WATCH LIVE: War Sec Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine Deliver Press Briefing Following Massive Airstrikes on Iranian Military Base in Isfahan – 8 AM ET
March 31, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine hold press briefing on Operation Epic Fury (March 4, 2026) – photo by Jordan Conradson
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine will deliver a press briefing this morning as the war in Iran is well into its fifth week.
The US launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28, with a major attack on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of top Iranian officials.
Trump released footage of US and Israeli strikes last night, reportedly on an intercontinental ballistic missile site in Isfahan, Iran.
This comes as the US military has seemingly accomplished its military goals of decimating Iran’s missile infrastructure, naval forces, air force, and nuclear capabilities, according to the Pentagon, as well as regime change.
As the US and Israel continue to trade missiles with Iran, President Trump has said he is close to a deal with Iran and that the war could be over “soon.”
Trump on Sunday said Iran is “agreeing with us” on his 15-point plan and that some oil is being allowed to flow through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran closed to shipping after Operation Epic Fury began.
“It’s really a new regime. It’s a group of people, people that we’ve never dealt with before, that are acting very reasonable. It is truly regime change,” he said.
On Monday, Trump threatened to escalate the war by targeting Iran’s energy and water infrastructure “if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached.”
Reports suggest that Trump is weighing the option of a ground invasion as thousands of additional troops are deployed to the Middle East.
When asked about ground troops on Sunday, Trump said, “I just have lots of alternatives,” also noting, “we have tremendous numbers of ships over there.”
SURPRISE! Zohran Mamdani’s New ‘Free’ Childcare Program is Going to Cost $60,000 Per Child
March 30, 2026
Newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his victory speech, pledging a sweeping socialist agenda. (Screenshot: PBS News)
Are you sitting down? This is shocking news.
It turns out that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new ‘free’ childcare program isn’t free at all. In fact, it’s going to cost $60,000 – Per child. Of course, it’ll be free for the people who get the service, but not for the taxpayers who are funding it.
This is the shell game that is always played by leftists. Nothing is free and they know it. Someone always pays.
Oh and by the way, this is just the rollout of the program. You know it will cost more down the road.
Mamdani rolls out $2.3M day care pilot for NYC workers with hefty $60K cost per kid
The cost of “free” child care is soaring.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the opening of a new daycare center for municipal workers Monday that will cost more than double the average price of child care — to a tune of nearly $60,000 per kid.
The pilot program will start this fall on the first floor of David N. Dinkins Municipal Building in Lower Manhattan after a multi-million-dollar renovation of a room for just 40 children, ages six weeks to 3 years old.
The childcare center co-ops an initiative of Mamdani’s predecessor, Mayor Eric Adams, that was announced in October.
Mamdani said the Adams administration didn’t allocate operating funds for the center, which Hizzoner said would have a $2.3 million price tag and will be included in the city’s upcoming executive budget.
That works out to $57,500 per child to attend the day care from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On average, day care costs in the city for infants come in at $26,000 and $23,400 for toddlers, according to the city comptroller’s office.
City Hall didn’t respond to questions about the soaring cost to the city compared to private center-based programs.
That’s strange. Why do you suppose Mamdani’s city hall didn’t respond to questions?
Mass exodus from Los Angeles revealed in shocking new figures
Tens of thousands of residents are fleeing Los Angeles County, raising fresh questions about the region’s future as economic pressures mount.
The region recorded the largest population drop of any in the nation between July 2024 and July 2025, according to newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The data, published March 26, shows roughly 54,000 residents left the county during that one-year period. The losses mark a continuation of a steady slide for the nation’s most populous county.
Once home to more than 10 million people in 2020, Los Angeles County’s population has now dipped to just under 9.7 million, KTLA reported.
While the raw number of departures is eye-catching, experts say the broader trend may be even more concerning: fewer people are coming in to replace those who leave.
Neighboring regions appear to be benefiting.
Riverside and San Bernardino counties together gained more than 21,000 residents over the same period, according to the data, while the Las Vegas metro area also saw an influx of more than 20,000.
Despite the outflow, Los Angeles County still dwarfs every other county in the U.S., with nearly double the population of the second-largest, Cook County, Illinois.
Look at the animated graphic below:
Los Angeles County sees largest population decline in the U.S.
Bombshell Defense Filing: ATF Cannot “Identify” Bullet in Charlie Kirk Assassination With Accused’s Rifle
March 30, 2026
A court filing by Tyler Robinson’s defense on Friday reveals the ATF has not been able to “identify” the bullet recovered in the autopsy of slain Turning Point USA leader Charlie Kirk with the rifle allegedly used in the September 10 shooting at Utah Valley University, according to the Daily Mail. Kirk was reportedly killed instantly by a single rifle shot that tore through his upper body and ripped open the carotid artery in his neck.
Tyler Robinson mugshot (Credit: Utah County Sheriff’s Office)
While not definitive (the bullet could be misshapen from the shooting), until it is resolved, the claim by the defense will fuel concerns about the circumstances of Kirk’s murder and whether Robinson was the shooter.
