Judge drops bombshell ruling against Trump & Hegseth

Top Stories for March 21:

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Judge drops BOMBSHELL ruling against Trump & Hegseth
Brian Tyler Cohen breaks down a D.C. judge’s decision to strike down Pete Hegseth’s restrictions on the media in Pentagon briefings, delivering a huge win for the New York Times and journalism in general.

Take Action: Demand Trump release the 7-year-old Canadian girl with autism locked up in his ICE prison!

U.S. eases Iranian oil sanctions in scramble to contain energy prices, handing Tehran a boost
In a twist of wartime irony, the United States has moved to ease sanctions on Iranian oil to cool surging energy prices, a potential boon for Tehran as Washington scrambles to contain the economic shockwaves of its military campaign. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday the easing of sanctions, first imposed after Iran’s 1979 revolution, would be “narrowly tailored” and only temporary, “permitting the sale of Iranian oil currently stranded at sea.” Experts say his decision shines a light on a lack of strategic planning, and warn that such measures are unlikely to make a difference to the wider economic pressures. “The U.S. is funding a war against itself,” Danny Citrinowicz, a senior researcher on Iran at the Institute for National Security Studies, told NBC News.

Take Action: Tell Trump: No boots on the ground in Iran!

Anti-corruption crusader takes on one of the most corrupt Republicans in Congress
Paige Cognetti for Congress: Paige Cognetti was elected mayor of Scranton, PA, on a platform of cleaning up the grift and the graft that sapped away so many important public resources. She did such a good job that PA voters re-elected her twice — and now she’s going to do the same in Congress. So devoted to anti-corruption that she won’t even use a government car, she is in a perfect position to take out Republican Rob Bresnahan, who got elected promising to end insider trading and then immediately became one of the most prolific insider traders in Congress. Will you chip in to help Paige Cognetti clean up Republican corruption and flip the House blue?

Trump DHS nominee sdmitted to threatening teenage boy
Senator Markwayne Mullin told an audience at a church-hosted “City Elders” event on October 6, 2023 that he had threatened his daughter’s teenage boyfriend, saying he warned the boy he would “drag [his] face across the asphalt” if he kissed her in front of him.

Take Action: Tell the Senate: Don’t confirm Markwayne Mullin to lead Trump’s deportation agency!

Records shattered as summer heat hits Southwest in March; ‘This is what climate change looks like’
The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occurring ever more frequently as Earth’s warming builds. Experts said unprecedented and deadly weather extremes that sometimes strike at abnormal times and in unusual places are putting more people in danger. For example, the Southwest is used to coping with deadly heat, but not months ahead of schedule, including a 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44.4 degrees Celsius) reading in two Arizona communities on Friday that smashed the highest March temperature recorded in the U.S. Two places in Southern California also hit that same temperature. All four spots are clustered within about 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) of each other.

Trump’s Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Friday to dismiss the charges against two Louisville officers accused of falsifying the warrant that led police to raid Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed six years ago. Prosecutors said in a court filing that their review of the case showed the charges against former Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany should be “dismissed in the interest of justice.” It’s unclear when the judge might rule on the request. A hearing is scheduled for April 3. Judges have twice reduced a felony charge against each officer to a misdemeanor, saying there wasn’t a direct link between the false information in the warrant and Taylor’s death. Prosecutors said after the second ruling that they had decided to drop the cases.

Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers
Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, including through the use of double-tap strikes, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable. Since the war began on 2 March, Israel has struck at least 128 medical facilities and ambulances across south Lebanon, killing 40 healthcare workers and wounding 107, according to the Lebanese ministry of health. Most of the strikes on medics happened while they were sitting in ambulances or at first aid centres, several of which have been destroyed in south Lebanon. Israel has also carried out at least five double-tap strikes, a tactic in which an initial strike is followed by a pause, allowing medical workers to arrive before the area is bombed for a second time.

Take to the streets on March 28th and remind Trump that we have NO KINGS!
No Kings: It’s year #2 of Trump’s second term, and his authoritarian impulses are growing worse and worse by the day. It’s vital that we keep on the public pressure and remind him that America has NO KINGS, NO THRONES, AND NO CROWNS! Massive rallies are once again being planned for March 28th. Will you take to the streets and stand up against Trump’s tyranny? Click here to register for a No Kings event near you!