DHS Secretary Kristi Noem poses in front of a cell filled with Venezuelan prisoners the US has jailed in El Salvador. (Photo: screengrab from Kristi Noem video posted on X)

What Happened Today – March 26

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đź‘€ Authoritarian overreach is now casual.
Trump’s team plotted a military strike in an unsecured chat, while Musk’s DOGE scraped private data on millions—and Social Security rushed service cuts that could block benefits for the sick and poor. Judges are under attack. Troops are expelled. Chaos is a feature, not a bug.

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March 26, 2025
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Foreign RelationsInfluence

Embattled Tesla expands to oil-producing Saudi Arabia, a kingdom tied to Trump and the 2018 “funding secured” fiasco.

March 26, 2025
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Foreign RelationsMilitary

European Commission urges citizens to stockpile at least three days of supplies, citing Russia’s war threats, sabotage concerns, and Trump’s confrontational stance.

March 26, 2025
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Health

Ohio health officials confirm 10 measles cases as the national total hits 378 in 18 states, with Kansas reporting 23 infections.

March 26, 2025
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DataForeign Relations

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who invited The Atlantic’s editor to the military planning Signal chat, also left his Venmo friends list public—exposing ties to White House officials, lobbyists, and journalists.

March 26, 2025
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Health

Federal prosecutors are investigating a GSK claim that Pfizer delayed announcing its COVID vaccine success in 2020 to avoid helping Trump before the election.

March 26, 2025
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CourtsEconomyFederal Personnel

A federal judge extended the pause on Trump’s mass firing of probationary federal workers as states argue they face harm from sudden job losses.

March 26, 2025
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Criminal JusticeImmigration

Over a thousand people protested at Tufts after federal agents arrested graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who held a valid visa and is now jailed in Louisiana without charges.

March 26, 2025
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CourtsCriminal JusticeImmigration

A viral video shows masked federal agents arresting a Tufts graduate student with a valid visa and flying her from MA to LA in defiance of a judge’s order, citing alleged Hamas ties but without filing charges.

March 26, 2025
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Foreign RelationsHealth

Trump administration plans to end U.S. funding for international child vaccines and cut global aid programs, despite warnings of 1.2 million child deaths without support.

March 26, 2025
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CongressMedia

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene chaired a House hearing attacking NPR and PBS as “communist” and “anti-American,” and ended with her calling for the complete dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—even though NPR and PBS get nearly all of their funding from non-government sources.

March 26, 2025
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CourtsDEIEducation

The administration filed an emergency petition at the Supreme Court to cancel teacher training grants it claims promote DEI, critical race theory, and anti-racism.

March 26, 2025
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Disaster Relief

Noem said the Trump administration plans to eliminate FEMA’s long-term disaster programs and eliminate the agency’s rebuilding role.

March 26, 2025
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Criminal JusticeForeign RelationsImmigration

Homeland Security Secretary Noem posed with shackled, shirtless prisoners behind her during a tour of the El Salvador prison holding deported Venezuelans and warned immigrants they could be sent there.

March 26, 2025
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CourtsImmigration

Appeals court upheld Judge Boasberg’s order blocking Trump’s use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants without due process, ruling he can’t invoke wartime powers when the U.S. isn’t at war.

March 26, 2025
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EconomySocial Security

Social Security delayed new ID rules and exempted Medicare, disability, and SSI applicants, but will still require new retirement and survivor applicants to appear in person.

March 26, 2025
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CourtsJustice Dept

Judge Howell rejected Trump’s recusal motion in a case targeting law firm Perkins Coie and warned that DOJ attacks on her threaten the rule of law.

March 26, 2025
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EconomyForeign Relations

Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imported cars and parts, threatening global supply chains and sparking backlash from allies.

March 26, 2025
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MediaMilitaryOversight

The Atlantic published the full Signal chat showing Trump officials leaked strike details before Yemen attacks; The WH smeared reporters,downplayed risks, and said an apology was unnecessary.

March 26, 2025
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