The bullet that killed conservative commentator Charlie Kirk did not match the rifle used by suspected killer Tyler Robinson, a bombshell new court filing states.
Robinson, 22, is facing capital murder charges and a potential death sentence for Kirk’s murder at Utah Valley University on September 10.
But his defense attorneys now argue that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ‘was unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr Robinson.’
The defense team may now offer the ATF firearm analyst’s testimony as exculpatory evidence, they said in a motion filed on Friday to push the preliminary hearing back at least six months, Fox News reports.
It also notes that DNA reports filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and ATF will take time for the defense team to analyze because reports indicated that several different DNA were found on some items of evidence.
Attorneys for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk, have revealed who prosecutors intend to call to the stand and also asked the court to delay the preliminary hearing.
The filing, made by defense attorneys on Friday, states that prosecutors intend to call Robinson’s parents and his roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, to testify at the preliminary hearing. Robinson’s defense team is also asking the judge for a minimum six-month delay for the preliminary hearing, which is currently scheduled for May 18.
Robinson’s defense team said that defense attorneys received over 600,000 files from prosecutors during a meeting on March 12, which she says will take time to review. She also noted that the discovery isn’t complete yet.
“Discovery in this case is incomplete, voluminous, and the processing of it is complex,” the defense team wrote.
One of the defense’s experts, a forensic biologist, said she’d need six months to review the evidence.
Early in the case prosecutors filed an alleged text message chain between Robinson and his alleged male transgender lover Lance Twiggs in which he confessed to the shooting (via the BBC)
Robinson: drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard.
[When the roommate looked under the keyboard, there was a note that allegedly read: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”]
Robinson: I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet. Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.
Roommate: you weren’t the one who did it right????
Robinson: I am, I’m sorry
Roommate: I thought they caught the person?
Robinson: no, they grabbed some crazy old dude, then interrogated someone in similar clothing. I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down. Its quiet, almost enough to get out, but theres one vehicle lingering.
Roommate: Why?
Robinson: Why did I do it?
Roommate: Yeah
Robinson: I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.
Robinson: If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence. Going to attempt to retrieve it again, hopefully they have moved on. I haven’t seen anything about them finding it.
Robinson: If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence. Going to attempt to retrieve it again, hopefully they have moved on. I haven’t seen anything about them finding it.
Roommate: How long have you been planning this?
Robinson: a bit over a week I believe. I can get close to it but there is a squad car parked right by it. I think they already swept that spot, but I don’t wanna chance it
Robinson: I’m wishing I had circled back and grabbed it as soon as I got to my vehicle…. I’m worried what my old man would do if I didn’t bring back grandpas rifle … idek if it had a serial number, but it wouldn’t trace to me. I worry about prints I had to leave it in a bush where I changed outfits. didn’t have the ability or time to bring it with…. I might have to abandon it and hope they don’t find prints. how the [expletive] will I explain losing it to my old man….
only thing I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel….
remember how I was engraving bullets? The [expletive] messages are mostly a big meme, if I see “notices bulge uwu” on fox new I might have a stroke alright im gonna have to leave it, that really [expletive] sucks…. judging from today I’d say grandpas gun does just fine idk. I think that was a $2k scope;-;
Robinson: delete this exchange
Robinson: my dad wants photos of the rifle … he says grandpa wants to know who has what, the feds released a photo of the rifle, and it is very unique. Hes calling me rn, not answering.
Robinson: since trump got into office [my dad] has been pretty diehard maga.
Robinson: Im gonna turn myself in willingly, one of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff.
Robinson: you are all I worry about love
Roommate: I’m much more worried about you
Robinson: don’t talk to the media please. don’t take any interviews or make any comments. … if any police ask you questions ask for a lawyer and stay silent
WATCH: President Trump Posts Video of Massive Airstrikes and Explosions on Iranian ICBM Base in Isfahan, Iran
March 30, 2026
President Trump on Monday evening posted video of explosions in
A massive wave of airstrikes hit an ICBM base late Monday evening eastern time zone.
The US-Israeli airstrikes lit up the night sky very early Tuesday morning local time.
“Witnesses have captured intense US-Israeli attacks on Isfahan, a city in Iran with a population of 2.3M, and home to the Badr military airbase,” Al Jazeera reported.
WATCH:
Operation Epic Fury, a joint military operation between the US and Israel, began on February 28.
So far the military operation has involved the US Air Force and Navy.
The US military has decimated Iran’s missile infrastructure, naval forces, air force and nuclear capabilities, according to the Pentagon.
Last week CBS News reported that senior military commanders are preparing plans for a possible ground invasion.
President Trump appeared to dispute the leak to CBS News.
“No, I’m not putting troops anywhere. If I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you — but I’m not putting troops,” Trump said to reporters in the Oval Office last week.
The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump is preparing to end the conflict with Iran.
The Wall Street Journal on Monday evening reported that President Trump told aides that he would wind down the war with Iran without completely reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The Pentagon is holding a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury on Tuesday morning.
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