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Saturday March 28, 2026 Minneapolis (AX) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) on Tuesday sharply condemned remarks by President Donald Trump that it said were racist and demeaning toward Somali Americans and toward Somalia. In a written statement, CAIR-MN challenged what it described as Trump’s characterization of Minnesota as “Somalia-oriented,” along with derogatory comments aimed at Somali immigrants and their country of origin. The civil rights organization argued that rhetoric…

President Donald Trump’s signature is set to appear on new U.S. paper currency, the Treasury Department announced, a development that would mark the first time a sitting president’s name has been placed on dollar bills and arrives as the nation prepares to observe its 250th anniversary. Under longstanding practice, the signatures on American dollar notes have belonged to the Treasurer of the United States and the secretary of the Treasury. The plan to put Mr Trump’s name on currency has drawn criticism from Democratic…

In a break with longstanding practice, the Treasury Department said US paper currency will soon carry the signature of President Donald Trump, a move scheduled to coincide with the nation's 250th anniversary and marking the first time a sitting president's name will appear on dollar bills. Traditionally, signatures appearing on Federal Reserve notes belong to the Treasurer of the United States and the secretary of the Treasury. The decision to place Mr Trump’s name on currency — and earlier efforts to place his likeness on a…

Airstrikes flew between Israel and Iran as Tehran’s unified military command dismissed President Donald Trump’s assertion that Washington was negotiating an end to the conflict, bluntly saying the United States was “negotiating with itself.” The rebuke — issued by the joint command dominated by the hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — came amid reports that the US had transmitted a 15-point proposal to Tehran for discussion. “Has the level of your inner struggle reached the stage of you (Trump) negotiating with…

For Kyiv, Tehran has become a belligerent power. Over the past four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Iran has supplied Moscow with thousands of Shahed kamikaze drones — weapons responsible for killing hundreds of Ukrainian civilians and wounding thousands more. At first glance, a US war with Iran — a partner of Russia — and resultant regime change in Tehran might be expected to strain US-Russian ties and indirectly help Ukraine’s cause. Yet that rupture has not occurred, even after Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Iran-linked attacks set two fuel tankers ablaze in Iraqi waters as Tehran escalated strikes on oil and transport infrastructure across the Middle East, warning the world to be “ready for oil to be 200 dollars a barrel.” The flare-up, coming as the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Iran neared its second week, further rattled energy markets already reeling from disrupted Gulf shipping and a looming record release of strategic oil reserves. Port officials and maritime security firms said explosive-laden boats appeared to have…

Senate rejects bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers in 53-47 vote as conflict widens The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected a bipartisan war powers resolution that sought to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military strikes on Iran, a 53-47 vote that underscored narrow but decisive congressional backing for a campaign launched without explicit approval from lawmakers. The measure, co-sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., would have required the withdrawal of U.S. forces from…

Trump’s State of the Union sparks clash with Ilhan Omar over Somali community remarks WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address erupted into a sharp confrontation Tuesday night after he accused members of Minnesota’s Somali American community of large-scale fraud, prompting Rep. Ilhan Omar to interrupt the speech from the House floor and denounce his claims as lies. Trump, speaking before a joint session of Congress, singled out Minnesota as “the most stunning example” of what he called systemic…

Donald Trump’s State of the Union address ran long but felt tightly controlled, the work of a president who understands television and the power of staging. It was a carefully sequenced production that blended valor, grievance and a handful of policy points into a split-screen test of political identities in an election year. The speech returned Trump to familiar ground: the economy, tariffs, immigration and cultural combat. In front of a silent Democratic caucus and a Supreme Court he rebuked from a few feet away, the…

Secret Service agents shot and killed a man who attempted to breach a secure perimeter at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, early Saturday, the agency said. Trump is currently in Washington. The Secret Service said the man, described as being in his 20s, was seen at the resort’s north gate around 1:30 a.m. local time carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can. Agents opened fire after he tried to unlawfully enter the protected area, according to the agency. Officials…