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| Pollster | App | Dis | Net | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | 44 | 54 | -10.00 | 03-15 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 44 | 54 | -10.00 | 03-12 |
| Economist/YouGov | 43 | 54 | -11.00 | 03-09 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 45 | 53 | -8.00 | 03-11 |
| Quinnipiac | 37 | 57 | -20.00 | 03-08 |
| Morning Consult | 44 | 53 | -9.00 | 03-08 |
| RMG Research* | 45 | 53 | -8.00 | 03-12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 47 | 52 | -5.00 | 03-10 |
Presidential Schedule
via Factba.se2026-02-27
TBD: The President participates in a local TV interview
TBD: The President departs Corpus Christi, Texas, en route Palm Beach, Florida
In-Town Pool Call Time
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The President receives an Energy Briefing [3:05 PM Local]
The President delivers Remarks on Energy [3:35 PM Local]
Congress
119th Congress
Congress This Week
Week of 2026-03-16
Hearing on the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027
Senate Armed Services
Nominations Hearing for District Court Judges
Senate Judiciary
FY2027 Budget Hearing — Department of Education
House Appropriations
Tax Reform and the Impact on American Families
Senate Finance
Hearing on Artificial Intelligence Safety Standards
House Energy and Commerce
Monthly Economic Report and Employment Outlook
Joint Economic Committee
Worldwide Threats Assessment Briefing
Senate Intelligence
Government Efficiency and Waste Reduction Review
House Oversight
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Media Watch
Journalist Wire
“"So much of what’s happened at CBS – the back-of-the-hand treatment of Colbert and the rightward drift of the news division – are ways of signalling that the Ellisons are more than willing to serve Trump’s interests." —Margaret Sullivan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Anderson Cooper saw that.”
“"Is it asking too much of journalism to rise up and meet this moment?" asls @sulliview.bsky.social. "It surely shouldn’t be." The problem isn't so much the journalists, in my view, but their corporate owners who are too beholden to state power to challenge it.”
“New in PN: A conversation with @sulliview.bsky.social on the state of political coverage in 2026 "This is a long-term campaign against a reality-based press. Thanks to a lot of factors that are going on in the overall media ecosystem, it’s been successful."”
“My CNN colleagues and I looked into the White House press secretary’s highly dubious claim that President Trump stopped $50 million in planned funding for “condoms in Gaza.” Here are five big reasons to be skeptical the claim is true: www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/p...”
“The streets of the United States are patrolled - and 000s have been detained - by masked paramilitary forces who disavow due process and who demonstrate loyalty to a single political party, not the US government or Constitution. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtSK...”
“The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...”
“"Rogan, Schulz, and Von now express reservations & regrets, which is fine & merits some praise & encouragement. But for the kid traumatized by watching his dad or abuelita forced to the ground, handcuffed, & whisked away in a van, the pod-bros’ awakenings come too late." — @schaller67.bsky.social”
“NEWS: The woman who told the FBI that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a child "refused to cooperate" with the FBI against him, according to an email in the Epstein database; in a previously unreported file, her name was initially unredacted. substack.com/@sollenberge...”
