Maureen Duffy

Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light * Has the pro-Maga media turned on the Pentagon over Iran? * Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Pete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, using a Pentagon press conference to accuse journalists of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield. Speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more than 15,000 targets since the war began. Continue reading...

Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran

Trump administration expands trade investigations to more countries, including Canada WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the president’s tariff policies.

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the president’s tariff policies.

It’s weird to realize it has been six years, as I remember that strange day so vividly.

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Six years ago today, the University of Calgary suspended all in-person lectures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump administration underestimated Iran war’s impact on Strait of Hormuz | CNN Politics The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, accord...

"Top Trump officials acknowledged to lawmakers during recent classified briefings that they did not plan for the possibility of Iran closing the strait in response to strikes."

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Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies."

No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon tells Congress the first week of the Iran war cost the US $11.3 billion, an AP source says.

State Constitutions Could Bar State and Local Police Collaboration with ICE  Case law in multiple states suggests state and local officials who cooperate in federal abuses might run afoul of their own state constitutions. 

State constitutions can serve as a powerful tool to protect our communities from dangerous collaborations between ICE and state and local police.

I love Canada, but I object to this never having a snow day. Terrifying commute this morning.

Incredible self-own from the US president here, suggesting he's unable to keep his streets safe, even in comparison to the streets of a country he is presently bombing.

Nice soccer team you've got there, it would be a shame if something happened to it.

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There are reports of ICE activity on the north side of Chicago happening now.

Please share so people in the area can be aware and take precautions.

If you’re in the area please come by our office at 7016 N Clark St for ICE whistles.

We protect each other. Chinga la migra.

GENEVA (AP) - UN refugee agency says up to 3.2 million people in Iran have been displaced by the war.

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I’m excited to share that my latest article, “The Multidimensions of AI Chatbots as Evidence,” is now forthcoming in the U.C. Davis Law Review. The abstract is below, and I plan to have it up on SSRN soon.

Not true.

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Iran has laid about a dozen mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say Iran has deployed about a dozen mines in ​the Strait of Hormuz, two sources familiar with the matter ‌said, in a move likely to complicate the reopening of the narrow waterway, an important route for shipping oil and liquefied natural gas.

Iran has laid about a dozen mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say reut.rs/4sxmE3w

It's now been 11 days since the U.S. and Israel began attacking Iran. Neither nation has offered any argument that they aren't breaching the UN Charter. And the Trump Administration hasn't even suggested that the POTUS didn't violate the Constitution. There's not even a pretense of legality. [1]

The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

Just out @propublica.org: How did the Pentagon make the horrible mistake that left more than 150 school children dead? Perhaps because it cancelled an effort to limit such harm in favor of Hegseth’s lust for “lethality.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Fragments of U.S.-Made Missile Seen in Photos Taken by Iran Near Deadly School Strike

Fragments of U.S.-Made Missile Seen in Photos Taken by Iran Near Deadly School Strike www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/w...

Dr. Oz says Obamacare enrollment may be 'too high' Even as the top official for Medicaid and Medicare claims millions may be falsely enrolled, the Trump administration is urging younger people to sign up for high-deductible ACA plans.

Trump and MAGA Republicans kicked millions off their health care. I guess it wasn’t enough for them. This is cruel.

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UPDATE: The Rep. Jody Barrett & Sen. Mark Pody abortion death penalty bill FAILED in the house

After detainments and deportations, the lives left behind in Minnesota From abandoned possessions to unpaid rent, many Minnesotans had to lean on family, friends and community organizations for help with their unfinished business.

"Each person plucked from their day-to-day existence left a whole life behind. There are shoes by the front door and an empty bed. There’s a car in the driveway and a job undone. There are pets that need feeding, bills that keep arriving and leases with months left to pay."

BREAKING:

The DNC is suing the Trump admin to try to compel the government to say whether it is planning to put armed federal agents or military personnel at polling places and election offices this year.

Another large-scale deportation blitz hasn’t materialized in Chicago, despite warning of a spring surge

Despite signals last fall that Operation Midway Blitz would ramp back up in the spring, March is now here, and there's little on the horizon to suggest Chicago soon faces a surge in federal agents, even though immigration enforcement remains a key pillar of the Trump administration.

Everything they can except illegally invading.

I’m hollering at my screen… yaaas!

Actress Sheryl Underwood, an Air Force Reserve veteran, is asking the questions we all want answers to.

“Why is this not impeachable? And where are the politicians that say, ‘this dude don’t have it all the way together, he cannot be the commander in chief?’” 🔥

Trump doubles down: ‘I’m for not approving anything’ until Senate passes SAVE America Act Some House Republicans are embracing the confrontational approach Trump outlined.

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump urged House Republicans Monday to halt legislative business until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act.

But in new comments, the top Senate Republican again questioned whether the bill can realistically advance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Video Captures Apparent Strike Near Boys’ School in Iran

New footage reveals an apparent U.S. or Israeli strike near a boys' school in Abyek, west of Tehran, on Feb. 28. Satellite imagery suggests a comms tower was the intended target, but flying debris killed a child on the playground. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/w...