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March 29, 2026
Date announced for national strike aimed at crippling Trump: 'No work, no school'
March 28, 2026 5:02PM ET Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, said on Saturday that a nationwide general strike is being planned for May 1 that will be modeled on the day of action residents of Minnesota organized in January against the brutality carried out by federal immigration enforcement officials. Appearing at the flagship No Kings rally in Minneapolis, Levin praised the strength shown by the Minnesota protesters in the face of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) siege of ...
Go to discussionTrump Calls for Republicans Who Oppose Ending Filibuster to 'Be Exposed to the Public'
Mar 28th, 2026, 7:27 pm President Donald Trump is threatening to take action against his fellow Republicans if they don’t get on board to end the Senate filibuster and reopen the government. Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday, “It is time for the Senate Filibuster to END. Those weak and ineffective Republicans Senators that stand in the way of this should be exposed to the public. The Democrats are CRAZY!” Trump has been frustrated by Democrats’ refusal to end the partial government shutd ...
Go to discussionEuropean allies say Russia is helping Iran more than the U.S. has acknowledged, sources say
Updated on: March 28, 2026 / 4:16 PM EDT / CBS News European allies are publicly and privately telling American diplomats that Russia is directly and materially helping Iran's war efforts beyond what the U.S. will publicly acknowledge, sources tell CBS News. The Europeans are also continuing to argue that the war in Ukraine, the largest land war in Europe since World War II, is intertwined with the war in Iran due to the cooperation between Russia and Iran. A U.K. official told CBS News tha ...
Go to discussionRobert De Niro Demands 'Corrupt' Trump Be Removed at 'No Kings' Rally: 'He Must Be Stopped NOW'
Mar 28th, 2026, 4:14 pm Robert De Niro complained President Donald Trump is permanently damaging the United States of America and must be removed as commander-in-chief while giving a speech at the “No Kings” rally in New York City on Saturday. “When the crowds are chanting ‘No Kings,’ what I’m really hearing, as we all know, is ‘No Trump,'” De Niro, a two-time Academy Award winner, said. “There have been other presidents who have tested the constitutional limits of their power, but none have ...
Go to discussionSome major US airlines may 'not survive' unless oil prices come down soon, experts warn
Saturday 28 March 2026 18:17 EDT Some airlines could suffer major losses amid rising oil prices, according to industry leaders and experts. The ongoing war with Iran has driven up oil prices worldwide, which means airlines are paying more than expected for fuel. As prices continue to rise, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned some airlines might “not survive,” according to The Los Angeles Times. “If these other guys make the same mistakes they made six years ago (during the Covid-19 pandem ...
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