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Mar 9, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump claimed in a new interview what he thinks will come next for the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran as reports surfaced about a conversation Monday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the president. CBS Senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reported that Trump said in a phone interview that the war in the Middle East could be ending soon. It's unclear when the conflict was expected to end. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much," Jiang wrote about the conversation with Trump via X. "They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force.” Trump also said that the "U.S. is 'very far' ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated time frame," Jiang added. The president also reportedly had a phone call with Putin, according to Reuters chief national security reporter Phil Stewart in a post on X, and "shared his proposals aimed at a quick settlement to the Iran war, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters. The leaders also discussed the Ukrainian conflict and the situation in Venezuela in the context of the global oil market situation, Ushakov said."Trump was slated to address press questions about the war on Monday afternoon.

Mar 9, 2026 - World

The internet reacted Monday after reports that President Donald Trump has set his eyes on Arizona's largest county in hopes to — again — try and litigate the 2020 presidential election and increase the federal government's influence over elections. The Trump administration subpoenaed records from Maricopa County, Arizona, on Monday, Politico reported. In January, the Trump administration raided election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, seizing 2020 ballots. The 79-year-old president has long maintained the conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was "rigged" against him despite no evidence of fraud. In 2023, he was indicted in Fulton County for his attempts at reversing his loss in Georgia.Republican and Arizona Senate President Warren Peterson wrote on X that he agreed with Trump, confirming the state would follow the federal demands. "President Trump is 100% correct," Peterson wrote. "Late last week I received and complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records relating to the Arizona State Senate’s 2020 audit of Maricopa County. The FBI has the records. Any other report is fake news."On social media, people responded to Trump's latest attempt to revive his 2020 election claims. "Then there were 2 (with Fulton County): Arizona Republican Just hands over keys to election. He posts that he 'received and complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records relating to the Arizona State Senate’s 2020 audit of Maricopa County. The FBI has the records.' Uggh," Harry Litman, professor and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice, wrote on Bluesky. "Good Lord. You lost man, move on," author and historian Cal Schoonover wrote on Bluesky. "To be clear: In 2021, the AZ Senate hired a now-defunct company, Cyber Ninjas, to lead 'recount/audit' into Maricopa's 2020 results -- the Cyber Ninjas found that, in fact, Joe Biden had won the county, per their hand count, by 360 more votes than originally believed," Vaughn Hillyard, MS NOW senior White House reporter, wrote on X. "The subpoena of the audit records comes at a time that the Trump administration is seeking to rehash the 2020 election. Biden's narrow win in Arizona, which was reaffirmed by the GOP-led audit, was a major focus of Trump's," Eliza Collins, Wall Street Journal politics reporter, wrote on X.

Mar 9, 2026 - World

White Nationalist Jan. 6 participant Jacob Lang recently wished for the death of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Just days after he was targeted with an explosive device for protesting Muslims in New York, Lang told conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that he viewed Trump's attack on Iran as a righteous war on Islam."I stand by our commander-in-chief. Now that we've engaged with the enemy, it's time for total decimation," he explained on Monday. "I love seeing the Muslims being absolutely dominated by the American forces in the Middle East. It shows the warring Christians are stronger than the weak Muslims.""Right now, we're at war with Islam in our streets, and we're at war with Islam in the Middle East," he continued. "It's good to see the Christian countries of this world, America being the most dominant Christian country, show its absolute strength and prowess. When it comes wartime, these Muslims know who's on top."At one point, Lang suggested that "nuclear warheads" were the answer for alleged Muslim rapes."They're grabbing little white girls and pinning them down. And the court said the rape didn't last long. Nuclear warheads!" he exclaimed. "You kidding me? Scourge on the earth! They're sending, they're sending, they're sending, they're sending Zohran Mamdani over here to take over our mayorship role, okay? Wouldn't it be a lot better if our American military forces stop that communist Muslim b------ in his tracks in his homeland?""Hey, Jake," Jones interrupted. "You're running hot here.""I'm running hot, Alex!" Lang shouted. "I'm going to put a reaction, baby. They come at me and my family on my home turf in New York. They're asking for war. I got it. I'm a peaceful American living and exercising my First Amendment. But we will not cower, or we will not relent to radical Islam."

Mar 9, 2026 - World

Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolificElon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platform.The social media company told MPs it was continually fighting state-backed attempts to hijack the agenda on its network, with Russia the most prolific state actor, followed by Iran and China. Continue reading...

Mar 9, 2026 - World

Piers Morgan had a sharp response to MAGA influencer Ben Shapiro and his claims about the host on Monday. In an episode of "Piers Morgan Uncensored," Morgan responded to Shapiro's comments after Morgan hosted comedian and political commentator Dave Smith, who took a few swipes at both Morgan and his guest. "Apparently his job is never to tell jokes but to instead give poorly informed foreign policy takes, but also to hate America," Shapiro said. Morgan reacted to Shapiro's remarks, then took a few of his own jabs at the MAGA podcast host's biases. "Ben Shapiro is undoubtedly an intelligent and influential commentator," Morgan said. "I’ve always liked and respected him, even when we disagree. I still do. He’s stridently partisan and staunchly conservative, of course, but he’s willing to criticize other Trump and others in the administration when he thinks they’ve got it wrong. One thing he doesn’t criticize, however, is Israel. And he routinely gets upset when other people do. It’s such a blind spot for Ben, that through the red mist of his rage, he’s in an alternative reality where anybody who disagrees with him is a demonic, America-hating terror apologist who could only possibly be doing it for ratings."Morgan called Shapiro "cowardly" for not debating Smith or others he disagrees with, instead labeling people who don't have the same world views as him. "We also invite many people who don't support his world view and don't invite the Israeli government," Morgan said. Shapiro said that Morgan was inviting "Nazis" or "Nazi-adjacent" guests — and that's why Shapiro stopped joining Morgan on his show. "It's Piers' choice who he decides to have on his show and how he tries to conduct the kind of clown car 'Battle Royale' that he does on his show every night and it's my choice not to join that circus," Shapiro said, saying it had to do with his principles for why he didn't appear on Morgan's show anymore. Morgan instead described that Shapiro's stance on Israel and the war In Gaza is part of why he's no longer involved in the show, adding that Shapiro has his number and hasn't responded to his messages. "He lacks the self-awareness to realize that many pro-Palestine contributors got very angry with our show for hosting so-called genocide enablers — like him," Morgan said. "That's exactly why I'm not partisan, and don't want to be. There is more than one view on any emotive or consequential subject. You can't possibly know you're right if you don't know what the other side thinks. That's precisely why free speech exists as a principle we all defend." "But his own compromising views on Israel, and America's military and political sport for Israel, has turned him into a cancel culture vulture with the very same sneering intolerance that he used to loathe," Morgan said. Morgan delivered a message to Shapiro directly, using his platform. "The difference between you and me, Ben, is that I'm heavily criticized by both sides because I listen to both sides and very often I criticize both sides, too, without fear or favor," Morgan said. "You're only criticized by one side because you choose to only air one side and you choose to ignore or even silence the other. I'm a journalist, you are a propagandist. Oh, and facts don't care about your feelings."