THE
HEAR
This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 29.03.2026.
It displays 139 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
29.03.2026 ⇢ The Day Ground Operations Loomed Over Iran
⌨
Morning coverage focused on Pentagon preparations for potential ground operations in Iran, with multiple outlets detailing military planning and troop deployments. Midday reporting centered on the record-long DHS shutdown reaching its 44th day, with coverage of the funding lapse's duration and partial nature. Evening coverage continued the focus on escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions, with outlets detailing Iranian warnings against invasion and diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to end the war. Throughout the day, coverage of nationwide 'No Kings' protests continued, with outlets reporting on large crowds and anti-Trump sentiment.
29.03.2026
00:06
01:09
The Daily Beast
The health secretary fawned over the president’s “encyclopedic” mind.
01:09
01:15
The Washington Post
01:15
01:25
“Obviously, he’s got demons going on. We all feel bad for Tiger, but you know something, there’s got to be accountability and it’s got to happen soon.”
01:25
01:45
More than 3,200 marches were planned across all 50 states and several continents.
01:45
01:52
More than 3,200 marches were planned across all 50 states and several continents.
01:52
02:20
The New York Times
02:20
02:29⇢Ground Operations Loom Over Iran
⌨The newspapers report on the Pentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, with multiple outlets detailing military planning and potential troop deployments (NYPost, WashingtonPost, NYTimes, CNN, apnews, Epoch Times). This coverage coincides with massive 'No Kings' protests across the U.S., with outlets reporting on large crowds and anti-Trump sentiment (NBCNews, Boston Globe, Common Dreams, FoxNews, Breitbart, ABC News, NPR, MSNBC, washingtontimes).
03:01
04:25
04:32
05:03
Washington Free Beacon
05:03
05:33
Top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are meeting in Pakistan to push for an end to the Iran war, but strikes keep coming.
05:33
05:49
05:55
U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have darkened the outlook for the world economy. The conflict has driven up oil, natural gas and fertilizer prices and sent global stock markets reeling.
05:55
06:04
Los Angeles Times
Chason Gordon
06:04
06:12
06:19
06:19
06:33
06:33
06:33
The Epoch Times
The Department of Homeland Security entered a partial shutdown in mid-February.
06:33
06:34
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will meet in Islamabad today in an attempt to come up with a plan to de-escalate the Iran war, after another group got involved in the expanding conflict: Yemen's Houthi rebels.
06:34
06:41
06:41
The partial shutdown — the rest of the federal government is being funded — hit a record 44th day on Sunday.
06:41
07:03
07:14
07:14
07:29
With a Revolutionary-era slogan, the protests had an historic geographical reach across the country. What does that mean for November?
07:29
07:58
Iranian forces “are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever,” the country’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said.
07:58
08:03
Top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are meeting in Pakistan on Sunday to push for an end to the Iran war.
08:03
08:03
New York Post
“Obviously, he’s got demons going on. We all feel bad for Tiger, but you know something, there’s got to be accountability and it’s got to happen soon.”
08:03
08:14⇢DHS Shutdown's Record Forty-Fourth Day
⌨The newspapers report on the longest DHS shutdown in U.S. history reaching a record 44th day, with multiple outlets highlighting the funding lapse's duration and partial nature (NBCNews, Epoch Times, FoxNews, ABC News, apnews, CBS). This coverage coincides with continued discussion of potential U.S. ground operations in Iran, with outlets detailing Pentagon preparations and Iranian warnings against invasion (newsmax, apnews, CBS, CNN, ABC News, WashingtonPost).
08:28
08:28
09:03
During the conflict in the North of Ireland, British security forces colluded with loyalist paramilitaries responsible for hundreds of sectarian murders. The record of collusion should be a cautionary tale for the contemporary US as the far right grows.
09:03
09:09
09:09
The Hidden Costs of Elizabeth Warren's 'Ultra-Millionaire' Tax
09:09
09:14
09:19
A group of protesters who attended the Los Angeles “No Kings” rally completed the organized downtown march on Saturday, only to lay siege to the United States Courthouse just blocks from City Hall. The protesters threw large chunks of concrete at Department of Homeland Security agents trying to protect the building from the mob of attackers.
09:19
09:26
Donald Trump’s makeover of the nation’s capital, explained.
09:26
09:32
09:32
09:58
09:58
09:59⇢Diplomatic Dance in Islamabad
⌨The newspapers report on diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war, with top diplomats meeting in Pakistan for talks as strikes continue (washingtonexaminer, NPR, CBS, apnews). Multiple outlets detail Iranian warnings against potential U.S. ground operations and Pentagon preparations (FoxNews, newsmax, WashingtonPost, apnews, CBS).
10:09
The Washington Post
10:09
10:26
The Daily Beast
The Fox News-obsessed president is relaying his war messaging through cable news.
10:26
11:01
11:08
11:35
The Washington Post
11:35
11:41
A wave of 2028 speculation is already rolling through Washington, with elected officials in both parties weighing their next moves and hinting at presidential ambitions as they juggle reelection plans, party dynamics and personal events.
