Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
Today, Republicans plan to cut federal health funding to give more money to ICE and the Iran war; Trump threatens war crimes in a deranged Truth Social post; the U.S. Army opens investigation into attack helicopter activities at Kid Rock's home and No Kings protests; a federal judge pauses a massive corporate media merger between Nexstar and Tegna; Spain says its airspace is off-limits to US planes involved in the Iran war; Democrat Brian Nathan has officially won the state senate special election in Florida; a deal has been struck to increase WNBA players’ salaries by 400%; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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