Congress — a mix of conservatives and progressives — say it gives the federal government too much power to spy on private U.S. citizens.

IRGC navy chief Alireza Tangsiri killed in ‘precise and lethal operation,’ Israel says– www.euronews.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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Israel said on Thursday that it had killed Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN).

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said Tangsiri had been killed in a “precise and lethal operation” along with other senior naval commanders in an overnight strike.

“The man who was directly responsible for the terrorist operation of mining and blocking the Strait of Hormuz to shipping was blown up and eliminated,” Katz claimed.

Court Orders Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to Pay $375 Million in Damages for Failing to Protect Children– slaynews.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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A New Mexico jury has ordered Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta to pay $375 million in civil damages after finding the tech giant violated state law by failing to protect children from predators on its platforms.

The verdict, delivered after a civil trial in Santa Fe, marks a significant legal setback for Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram.

Russian Energy Minister Confirms Oil Shipments to Cuba– www.themoscowtimes.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev confirmed Wednesday that Russia is sending “humanitarian” shipments of oil to Cuba after ship-tracking data earlier appeared to show that at least one tanker had unloaded Russian crude in Havana.

Cuba, which imports around 60% of its energy supply, previously relied on oil sold by Venezuela. Those shipments ended after then-President Nicolás Maduro was captured in a U.S. military raid.

Democrat Governor Pledges To Prosecute Trump Officials In So-Called ‘Project 2029’– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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Illinois Governor JB Prtizker — who has long been seen as a potential presidential contender in 2028 — recently laid out his plans to launch politically-motivated prosecutions targeting Trump officials, a strategy he referred to as “Project 2029.”

While speaking with the New York Times, Pritzker framed the plan as a “forward-looking framework” for Democrats aiming to regain national power after the 2028 election. Pritzker, who has served as governor since 2019 and has frequently clashed with the Trump administration on issues including immigration enforcement, described the project as a necessary response to political lessons from recent years.

Philadelphia DA Threatens ICE Agents Patrolling Philly Airport with Arrest, Prosecution › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 1

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is doubling down on earlier promises to arrest and prosecute Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, this time threatening agents deployed to his city’s airport.

The George Soros-backed prosecutor made his threats during a Tuesday press conference, directing his remarks to federal ICE agents who helping to patrol Philadelphia’s International Airport.

How hacked surveillance cameras are fueling assassinations in Iran– www.scientificamerican.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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Since a joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, scores of Iranian senior officials have also been killed. According to the Associated Press, two anonymous sources—an intelligence official and a person briefed on the operation—said that hacked Iranian surveillance cameras helped plan the initial attack.

Camera hacking has become a recurring feature of modern warfare. Hamas hacked Israeli cameras before the October 7, 2023, attack; Russia has hacked them in Ukraine, and Iran has hacked them in Israel. But the cameras in question are not exotic spy technology. They’re often unremarkable, much like millions of other devices around the world.

SHOCKER! Another BLM Activist Convicted Of Fraud– www.louderwithcrowder.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 1

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Nothing to see here. Just another BLM activist caught funneling charity funds for their personal gain. But what else is new?

Monica Cannon-Grant must pay back $224,000 after she “embezzled [the funds] for shopping sprees and vacations.”

According to the New York Post:

A scamming Black Lives Matter activist once named the Bostonian of the Year has been ordered to pay back back $224,000 she embezzled for shopping sprees and vacations.

Monica Cannon-Grant was ordered to make the massive payout this week after already being sentenced in January to four years of probation, six months of house arrest and 100 hours of community service for her widespread wire and tax fraud, WBUR reported.

Feds Finally Sell Massive DC Building That’s Been Empty And Costing Millions For Over A Year– dailycaller.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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The federal government on Wednesday officially sold an office building that had been vacant since March 2025, a move expected to save the U.S. at least $200 million.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) confirmed in a press release Wednesday the sale of the former GSA Regional Office Building (ROB) at 301 7th St SW, Washington, D.C. to Dalian Development. Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst praised GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst for pushing the deal through. (RELATED: Government Has Let Massive Portfolio Of Taxpayer-Funded Buildings Fall Into Disrepair)

Tennessee Landlords Banned From Prohibiting Firearm Possession in Rental Homes Under New State Law– www.usacarry.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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Key Takeaways

  • Tennessee lawmakers passed Senate Bill 350, preventing landlords from banning tenants from possessing firearms on leased property.
  • The law amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, extending firearm rights to homes, apartments, and vehicles in landlord-provided parking.
  • The legislation passed with strong bipartisan support: 27-5 in the Senate and 73-21 in the House.
  • Existing leases prohibiting firearms will be void as of July 1, 2025, and landlords must amend them by July 1, 2026.
  • The law allows tenants to sue for damages if landlords violate their rights, affirming that Second Amendment protections apply even in rental situations.

