REUTERS–President Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran “is very complete” and that Washington was “very far ahead” of his initial four to five week estimated time frame, according to a CBS News reporter on X, who cited an interview with him. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force,” Trump was quoted as saying by CBS News’ White House correspondent Weijia Jiang. NEW—In a phone interview, President Trump told me the war could be over soon: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force.” He added that the U.S. is “very far” ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated time frame.— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) March 9, 2026 Trump also said the United States is “very far” ahead of his initial 4-5 week estimated time frame for the war. On Iran’s new Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Trump told CBS News: “I have no message for him.” Trump said he has someone in mind to replace Khamenei, but did not elaborate. When asked about the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said that ships are moving through now, but he is “thinking about taking it over.” The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s key oil transit chokepoints, carrying roughly a fifth of global oil and ?liquefied natural gas flows. The war has left the critical shipping passageway all but shut. The United States and Israel began attacking Iran on February 28 and Iran responded with its own strikes against Israel and Gulf states with U.S. bases. Trump has thus far offered shifting objectives and timelines for the war that has killed scores in Iran, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah ?Ali Khamenei. Trump has previously said he wants to have a say in determining Iran’s leader, which Tehran has rejected. Originally published by Reuters The post Trump Says War Against Iran Is ‘Very Complete,’ CBS News Reports appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr. has resigned as president at Ohio State University, citing an “inappropriate relationship” with an unnamed person seeking public resources. He has only served as president since Jan. 1, 2024. According to 10TV, Carter’s resignation followed a Saturday board meeting, with the Board of Trustees accepting the resignation on Sunday, the same day Carter sent a letter to Chairman John Zeiger. A statement from Carter was released on Monday from the university. “For personal reasons, I have made the difficult decision to resign from my role as president of The Ohio State University. I disclosed to the board of trustees that I made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership,” his statement read in part. A response from Zeiger indicated the Board was “surprised and disappointed to learn of this matter and takes the situation and its potential impact on the university very seriously.” Ohio State University President Ted Carter's resignation was submitted on Saturday and accepted on Sunday. Follow the developing story here: https://t.co/zKOV6qFX1g pic.twitter.com/YNo6xRUd4f— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) March 9, 2026 The situation with Carter unfolded in a matter of days. “Ohio State Spokesperson Ben Johnson said someone from outside the university came directly to the board about the relationship in recent days. When the board confronted Carter about the relationship, he offered to resign,” 10TV reported. “The Ohio State University Board of Trustees has accepted President Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr.’s resignation. The president recently disclosed to trustees that he had an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business, and offered to resign,” a statement from the university read in part. Not only is Carter departing early in his tenure, but so did the president before him. Before Carter, Peter J. Mohler served as acting president from Aug. 22, 2023-Dec. 31, 2023. The 16th president, Kristina M. Johnson, served less than three years in her role, from Sept. 1, 2020-May 7, 2023. Most other past Ohio State presidents served in their role for longer. State Sen. Bill DeMora, a Democrat whose district includes OSU and is himself an alumnus, referenced Johnson’s departure in comments included by The Columbus Dispatch. “The fact is our trustees are not representative of what the university should stand for,” DeMora said in part, also adding they “ran Kristina Johnson out of town.” The Daily Signal reached out to DeMora’s office but did not hear back in time. The post OSU President Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The Justice Department brought federal terrorism charges Monday against two men tied to the bombing of a New York City protest.  One of the suspects threw a homemade bomb that was inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group, said Attorney General Pam Bondi.  “We have charged the two alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists who attempted to bomb a protest in New York City,” Bondi posted on X.  We have charged the two alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists who attempted to bomb a protest in New York City.We will not allow ISIS’s poisonous, anti-American ideology to threaten this nation. Our law enforcement officers will remain vigilant. pic.twitter.com/4QMOrOvGhG— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) March 9, 2026 “We will not allow ISIS’s poisonous, anti-American ideology to threaten this nation. Our law enforcement officers will remain vigilant,” Bondi added. The incident occurred at a protest Saturday outside Gracie Mansion, the home of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.  ?TWO ISIS SUPPORTERS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO DETONATE EXPLOSIVE DEVICES DURING PROTESTS OUTSIDE GRACIE MANSIONAvowed ISIS supporters Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi attempted to detonate two devices containing shrapnel and highly volatile explosive material during a protest… pic.twitter.com/AjbyR9CBN9— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) March 9, 2026 Activist Jake Lang led a protest of about 20 people on Saturday outside the residence, claiming the Muslim mayor was leading an Islamic “takeover” of New York City. About 125 people participated in the counterprotest. Police said suspect Emir Balat was among the counter protesters as he lit and threw a device, which extinguished before it exploded. Police also identified Ibrahim Kayumi as a suspect and arrested both him and Balat at the scene. After apparently igniting Device-2, BALAT dropped Device-2 near where several NYPD officers were standing, ran away from the NYPD officers, and jumped over a barricade. pic.twitter.com/q6w5pwV9x3— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) March 9, 2026 Balat dropped a second device at the protest that police recovered and examined, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The two suspects, already in police custody, were charged Monday in the Southern District of New York. The defendants were inspired by ISIS to carry out their attack,” Tisch said during a press conference Monday. “There should be no confusion about what ISIS constitutes.” New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch recognizing officials who responded to Saturday's bomb threat: "The NYPD remains on heightened alert, and our mission is simple, to keep New Yorkers safe. That responsibility belongs to the nearly 35,000 members of this department.. pic.twitter.com/3zCQJfE4VQ— CSPAN (@cspan) March 9, 2026 New York City Police on Sunday described the device as a jar filled with nuts, bolts and screws and wrapped in black tape with a fuse. It extinguished itself before any explosion. Tisch previously said she did not believe Mamdani and his wife were home at the time. Mamdani previously condemned the protest but also said, “Violence at a protest is never acceptable. The attempt to use an explosive device and hurt others is not only criminal, it is reprehensible and the antithesis of who we are.” Reuters contributed to this report. The post DOJ, NYPD Call New York Terror Suspects ISIS-Inspired appeared first on The Daily Signal.

