March 24, 2026
President Pauses Military Strikes On Iran During Peace Talks, Memphis Reduction In Crime, America 250, Patriot Patrick Henry, And More
On March 23, 2026, President Trump called for a pause on all military strikes against power plants and energy infrastructure on Iran for 5 days while peace talks continue. President Trump said that Iran called him to discuss peace talks so he has chosen to pause military strikes against power plants and energy infrastructure while the talks proceed. However, it appears "regular" military strikes against military targets will continue.
🚨 President Donald J. Trump calls for a pause on all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five-day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions. pic.twitter.com/N15CTRvikT
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 23, 2026
On March 23, 2026, the White House published the article President Trump’s ‘Memphis Safe Task Force’ Delivers Crushing Blow to Crime highlighting overall crime reduction of over 43% since the Task Force became involved.
The Memphis Safe Task Force is in full effect. pic.twitter.com/kci1xALXqE
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 23, 2026
🇺🇸 President Donald J. Trump in Memphis, the LARGEST violent crime drop ever:
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 24, 2026
✅ Robberies ↓60%
✅ Carjackings ↓74%
✅ Murders ↓70% from peak
7,000+ arrests, 1,100+ illegal guns seized, 1,000+ lbs drugs off streets, 150+ missing kids rescued. Law & Order is BACK. pic.twitter.com/mTTSnDdc8q
The first part of the Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable video below covers President Trump's ideas on Iran (mentioned above).
On March 21, 2026, Congress rejected Senate Amendment 4421 to S1383 with a vote of 49 yea (49 Republicans) to 41 nay (39 Democrats & 2 Independents) with 10 senators not voting (4 Republicans & 6 Democrats).
Senate Amendment 4421 would have added the following to S1383:
TITLE II--SAVE AMERICAN SPORTS
SEC. 201. AMENDMENT.
Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at the end the following:``(d)(1) It shall be a violation of subsection (a) for a recipient of Federal funds who operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities to permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.''.
SEC. 202. DATE.
This title takes effect 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act.
This rejection was followed by voting on the Cloture Motion for the amended S1383 (as discussed in my March 19, 2026 ANP Article) with Schumer's motion to suspend the rules re: TSA Funding which failed with a vote of 41 Yea (39 Democrats & 2 Independents) and 49 nay (49 Republicans) with 10 Senators not voting (4 Republicans and 6 Democrats).
Frankly, the SAVE America Act should simply be about voting. Congress can tackle the other things at a later date. The will of the American people is a national "you will show proof you are a citizen before voting" law.
The Layoff Tracker 2026 – Recent Layoffs update:
- March 23, 2026: Close Brothers banking group to cut 600 jobs and roll out AI ‘at pace.’
- March 21, 2026: CBS News layoffs: Internal memo shows 6% jobs to be cut.
- March 20, 2026: Jack Dorsey’s Block Cuts 4,000 Jobs, With Some Workers Quickly Rehired.
- March 19, 2026: The owner of most IKEA outlets worldwide would cut some of its office-based workforce, with 800 roles likely affected.