Industry News
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Like so many sectors of the economy, the news industry is hurtling toward a future where artificial intelligence plays a major role — grappling with questions about how much the technology is used, what consumers should be told about it, whether anything can be done for the journalists who will be l
Preserving quantum information is key to developing useful quantum computing systems. But interacting quantum systems are chaotic and follow laws of thermodynamics, eventually leading to information loss. Physicists have long known of a strange exception, called dynamical freezing, when quantum syst
A study reveals how two proteins cooperate in a key early step of antiviral detection, as reported by researchers at Science Tokyo. Using cryo-electron microscopy and high-speed atomic force microscopy, they found that LGP2 binds to viral RNA and recruits MDA5 molecules, as if threading beads on a s
Recent decades have witnessed rapid advancements in high-intensity laser technology. The combination of laser irradiation and novel materials is opening exciting avenues for the design of functional materials and devices. Semiconductors are ideal platforms for generating laser-driven functionalities
For nearly two decades, two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have been studied as a complement or possible successor to silicon transistors, promising smaller, faster and more energy-efficient processors. To ease their production and testing process, much of the field has been benchmarking the potent
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula
Normally faint and elusive, the Jellyfish Nebula is caught in this alluring telescopic field of view. Floating in the interstellar sea, the nebula is anchored right and left by two bright stars, Mu and Eta Geminorum, at the foot of the celestial twins. The Jellyfish Nebula itself is right of center, seen as a brighter arcing ridge of emission with dangling tentacles. In fact, this cosmic jellyfish is part of bubble-shaped supernova remnant IC 443, the expanding debris cloud from a massive star that exploded. Light from the explosion first reached planet Earth over 30,000 years ago. Like its cousin in astrophysical waters the Crab Nebula supernova remnant, the Jellyfish Nebula is known to harbor a neutron star, the ultradense remnant of the collapsed stellar core. An emission nebula cataloged as Sharpless 249 fills the field at the upper left. The Jellyfish Nebula is about 5,000 light-years away. At that distance, this image would be about 300 light-years across.
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The Egg Nebula from the Hubble Telescope
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“At 96 he's still falling with style while I panic stepping off a curb wrong.”
— u/GravityIsOptional
This 96-year-old WWII veteran just completed his 100th skydive
Mystery · Threats · Culture+
UAP Tracker
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
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Bright orange sphere observed descending toward the ocean, appeared to enter the water without splash.
Multiple witnesses observed a cluster of 8-10 lights moving erratically before disappearing simultaneously.
Military personnel reported a metallic disk-shaped object at high altitude, confirmed on radar briefly.
Elongated craft with no visible wings observed over the lake by multiple witnesses on shore.
Congressional Activity
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Nuclear threats, AI risks, biological security concerns, and the continuing climate crisis drove the Clock forward.
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Traffic patterns are normal. No anomalous activity detected around the Pentagon.
Screening Now
The Brutalist
(Drama)A Hungarian-born architect rebuilds his life and career in postwar America.
Brady Corbet — Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce
Nosferatu
(Horror)A gothic tale of obsession between a young woman and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her.
Robert Eggers — Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult
Anora
(Comedy)A Brooklyn exotic dancer marries the son of a Russian oligarch, triggering a wild family confrontation.
Sean Baker — Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov
A Complete Unknown
(Drama)The story of Bob Dylan's meteoric rise in the 1960s folk music scene and his controversial shift to electric.
James Mangold — Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro
Wicked
(Musical)Two young women at Shiz University form an unlikely friendship before becoming Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch.
Jon M. Chu — Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum
The Last Showgirl
(Drama)A seasoned Las Vegas showgirl must reinvent herself when her long-running revue suddenly closes.
Gia Coppola — Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis
Companion
(Thriller)A weekend getaway at a lakeside estate takes a dark turn when the guests realize not everything is as it seems.
Drew Hancock — Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage
Captain America: Brave New World
(Action)Sam Wilson, newly appointed as Captain America, finds himself caught in an international crisis.
Julius Onah — Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez
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Discourse: "Zelda"
Happy #Zelda 40th! Tag yourself - which Majora's Mask Link are you? 👀 #zelda40th #ゼルダの伝説40周年
Guys, you said there weren’t breakable weapons in old Zelda. Why’d you lie? 😏
Zelda came out a year after we immigrated to the US. My parents were working multiple jobs and we took care of ourselves at home. I was learning English while spending all my time in Hyrule. What a magical experience that shaped my love of games and stories. Oh and six months later Metroid came out.
while we're on great vintage zelda ads, id like to share this amazing one for Link's Awakening youtu.be/L2Eo9dh3xgQ?...
I was born one month and one day after the first The Legend of Zelda game released in Japan... We both turn 40 this year 💀 #cosplay #fursuit #fursuitmaker #Zelda #Zelda40th
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