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What Happened Today – March 8, 2026

Screenshot of Enrique Tarrio's post on X showing him posing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Shield of the Americas summit

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, pardoned after a 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy, posed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Trump's Shield of the Americas diplomatic summit in Doral, Florida. (Screenshot from Tarrio's post on X)

Trump’s war with Iran has moved from regional to global. Fighting broke out all over the Gulf in week one. This weekend, attacks reached Baghdad, Oslo, and a sidewalk outside the New York City mayor’s home, where an IED was thrown into a crowd during Ramadan. Four days ago, the United States called Volodymyr Zelenskyy … Read more

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