News Roundup 3/19/20

by | Mar 19, 2020

News Roundup 3/19/20

by | Mar 19, 2020

News Roundup from The Libertarian Institute by Kyle Anzalone

US News

  • Maryland police are refusing to produce information about the SWAT murder of Duncan Lemp. The police department has only released self-serving statements. [Link]
  • A police officer was caught by his own body camera planting weed. [Link]
  • The US extends the tax filing deadline by 90 days. [Link]
  • The US waived some HIPAA compliance rules to allow doctors to provide more digital services. [Link]
  • Trump suspends all evictions and foreclosures. He also invoked the Defense Production Act to force the production of medical supplies. [Link]
  • The Pentagon is planning for martial law as the corona outbreak spreads. [Link]

Afghanistan

  • A US general says the corona outbreak may prevent the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. [Link]

Middle East

  • Iran’s Supreme Leader pardons 10,000 prisoners in celebration of the Persian New Year. [Link]
  • The US sanctioned three Chinese, three Hong Kong, and one South African company for providing petrochemicals to Iran. Five Iranians were also sanctioned. [Link]
  • A new group called League of Revolutionaries claims responsibility for the attack in Iraq that killed two Americans and a British soldier. [Link]
  • Several rockets were fired into Iraq’s Green Zone last night. There are no reports of casualties. This is the fourth rocket attack on the Green Zone in the past week. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

View all posts

Our Books

Shop books published by the Libertarian Institute.

libetarian institute longsleeve shirt

Our Books

15 books

Recent Articles

Recent

News Roundup 2/7/2025

News Roundup 2/7/2025

US News Trump Sending Illegal Immigrants to Torture Prison at Guantanamo Bay, Not Migrant Facility The Institute  Rubio Pushes Hawkish Agenda on First Trip as Secretary of State The Institute  Ukraine Russia Slams Zelensky’s Request for Nukes as ‘Bordering on Madness’...

read more
News Roundup 2/5/2025

News Roundup 2/5/2025

US News Virginia House Unanimously Passes Defend the Guard Act AWC USAID To Merge With State Department and Face Cuts AWC Sen. Murphy Says USAID Funds ‘Freedom Fighters’ and ‘Chases China’ AWC Trump Sends First Migrants to Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay The...

read more
News Roundup 2/3/2025

News Roundup 2/3/2025

US News USAID Website and Social Media Goes Dark Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Pause AWC Trump Acknowledges His Tariffs May Cause ‘Pain’ for Americans AWC After Meeting With Rubio, Panama’s President Says ‘No Real Threat’ From US To Seize Canal AWC Trump Envoy Travels to...

read more

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This