Category Archives: National
Trump's peace board hands Hamas disarmament proposal, sources say
By Pesha Magid and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, March 21 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Board of Peace has presented Hamas with a written proposal on how it could lay down its weapons, two sources said, a step t...
Mar 21, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff attend the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Airports rush to feed unpaid TSA workers as belts tighten
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - As government funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security remains frozen in Congress, airports are running food drives and accepting donations for security sc...
Mar 21, 2026 TSA agents perform security checks as passengers wait in long lines during a partial government shutdown at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Megan Varner
CBS News to lay off 6% of workforce, source says
March 20 (Reuters) - CBS News will lay off about 6% of its workforce, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, in the latest move under new Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss to revamp the network and ...
Mar 20, 2026 People walk outside the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th St. in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
US to deploy thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The United States military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday. The deployments of...
Mar 20, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Navy sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran at an undisclosed location March 4, 2026. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS / File Photo
Chuck Norris, macho star of 'Walker, Texas Ranger', dies at 86
Updated at 9:52 a.m. By Patricia Reaney March 20 (Reuters) - Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in "Code of Silence," "Missing in Action"...
Mar 20, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Nov 15, 2018; Houston, TX, USA; Move and television actor Chuck Norris watches during a game between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports/File photo
Iran hits Kuwait refinery, Israel kills Iranian Guards spokesman as war rages on
By Alexander Cornwell, Jana Choukeir and Trevor Hunnicutt TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Iran attacked an oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday and Israel killed a spokesman of Iran's Revo...
Mar 20, 2026 CCTV footage shows smoke rising from Israel's Haifa refinery after a reported Iranian attack, in Haifa, Israel, March 19, 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this screengrab from video obtained from social media. Social Media/via REUTERS
Oil up despite efforts by US, allies to boost supply and open Strait of Hormuz
By Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices gained on Friday despite leading European nations, Japan and Canada offering to join efforts to secure safe passage for ships through the St...
Mar 20, 2026 A pump jack operates outside of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman
Huge Trump Iran war funding request faces stiff opposition in Congress
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's request for $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war met with stiff opposition in the U.S. Congress on Thursday, as Democrats and even s...
Mar 19, 2026 Smoke rises after air strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on March 16, 2026. Social Media/via REUTERS T
Trump hails Japanese leader, says Tokyo 'really stepping up to the plate' on Iran
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warmly at the White House on Thursday and said he believed Japan was "really stepping up to t...
Mar 19, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Unexpected decline in US weekly jobless claims signals stable labor market
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to stable labor market conditions and...
Mar 19, 2026 Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