11:41
11:48
12:01
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, according to reports Sunday. Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain. Officials have said any ground mission would likely be limited in scope and could involve raids by Special Operations forces alongside conventional troops, rather than a full-scale invasion.
[Full Story]
12:01
12:02⇢Pentagon's Ground War Preparations
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, with multiple outlets detailing Pentagon preparations for potential ground operations in Iran and Iranian warnings against invasion (newsmax, WashingtonPost, ABC News, HuffPost, dailybeast, FoxNews, apnews, CBS, NYTimes, intercept). Coverage also continues on the record-long DHS shutdown (NBCNews, Epoch Times).
12:05
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, according to reports Sunday. Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain. Officials have said any ground mission would likely be limited in scope and could involve raids by Special Operations forces alongside conventional troops, rather than a full-scale invasion.
[Full Story]
12:05
12:15
Los Angeles Times
Chason Gordon
12:15
12:24
Top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are meeting in Pakistan on Sunday to push for an end to the Iran war.
12:24
12:33
The Blaze
12:33
12:33
A high-ranking Iranian official has accused the U.S. of planning a ground invasion as part of the next stage in the Iran war, and said such an intervention would be met with force.
12:33
12:38
The Boston Globe
12:38
12:38
12:39
New York Post
Vanessa, 48, who filed for divorce from Donald Trump Jr. in 2018 and shares five children with, has been with Woods for more than a year.
12:39
12:47
12:57
The Washington Post
Satellite imagery analysis reveals the extent of the destruction at Iranian’s ballistic missile production and launch sites.
12:57
13:01
A new PBS documentary, Henry David Thoreau, reveals the Thoreau often softened in high school textbooks — the abolitionist, antiwar dissident, and ecological thinker whose ideas still challenge a country failing its own revolutionary ideals.
13:01
13:02
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, according to reports Sunday. Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain. Officials have said any ground mission would likely be limited in scope and could involve raids by Special Operations forces alongside conventional troops, rather than a full-scale invasion.
[Full Story]
13:02
13:30
The Pentagon is preparing for what could become weeks-long ground operations inside Iran — including Special Operations raids and limited infantry missions — as U.S. forces, including a Marine expeditionary unit now in theater, continue to build up for a potentially more dangerous next phase of Operation Epic Fury, according to a report published Saturday.
13:30
13:44
New York Post
An Air Canada flight attendant who was thrown from the plane during the crash at LaGuardia has been seen in her hospital bed for the first time.
13:44
13:52
The Epoch Times
Iran’s parliament speaker issued the threat after thousands of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Tripoli arrived in the Middle East.
13:52
13:52
13:52
13:53
14:07
14:07
After a blitz by restaurant industry lobbyists, Chicago’s city council voted last week to maintain the subminimum wage for service workers, keeping them stuck in precarity and poverty wages.
14:07
14:07
A wave of strikes across the Middle East in recent days showed that Iran had not lost the capacity to retaliate.
14:07
14:09⇢Ground Operations Loom
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions, with multiple outlets detailing Pentagon preparations for potential ground operations in Iran and Iranian warnings against invasion (NYTimes, Epoch Times, newsmax, NPR, CNN, CBS, Breitbart, Common Dreams, WashingtonPost, FoxNews, ABC News, HuffPost, dailybeast, apnews, intercept). Coverage also continues on the record-long DHS shutdown (NBCNews, Epoch Times).
14:21
Jacobin
We spoke with high school students in Minneapolis about how they were affected by ICE’s occupation of the city.
14:21
14:21
Nearly all the bicycles sold in the United States are made overseas. An Indiana company set out to change that — and it's seeking a push from the Trump administration's tariffs.
14:21
14:30
14:37
President Donald Trump said that "Cuba's next" and did not elaborate further while speaking at a Future Investment Initiative summit on March 27.
14:37
14:45
Tom Homan said the agents would remain at their posts until airports can resume regular operations.
14:45
14:51
President Donald Trump said that "Cuba's next" and did not elaborate further while speaking at a Future Investment Initiative summit on March 27.
14:51
15:21
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he had ordered his forces to increase the territory they control in southern Lebanon.
15:21
15:23
The Washington Post
15:23
15:27
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, according to reports Sunday. Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain. Officials have said any ground mission would likely be limited in scope and could involve raids by Special Operations forces alongside conventional troops, rather than a full-scale invasion.
[Full Story]
15:27
15:28
15:28
15:31
Top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are meeting in Pakistan on Sunday to push for an end to the Iran war.
15:31
15:31
15:49
15:57
The Daily Beast
Current and former military officials have spoken out against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proselytizing.
15:57
16:04
The Epoch Times
Iran’s parliament speaker warned it would set U.S. troops ‘on fire’ if they attempted a ground invasion.
16:04
16:04
New York Post
Shocking footage showed a South Carolina high school resource officer bashing a student in the head with a Taser while restraining him during a baseball game – prompting outrage from parents and…
16:04
16:11
Iran’s parliament speaker warned it would set U.S. troops ‘on fire’ if they attempted a ground invasion.