Nepal’s newly elected parliament is sworn in months after a youth-led revolt– abcnews.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s newly elected members of parliament were sworn in Thursday with nearly two-thirds of them from a political party that is less than four years old.

The 275 members of the House of Representatives, the powerful lower chamber of parliament, will be in their positions for the next five years.

The election — the country’s first since last year’s youth-led revolt — was won by the Rastriya Swatantra Party, or RSP, led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah.

Iconic Actor John Cleese Warns Against Islamic Takeover in Britain– www.cbn.com

pgnewser March 26, 2026 0

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English actor and screenwriter John Cleese is coming out in defense of Britain’s Christian heritage.

The famous “Monty Python” writer posted to X this month that Great Britain has been impacted by “Christian values” at the “deepest level” and warned against Muslim influence in the U.K.

“Despite the many mistakes made by churches,” Cleese wrote, “for centuries, British people have been influenced by Christ’s teaching. If these values are replaced by Islamic ones, this will not be Britain any more.”

Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser March 25, 2026 0

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The Supreme Court handed internet providers a major win Wednesday, unanimously ruling that Sony can’t hold Cox Communications liable for failing to boot users accused of pirating music.

Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the court, said a lower court went too far in seeking to impose copyright damages on Cox for its customers’ actions. While the ruling itself was unanimous, two liberal justices declined to sign onto Thomas’ broader reasoning.

“Under our precedents, a company is not liable as a copyright infringer for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights,” Thomas wrote.

The court‘s decision raises the bar for suing internet providers. Thomas said companies must actually intend for their services to be used for piracy or design them for illegal activity before they can be held liable.

Republican Senator Announces “Historic First Amendment Victory” In Case Against Biden Administration– wltreport.com

pgnewser March 25, 2026 0

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Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) on Tuesday announced a “historic First Amendment victory” in a case brought against the Biden administration when he was Missouri’s attorney general.

“We just won Missouri v. Biden. As Missouri’s Attorney General, I sued the Biden regime for brazenly colluding with Big Tech to silence Missouri families — censoring the truth about COVID, the Hunter Biden laptop, the open border, and the 2020 election. They tried to turn Facebook, X, YouTube, and the rest into their private speech police, labeling dissent ‘misinformation’ while they pushed their narrative on the American people,” Schmitt explained.

Senate Confirms McDonald as Anti-Fraud DOJ Lead– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser March 25, 2026 0

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The Senate confirmed an experienced federal prosecutor, Colin McDonald, Tuesday afternoon to act as the Justice Department’s anti-fraud division lead.

In a party line vote, McDonald was confirmed 52-47 to be the first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement at the DOJ.

McDonald will work with Vice President JD Vance, whom President Donald Trump named the White House “fraud czar” to lead a new task force to eliminate fraud.

Virginia Democrats’ Gerrymandering Scheme May Blow Up in Their Faces – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

pgnewser March 24, 2026 0

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In a stunning turn of events, Virginia Democrats are discovering that their effort to gerrymander their state could blow up in their faces.

The April 21 special election referendum is one month away, and Democrats who once crusaded against partisan map-rigging are sweating bullets, because it looks as if voters won’t approve their plan to eliminate four Republican-held seats and make Virginia one of the most heavily gerrymandered states in the country. They assumed this would be easy.

Even Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed on to the effort, despite her past opposition to gerrymandering. Back in 2019, she said, “gerrymandering is detrimental to our democracy, and it weakens the individual voices that form our electorates,” and insisted that “opposing gerrymandering should be a bipartisan priority.”

That quote hasn’t aged particularly well, and it could prove to be her major defeat as governor.

“Some supporters of the Virginia referendum acknowledge the challenge of convincing voters to back a gerrymandered map when Democrats, who several years ago backed the formation of the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission, have criticized Republicans for similar moves,” NBC News reports. “Virginia voters are also not accustomed to going to the polls in April, when Democrats scheduled the special election, making turnout particularly unpredictable.”