An Obama-appointed judge blocked key portions of the Trump administration’s policy to restrict the appeal process for illegal immigrants facing deportation.  In a Sunday ruling, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of immigration groups that sued the Trump administration in the case of Amica Center for Immigrant Rights v. Executive Office for Immigration Review.  Moss, appointed to the bench in 2014, was a former assistant attorney general in the Clinton Justice Department. Last year, he issued a separate blow to the Trump administration’s immigration policy, striking down Trump’s declaration of an “invasion” at the southern border.  The plaintiffs sought temporary relief from the interim final rule, issued on Feb. 6, titled “Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals,” set to take effect on Monday.  If a federal immigration judge rules in favor of deportation, the appeal can be filed with the Board of Immigration Appeals. Among the plaintiffs’ key objections to the administration’s rule was a “fast track” provision reducing the time to file most appeals from 30 days to 10 days.  The new Trump rule would have also allowed for summary dismissal of appeals unless a majority of permanent board members voted within 10 days to accept the case for review. The judge also rejected a portion of the rule that allowed summary dismissal without full review of the case, and before transcripts were created. To expedite matters, the administration issued the rule without the usual notice-and-comment of a federal rulemaking period. The judge held that the rule must be subject to that full process, but did not strike it down. “At least three portions of the rule work hand-in-glove and, accordingly, need to be considered together,” Moss wrote.  He added, “If there is ever a case that satisfies the D.C. Circuit’s test for applying the notice-and-comment requirement … this is it.” The Justice Department, arguing for the administration, said the rules were necessary so the Bureau of Immigration Appeals could target its limited resources to combat an overwhelming backlog of immigration cases, which increased from 37,000 in 2015 to more than 200,000 in 2025.  Moss wrote, “The court is unpersuaded that plaintiffs are entitled to emergency relief.” The ruling “prevents the BIA from reaching the point of near self-destruction,” said Emilie Raber, senior attorney at the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, the lead plaintiff in the case. “We hope that this decision is the first step of many steps in ensuring that immigration courts reach decisions based on the law rather than on pre-determined outcomes,” Raber added in a public statement.  Moss has issued other high-profile rulings. In early 2021, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed his decision that the Justice Department could not reschedule a federal execution before President Joe Biden took office. Notably, as an assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel in 2000, Moss wrote a memo determining that a sitting president could not be indicted.  The post Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Key Part of Trump Deportation Appeal Overhaul appeared first on The Daily Signal.

THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico said that he loved transgender children when asked to name something he loved other than family and friends during a May 11, 2023, episode of “A Superbloom Podcast.” Talarico has a long record of pushing his left-wing agenda on schools, including opposing restrictions on child sex-change operations. During the podcast, Talarico referenced a specific group of transgender children whom he called an “inspiration” in a clip unearthed by the Daily Wire on Monday. “I love—I’m just going to say this because it’s on my mind—the trans children who showed up yesterday at the state Capitol to advocate for their humanity,” Talarico said. “They shouldn’t have to, but it was an inspiration to watch.” Talarico explained what he was referring to earlier on during the podcast. “We were going to debate a bill that would deny trans children life-saving health care, and ultimately we didn’t get to the bill because Democrats called a point of order and were able to delay the bill a few days,” he said. “But we had trans activists, trans children, trans parents of trans children in the gallery, and they also launched their own peaceful protest and were removed from the gallery. And in fact, there’s video of one of the law enforcement officers violently throwing down one of those trans activists outside the House chamber.” Talarico appeared to be referencing a Texas bill that bars minors from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries, which was ultimately signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott the following month. When lawmakers brought the bill up for debate on the House floor on May 2, 2023, advocates promptly started to chant, according to KERA News. Republican Texas state House Speaker Dade Phelan subsequently directed state police to remove visitors. State police kicked protesters out of the Capitol, according to The Texas Tribune. Certain protesters declined to leave voluntarily and there were altercations with police before they were evicted, according to CBS Austin. Talarico, a former public school teacher who presently attends a Presbyterian seminary, defeated Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Tuesday’s primary. He has also espoused outlandish rhetoric about the Bible and God on multiple occasions during his political career, such as arguing that the Bible justified abortion. “In committee, I listened to 15 hours of testimony about this bill. The worst part, for me, was the number of Christians who used scripture to justify hurting children. Even on this floor today, a member tried to justify a hateful amendment in the name of God’s law,” Talarico claimed during a 2021 debate in the state Legislature on legislation to prevent child sex-change procedures. Republican Texas state Rep. Steve Toth called Talarico “evil” and said he was proof of “a demonic presence in the world” during a Wednesday interview on “The Charlie Kirk Show.” “When I put forth legislation to end the social transition of children, it gets killed by the Democrats,” Toth said. “It’s evil. Talarico is part of that group. I served with James Talarico from 2019 through to today. This guy is as evil as they come.” Originally published by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The post James Talarico Asked Who He Loved Besides Friends and Family. His Answer: Trans Kids appeared first on The Daily Signal.