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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Michigan Senate committee takes up child care bills
"I heard testimony today from providers, I heard it from employers, we heard from families who are all saying, 'We have a crisis in child care.' And if we don't attend to the needs of these providers, we're going to see real problems for families who need this service in order to survive in today's economy," Irwin told reporters after the meeting...
Nearly 4,000 US meatpacking workers to strike at plant run by top Trump donor
Pilgrim's Pride, a subsidiary of the JBS Brazilian meat processing conglomerate, donated $5m to the Trump-Vance inaugural committee, making it the largest single donor…
Workers say JBS has forced them to pay out of pocket for expensive personal protective equipment, discriminated against immigrant workers and tried to force through low-ball contract options…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/jbs-usa-meatpacking-strike-trump
Muslim advocacy organization logged record number of civil rights complaints last year
"We are facing a coordinated system of government overreach. It's the family being pulled aside and harassed by CBP agents at the Detroit-Windsor tunnel," he said. "It's the student whose phone is searched at the airport for no reason."…
Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump
Lincoln Rice, who leads the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC), said in Donald Trump's second term, more and more people are removing their money from the federal tax base. In January, NWTRCC – which has been around since the early 80s – held its largest-ever "War Tax Resistance 101" training. A few years ago, such trainings would draw about a dozen attendees; two months ago, nearly 500 people showed up, and the group's website traffic had over 110,000 unique visitors...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-income-tax-protest
California Catholic bishop resigns amid charges he embezzled $270,000 from parish
He said there were discrepancies in church accounts and that Shaleta "provided completely unreasonable tales of where that money was going".
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/chaldean-catholic-bishop-resigns-embezzling-charges
Americans are increasingly worried about voting, new poll shows | PBS News
The drop has been driven largely by Democrats and independents, whose confidence has dropped 16 and 11 percentage points respectively. Republicans, however, are 3 percentage points more confident in how elections will be run this November, within the poll's margin of error...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/americans-are-increasingly-worried-about-voting-new-poll-shows
Trump says US will tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve - POLITICO
The president did not specify how much oil his administration would release or the timing of the move...
Iran escalates attacks on infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf
Iran dramatically escalated its strategy of striking civilian infrastructure and transport networks across the Gulf on Wednesday, attacking commercial ships and targeting Dubai's international airport as US and Israeli warplanes launched new waves of strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Senior Iranian officials struck a defiant tone, warning of a long "war of attrition" that would threaten global economic chaos as energy supplies from the region were throttled…
Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets
"Tuesdays are becoming a headache for state Republicans across the country as they suffer one stunning defeat after another," she said in statement. "These wins aren't a flash in a pan – together, they tell an undeniable story of Democratic momentum as voters reject Republicans and blame them for soaring costs."…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/democrat-new-hampshire-bobbi-boudman
Justice Department restarts program to restore gun rights : NPR
There are scant details about how the DOJ decided which people should be on the list.
Kris Brown, president of the gun violence prevention group Brady United, said the lack of transparency could lead to violent offenders getting their guns back...
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/11/g-s1-113204/gun-rights-restore-felons-trump-justice-department
Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school : NPR
If the U.S. role in the attack is confirmed, it would rank among the military's most deadly incidents involving civilians in decades. Congress created a special Pentagon office to prevent the accidental targeting of civilians but it was dramatically scaled back by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth soon after he took office last year...
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/11/nx-s1-5744981/pentagon-iran-missile-school-hegseth
Smartmatic says Trump's 'campaign of retribution' is driving criminal prosecution | PBS News
But when Trump returned to the White House, the Justice Department reversed course and decided to press charges against Smartmatic. Attorneys for the company said the decision was prompted by Trump's demands to prosecute his perceived enemies and his "mantra" that Smartmatic helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election won by Joe Biden — allegations that are at the heart of a $2.7 billion lawsuit filed by Smartmatic against the president's allies in the media...
Republican and Democrat head for run-off in election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat
Georgia contest will be a test of Trump's sway and may provide a rare opportunity for Democrats in the southern state…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-seat-georgia-primary
Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught
Tehran spurns Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and insists on guarantees it will not be attacked again…
US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say
Tehran has enough material to make at least 10 nuclear warheads but extracting it would be very risky, say experts…
Mike Johnson refuses to condemn anti-Muslim comments by Republican lawmakers
Andy Ogles said Muslims do not belong in the US and Randy Fine made a comparison of Muslims to dogs…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/mike-johnson-anti-muslim-comments
Trump hits back at Republican Senate majority leader over Save America act
John Thune refusing to alter rules to force a vote as US president says he won't sign any legislation until bill is passed…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-john-thune-save-america-act
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