In Case You Missed It … This Week in News
Catch up on the biggest news of the week.
By: GenZ Staff | March 27, 2026 | 487 Words
A lot happened in the world this week – Make sure you didn’t miss it with Liberty Nation GenZ’s weekly news roundup!
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller Dead at 81
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who was appointed as special counsel to prosecute President Donald Trump’s alleged “Russian collusion” back in 2016, has died at age 81. The cause of death has yet to be revealed, but Mueller had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease since the summer of 2021, at least, when he was diagnosed.
Elon Musk Might Pay TSA Salaries Amid DHS Shutdown
Billionaire Elon Musk could be considering covering the salaries of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees. Due to the partial government shutdown that has impacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), various workers are on track to miss out on the second straight paycheck as Senate Democrat block key funding bills.
Trump Teases ICE Agents at US Airports
In a series of social media posts on March 21, President Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to airports across the country. The partial and prolonged government shutdown is weakening national security, the president said. He laid the blame on Democrats in the upper chamber.
Monday, March 23, 2026
Top Cuban Official: Nation ‘Prepared’ For Possible US ‘Military Aggression’
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío on Sunday said the communist island nation’s military “is always prepared, and in fact it is preparing these days for the possibility of military aggression” as tensions rise with the US.
Suspect in Murder of Chicago College Student Was Biden Catch-and-Release Illegal Alien
The Department of Homeland Security on Sunday revealed that a suspect arrested in the murder of a Loyola University student in Chicago is an illegal alien from Venezuela who “was apprehended by the US Border Patrol and released into the country under the Biden administration.” Jose Medina-Medina “was then released again on June 19, 2023, following an arrest for shoplifting in Chicago,” a DHS statement reads.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Trump: US, Iran Have Held ‘Productive’ Talks to End War
President Donald Trump on Monday announced that the US and Iran have engaged in “productive” talks to bring the American military assault on the Middle East nation to an end.
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Trump: Iran Makes Major ‘Oil and Gas-Related’ Concession
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iran is “talking sense” and has made a major concession as negotiations to end the war between the two nations continue.
USDA Scraps $300 Million DEI Land-Buy Program
The US Agriculture Department is canceling a $300 million program created under the Biden administration in 2023 to help “underserved producers” purchase land, Politico reports, citing “three people familiar with the decision.”
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Meta Begins Laying Off Hundreds of Employees
The parent company of Facebook is paring down. “Meta began laying off hundreds of employees Wednesday, affecting its Reality Labs virtual reality division and at least four other divisions,” explained NBC News.