- March 18, 2026: Italian bank UniCredit plans to trim up to 400 technology jobs in Germany
LAWFARE lawsuit tracker to date:
- 233 active cases
- 22 suits filed by the Trump Administration
- 17 SCOTUS stays or motions to vacate of lower court orders
- 1 SCOTUS affirmation of lower court order
- 8 suits where judges ruled for the federal government
- 9 suits where judges ruled against the federal government
- 6 criminal prosecutions by the DOJ:
- Representative McIver,
- former FBI Director James Comey, dismissed without prejudice 11/24/2025,
- former National Security Advisor John Bolton,
- (illegal alien) Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ordered released 12/11/2025;
- New York AG Letitia A James, dismissed without prejudice 11/24/2025,
- Congressional candidate Katherine Abughazaleh
A new lawsuit Doe 1 v. Patel docket # 1:26-cv-00959 filed in District Court, District of Columbia on March 19, 2026 about Firing of FBI Agents where 2 former FBI agents challenged FBI Director Kash Patel's decision to fire them from the Bureau. The lawsuit seeks the following relief:
- A declaration that Defendants’ actions violated Plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights and an order of appropriate relief;
- A declaration that Defendants’ actions violated Plaintiffs’ Fifth Amendment due process rights and an order of appropriate relief, to include, but not be limited to, a name-clearing hearing;
- An order requiring Defendants to immediately reinstate Plaintiffs and enjoin Defendants from taking any further adverse personnel action against each of them without providing appropriate procedural due process as required by the Fifth Amendment;
- An order requiring Defendants to provide administrative relief as appropriate, including but not limited to rescission of Plaintiffs’ removals from the FBI and corresponding amendment of the FBI’s records and Plaintiffs’ Official Personnel Folders;
- An award of the costs of this action and reasonable attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act or any other applicable law; and
- Such other relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
The agencies have the obligation to hire/fire employees based on job performance (or lack thereof). Government employees should be 'at will' employees as in 'at the will' of We The People who expect them to do the job for which they were hired. When they do not do that job, We The People expect them to be fired.
On March 23, 2026, SCOTUS issued an opinion on the lawsuit Zorn v. Linton (25-297) (Per Curiam) about whether or not Sergeant Jacob Zorn is entitled to qualified immunity for the arrest of Shela Linton in which Linton says Zorn injured her on January 8, 2015. Linton acknowledges she planned to refuse to leave and was expecting to be forcibly removed stating "That's the point of the sit-in part of the protest." The District Court found Zorn was entitled to qualified immunity. The plaintiff appealed and the Second Circuit reversed that decision saying Zorn was not entitled to qualified immunity. Defendant appealed to SCOTUS. SCOTUS has reversed the Second Circuit and granted Defendent's petition reinstating his qualified immunity. Of course, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson disagreed with the majority opinion.
Frankly, Linton knew that she was forcing law enforcement into a hands-on situation in which, if she resisted, she might get hurt. The officer should not be punished for doing his job (regardless of what the SCOTUS terrible triplets think).
On March 20, 2026, President Trump signed the Proclamation 250th Anniversary of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!” Speech commemorating the historic words that were a turning point in America's epic struggle for independence. President Trump writes:
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry rose to the pulpit of St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, to speak those immortal words that remain etched upon every American heart: “Give me Liberty, or give me death!”
In the wake of escalating tensions between the Patriots and the Redcoats, Henry delivered this stirring address before more than 100 delegates, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and many of the statesmen who would go on to sign the Declaration of Independence. Following the bloody Boston Massacre and the British Parliament’s authoritarian imposition of the Intolerable Acts — which closed the Boston Harbor and stripped New England Colonists of their right to self-govern — American leaders deliberated whether to continue their pursuit of peace, or as a final recourse, to take up arms in the rebellion.
With British tyranny on the rise and American confidence in retreat, the Second Virginia Convention assembled. Patrick Henry, a respected lawyer who had recently served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, arrived at the Convention with one goal in mind: to galvanize militiamen into securing “our inestimable rights and liberties, from those further violations with which they are threatened.”
Some members cautioned against such decisive action, insisting that peaceful reconciliation was still possible, but as Henry listened, he grew more impatient. A Baptist minister who observed the proceedings later recalled that he had “an unearthly fire burning in his eye.” Overcome with righteous indignation, Henry rose from his seat with no notes in hand, boldly beseeching his fellow Virginians: “If we wish to be free… we must fight!”
At a moment when America’s fate hung in the balance, Henry’s words sparked daring action in the souls of patriots, fortified the cause of freedom, and set America on the path to ultimate triumph over forces of tyranny and oppression. By a narrow margin, the Second Virginia Convention passed the resolution to form a militia — the first critical step to Independence.
“It is not now easy to say what we should have done without Patrick Henry,” Thomas Jefferson later wrote. “He was before us all in maintaining the spirit of the Revolution.”
