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Washington — President Trump is taking questions from reporters ahead of a meeting with the Kennedy Center board of trustees on Monday, which is taking place as the third week of Iran war is underway. Mr. Trump is hosting the board for a lunch meeting in the White House East Room, and during the meeting, the board is expected to discuss and vote on the proposed Kennedy Center renovations, which are to be undertaken while the center is closed for two years, starting on July 4. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who is an ex officio member of the board, is…

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U.S. President Donald Trump warned NATO allies of “very bad” consequences if the military alliance — which includes Canada — doesn’t help him secure the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran since the start of the war, in a newspaper interview published Sunday. “It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” Trump told the Financial Times.“If there’s no response or if it’s a negative response I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO.”The U.S. was hitting Iran “very hard,”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! George Clooney’s latest business venture is drawing scrutiny as the Hollywood star leans heavily into classic American imagery while building a new life overseas.The 64-year-old actor, along with his fellow Casamigos Tequila co-founders Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman, is launching a new non-alcoholic beer brand called Crazy Mountain, which “celebrates adventure, freedom, and grit — without the hangover,” according to a press release.Crazy Mountain’s branding features images of cowboys on horseback throwing lassos as they gallop across open plains, evoking classic imagery of the American West, while its tagline is “Live wide…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Monday. CNBC’s Brian Sullivan sat down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this morning in Paris, where Bessent just met with his Chinese counterpart. The Cabinet secretary said that “logistics” could delay Trump’s planned trip to China later this month.Stock futures are higher this morning after another losing week.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Add fuel to the fireGas flares from an oil production platform at the Soroush oil fields with an Iranian flag in the foreground in the Persian…

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailOscar Munoz, former United Airlines chairman and CEO, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the impact of the ongoing partial government shutdown on TSA workers, the open letter from airline executives urging Congress to end the shutdown, impact of TSA staffing shortages on travel, and more.

The Premier League have fined Chelsea $A19m and imposed transfer sanctions in relation to self-reported historic breaches of financial regulations.

Airline says limited number of flights will operate as of March 18 between Qatari capital and dozens of destinations.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoQatar Airways has announced a limited flight schedule to and from the Qatari capital, Doha, as the US-Israeli war on Iran roils air travel in the region.The airline said on Monday that it would operate a limited number of flights from Wednesday to March 28.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe flights will operate to and from dozens of cities in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump lambasted federal Judge James Boasberg in a Sunday night Truth Social post, accusing him of exhibiting bias against the GOP and his administration, and asserting that he should be yanked from working on any cases pertaining to them.In the post, the president described Boasberg as “a Wacky, Nasty, Crooked, and totally Out of Control Judge … who suffers from the highest level of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), and has been ‘after’ my people, and me, for years.””In case after case, Boasberg has displayed open, flagrant, and extreme partisan bias…

Eric Sauvageau and his son Sam are still trying to process what happened. A few weeks ago, Eric, 60, received a phone call from someone he believed was his son, and it changed everything.“I get a call from a private number, from my fake son saying I’m in the courthouse, I was in an accident and I sound a little funny cause I broke my nose, but it totally sounded like Sam’s voice,” said Eric.Over the next three hours, he says he received several more calls from someone pretending to be his son and another claiming to be a lawyer.He…