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Foreign Relations 1 of 18

Trump calls NATO allies "cowards" for not reopening the Strait of Hormuz, one day after seven nations offered to help do exactly that.

$1/gallon gas increase in three weeks

Source: UPI

March 20, 2026

Military 2 of 18

Pentagon will adopt Palantir's AI targeting system as an official program of record, locking in long-term military funding for the weapons platform used in the Iran war.

System already identifying thousands of targets

Source: Reuters

March 20, 2026

Military 3 of 18

Pentagon plans to keep nearly 3,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. through the end of Trump's second term in January 2029.

All from Republican-led states except DC unit

Source: ABC News

March 20, 2026

Immigration 4 of 18

Federal judge orders ICE to grant clergy access to Minneapolis detainees, rejecting the government's blanket security defense as "the land of Oz."

Faith leaders denied access throughout surge

Source: Courthouse News Service

March 20, 2026

Fighting Back 5 of 18

New Jersey and Roxbury sue to block ICE from converting a 470,000-square-foot warehouse into a 1,500-bed detention center that could open within three months.

Building has only 4 toilets and one urinal

Source: The New Jersey Monitor

March 20, 2026

Courts 6 of 18

Rep. Swalwell drops his lawsuit against Trump housing official Bill Pulte, who ordered a mortgage fraud investigation into the congressman as apparent political retaliation.

California judge signals ballot challenge likely fails

Source: The Sacramento Bee

March 20, 2026

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