As we approach the 250th anniversary of our Nation’s Independence on July 4, 2026, we look to Patrick Henry, a son of the frontier, the first and sixth Governor of Virginia, an unflinching advocate for American Independence, and a true man of his moment. Today, we invoke his courage, we honor his legacy, and we fearlessly summon the spirit of 1776 to build a future that we will be proud to impart on our children. Like Patrick Henry and the giants of American liberty who came before us, now is our time to ring that great bell of American freedom and to propel our Nation into a new and radiant golden age.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 23, 2025, as a day in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s speech to the Second Virginia Convention.
March 23, 1775. Patrick Henry didn’t just give a speech, he lit the fuse: “Give me liberty, or give me death.” The room shook, a revolution followed, and a nation was born.
— Freedom 250 (@Freedom250) March 23, 2026
251 years later, that fire still burns in the hearts of Americans. 🇺🇸🦅 pic.twitter.com/iRkMjqdtpp
Distinctions between
Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders,
are no more.
I am not a Virginian, but an American.
Today's Patriot is Patrick Henry Sr who was born May 29, 1736 was born on the family farm in Studley, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia. He was 2nd born of 9 children, all of whom survived to adulthood.
Patrick attended the local school until he was 10, after which he was tutored at home by his father, John Henry. At age 15, Patrick became a clerk for a local merchant. At age 16, he and his brother William opened their own store (the store failed).
On October 8, 1754, Patrick married Sarah Ann "Sallie" Shelton (1738-1775) at her family home in Hanover, Virginia. They had 6 children (3 boys and 3 girls), all of whom survived to adulthood.
In 1759, at age 23, Patrick was host of Hanover Tavern. In addition to his tavern duties, he also entertained customers with his fiddle playing. It was here Patrick met Thomas Jefferson (who was 17 at the time). While working at the Tavern, Patrick pursued studies in law.
In 1760, Patrick applied to the Bar. The Bar Examiners were impressed with Patrick's mind (although he was lacking in knowledge of legal procedures) and passed him in April 1760. Once passing the Bar, Patrick opened his own practice.
In 1764, Patrick defended Nathaniel West Dandridge who was accused of bribing voters with alcohol. While Patrick lost the case, he met members of the Committee of Privileges and elections such as Richard Henry Lee, Peyton Randolph, and George Wythe.
In 1765, Patrick ran for the position of burgess for Louisa County, winning the seat in May 1765 serving until 1768 when he became burgess for Hanover County until 1776. In 1765, Britain passed the Stamp Act of 1765 (discussed in my March 21, 2026 ANP Article). On May 29, 1765, Patrick introduced the Virginia Stamp Act Resolves affirming colonists had the same rights and privileges as Britons and that only representatives of the colonies could tax the colonies, naming the Virginia General Assembly as the representatives of the people of Virginia. The position of burgess was dissolved on June 1, 1765 to reconvene November 1766.
From 1774 to 1775, Patrick was the delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress. On March 23, 1775, Patrick defended the amendments he offered to the Continental Congress with the following speech:
If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
From 1775 to 1776, Patrick served as Colonel of 1st Virginia Regiment. He resigned when the Virginia militia was reorganized and a man he previously outranked was appointed to a higher rank.
From July 5, 1776 to June 1, 1779, Patrick served as Governor of Virginia. He served as Governor of Virginia again from December 1, 1784 to December 1, 1786.
On October 9, 1777, Patrick married Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge (1757-1831), daughter of Nathaniel West Dandridge whom he defended (unsuccessfully) in 1764. They had 11 children (4 girls, 7 boys), 9 of whom survived to adulthood.
Patrick left politics in 1791, finding himself in debt (in part because of expenses while he was governor). He reopened his law office. In 1791, he partnered with John Marshall fighting British creditors seeking to enforce claims resulting from the Revolutionary War. While Patrick & John Marshall won the initial suit, plaintiffs appealed to SCOTUS who ruled in favor of the British creditors. George Washington appealed to Patrick to re-enter politics during the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. Patrick won election tot he General Assembly in Spring 1999 but died before the Delegates convened.
Patrick died June 6, 1799 at age 63 from intussusception (where part of the intestines folds into the section of the intestines immediately ahead of it) at home. He was interred at Red Hill, Charlotte County, Virginia.
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