16:11
16:12⇢Pentagon's Ground War Preparations
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions, with multiple outlets detailing Pentagon preparations for potential ground operations in Iran and Iranian warnings against invasion (NYTimes, Epoch Times, newsmax, CBS, washingtonexaminer, Breitbart, WashingtonPost, CNN, HuffPost, apnews, ABC News, intercept). Coverage also continues on the record-long DHS shutdown (NBCNews, Epoch Times).
16:24
Iran’s parliament speaker warned it would set U.S. troops ‘on fire’ if they attempted a ground invasion.
16:24
16:45
16:49
The Boston Globe
16:49
16:57
The Atlantic
How many times can a coalition crack before it shatters?
16:57
17:02
17:02
Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement.
17:02
17:39
17:40
The Washington Post
You don’t have to go very deep into the U.S. Constitution to see the word “citizen” appear. It’s first used in Article I, Section 2, where the founding document says to serve in the House of Representatives someone must have been a citizen for seven years.
17:40
17:42
U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers deployed to airports could be set to stay there even as TSA workers receive paychecks.
17:42
17:56
The Epoch Times
Iran’s parliament speaker warned it would set U.S. troops ‘on fire’ if they attempted a ground invasion.
17:56
18:05
Iran’s parliament speaker warned it would set U.S. troops ‘on fire’ if they attempted a ground invasion.
18:05
18:22
A crowd of several thousand people held a demonstration just blocks away from the historic Alamo in downtown San Antonio. The crowd was part of the latest “No Kings” rallies taking part across the country.
18:22
18:26
The Daily Beast
The Blackwater founder said he is “extremely concerned” about what might happen if Trump puts boots on the ground in Iran.
18:26
18:59
19:06
The Epoch Times
‘We’ll be there as long as they need us, until they get back to normal operations,’ Homan said.
19:06
20:01
The Daily Beast
The press secretary claimed that the “People’s House” has “needed” a ballroom for decades.
20:01
20:16
Braylon Mullins saved UConn's season with a miraculous 3-pointer, ending Duke's season and sending the Huskies to the Final Four.
20:16
20:18⇢Iran's Fiery Ground Warning
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions, with multiple outlets detailing Iranian warnings against potential ground operations and U.S. control of key oil routes (FoxNews, HuffPost, washingtonexaminer, apnews, CNN, CBS, newsmax, WashingtonPost, ABC News). Coverage also continues on the record-long DHS shutdown and its airport implications (NBCNews, Epoch Times, Boston Globe).
20:36
20:43
Breitbart News
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was seen at Disney World as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, according to a recent report.
20:43
20:51
20:59
New York Post
Lefties turned out in droves for Sunday’s “Tax the Rich” rally featuring Sen. Bernie Sanders in The Bronx — but Mayor Mamdani refused to show face as he walks a tightrope with Gov. Hochul over taxes.
20:59
21:06
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, according to reports Sunday. Whether President Donald Trump would approve any of those plans remains uncertain. Officials have said any ground mission would likely be limited in scope and could involve raids by Special Operations forces alongside conventional troops, rather than a full-scale invasion.
[Full Story]
21:06
21:13
President Donald Trump is weighing a potential military operation to seize nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, a high-risk mission that could place U.S. troops in the country for an extended period, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. U.S. officials told the Journal that Trump has not made a final decision but remains open to the idea as part of his broader goal of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
[Full Story]
21:13
21:33
21:40
Associated Press
21:40
21:54
Associated Press
21:54
21:54
The Daily Beast
The rising price of oil is making at least one country rich.
21:54
21:55
A long-term warming trend is set to meet a short-term global heat-up, which could bring unprecedented heat into 2027.
21:55
22:01
22:01
22:15
The president's comments come even as the U.S. has imposed an oil blockade on the island.
22:15
22:30
Companies like USA Happy Baby and Star Baby Care brought pregnant women into the United States to give birth. It's part of a big case hitting the Supreme Court.
22:30
22:31
The Washington Post
The Trump administration had threatened to punish countries that attempted to break the blockade, which was aimed at weakening the communist government.
22:31
22:36
The Washington Post
22:36
22:45
22:51
The New York Times
The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Tuesday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.
22:51
22:57
22:57
23:05
23:05
The New York Times
The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Monday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.
23:05
23:18
The Washington Post
The annual straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference shattered the mainstream media’s narrative about sharp division among the activists at the convention over President Trump and the Iran war.
23:18
23:19⇢The Tanker's Unblocked Passage
⌨The newspapers report on the Trump administration allowing a Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba despite the U.S. blockade, with multiple outlets covering this policy shift (NYTimes, NBCNews, WashingtonPost, washingtonexaminer). Coverage also continues on escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions, including potential U.S. operations to seize Iranian uranium or territory (huffpost, apnews, newsmax, CNN, FoxNews).
23:33
The New York Times
The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in an attack that struck civilian sites near a military compound, according to video examined by The Times and weapons experts.
23:33
23:39
New York Post
In one fell swoop, Thune ceded the moral high ground to Democrats who now can blame Republican intransigence for their shutdowns.
23:39