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The Greg Laurie Show, March 29, 2026

What is an acceptable end-game for the battle with Iran?

Photo ID to vote fails in Senate

A proposed amendment requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls failed to move forward in the Senate on Thursday. The measure needed 60 votes to advance but fell short, with a 53–47 vote. The decision comes as lawmakers continue a lengthy debate over the controversial SAVE America Act, which would mandate proof of citizenship to register and set new voter ID requirements. While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recently indicated Democrats are not opposed to voter ID, the broader bill still lacks the support needed to clear the Senate. President Donald Trump has been urging Republicans to push the legislation forward despite the hurdle.

Brother & Sister Charged Over Explosive Device At Florida Air Force Base

A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe says Alen Zheng fled to China with his sister Ann Mary Zheng, who was arrested upon her return to Florida. Alen Zheng is charged with trying to damage government property while unlawfully making and possessing an improvised explosive device. Ann Mary Zheng is charged with witness tampering and being an accessory after the fact by allegedly selling the car he was driving. Kehoe said their mother has been detained pending deportation for overstaying her visa.

Honduran Man Deported 4 Times From U.S. Charged With Murder In NYC

An elderly man shoved onto the subway tracks in Manhattan last weekend has died from his injuries and his alleged assailant is now facing charges, authorities in New York City said Thursday. Richard Williams, 83, of Manhattan, died days after the Sunday incident, according to police. They said Richard had been standing on the Lexington Avenue-63 Street subway platform when a man he didn't know shoved him from behind onto the tracks. The assailant also shoved a 30-year-old man onto the tracks before fleeing on foot. Both victims were taken to the hospital with injuries. Police arrested Bairon Hernandez on March 10 after seeking the public's help in identifying the attacker, who was captured on video after the incident. The 34-year-old Brooklyn resident was initially charged with attempted murder, assault and other charges, but in light of Williams' death, those charges have been upgraded to murder, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said. Hernandez's public defenders declined to comment. “We have yet to see the indictment, concluded our investigation or reviewed the expected voluminous discovery materials,” said Lupe Todd-Medina, spokesperson for New York County Defender Services. Hernandez is a Honduran national who has been deported four times since first entering the country illegally in 2008, according to the Department of Homeland Security. He entered the country illegally a fifth time at an unknown date and location and has a lengthy criminal history, including 15 prior charges of simple assault, domestic violence, obstruction of police, possession of a weapon, drug possession and aggravated assault, the agency said. Hernandez "should never have been able to walk our streets and harm innocent Americans,” said Lauren Bis, a deputy assistant secretary for DHS.

Trump Pauses Strikes On Iran's Energy Plants Until April 6

Writing on Truth Social Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump posts: "As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP."

AAA Reports Gas Prices Near $4 A Gallon In U.S.

Gas prices continue to creep higher. According to AAA, the national average for gasoline is just under $4 at $3.98 a gallon. Drivers in the western U.S. are paying even more. The average gallon of regular gas is $5.30 in Washington and $5.83 in California.

Maduro Appears In NY Court In Dispute Over Legal Fees

A U.S. judge questioned on Thursday (March 26) the U.S. government's justification for blocking ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from using the South American country's funds to pay for his legal defense against U.S. drug trafficking charges. Demonstrators for and against Nicolás Maduro rallied outside a Manhattan courthouse, where the ousted Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared for a hearing on Thursday, more than two months after U.S. military forces captured them in a surprise raid on Caracas and ferried them to New York. The judge questioned the U.S. government's justification for blocking Maduro from using Venezuelan funds to pay for his legal defense against drug trafficking charges, but signaled he would not dismiss the case on that basis. Maduro and Flores have pleaded not guilty to charges including narcoterrorism conspiracy and are jailed in Brooklyn pending trial. They had asked the judge to dismiss the charges, arguing that their inability to rely on Venezuelan public funds interferes with their right to a lawyer of their choosing. Prosecutors argue that because the U.S. has not recognized Maduro as Venezuela's legitimate president since 2019, he and Flores should not expect the U.S. government to allow Venezuela to pay their legal fees. The prosecutors say Maduro and Flores can be assigned public defenders if they cannot afford their own lawyers. The judge said he would not make a formal ruling on whether the Venezuelan government can pay the legal fees or the motion to dismiss the case given ongoing uncertainty around the funds and whether Maduro and Flores had other assets they could use. "They've really sued him just in a fraction of the kind of things that he's done," said President Donald Trump. Earlier on Thursday, President Trump said the U.S. will bring additional cases against Maduro.

CPAC 2026 And The Fight For The Conservative Soul

Today Josh takes a look at where the conservative movement stands today and why some bad actors on the right are trying to hijack what it means to be a conservative. He explains what true conservatism stands for and why those chasing clicks at the expense of the movement need to be called out. Josh is joined by former Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl, who discusses the growing threat from Iran and why he believes now is the time to confront it. Pearl—board chairman of the U.S.–Israel Education Association—also previews the Sweet Sixteen and shares which teams he thinks could surprise people. Finally, Josh breaks down the major legal rulings against Big Tech earlier this week and what the decisions could mean long term for social media companies.

New Way for Americans to Defend Themselves

Trump: Iran's 'Present' Is Allowing 10 Oil Tankers Through Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was letting 10 oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as an apparent goodwill gesture in negotiations. Trump made the comments at a Cabinet meeting in the White House, elaborating on what he had previously described as a "present" from Iran. "They said, to show you the fact that we're real and solid and we're there, we're going to let you have eight boats of oil, eight boats, eight big boats of oil," Trump said. "I guess they were right, and they were real, and I think they were Pakistani-flagged... It ended up being 10 boats." The White House did not immediately respond to a request for more details on the vessels. Trump's comments came as he pressed Iran to agree to a deal that would clear the maritime chokepoint and end its nuclear program. The U.S. president on Tuesday had baffled some observers when he said that Iran had given the United States an expensive, energy-related concession. At the time, he declined to say what exactly he meant. "They gave us a present and the ?present arrived today, and it was a very big present, ?worth a tremendous amount of money," Trump told reporters then.

Trump urges Iran to make a deal

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Iran to make a deal to end U.S. and Israeli bombing or face more strikes on their country. "They now have the chance, that is Iran, to permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions and to join a new path forward," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. "We'll see if they want to do it. If they don't, we're their worst nightmare. In the meantime, we'll just keep blowing them away." Trump spoke after a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday that Washington's proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is "one-sided and unfair" but that diplomacy continues. Trump said Iranians were talking with the U.S. and described them as desperate to make a deal, characterizations Tehran has denied. He also cast Iranian officials as "great negotiators" and said he was seeking an agreement that opens the Strait of Hormuz and shuts down Tehran's military ambitions. Trump suggested that a deal might not ultimately come together. "I don't know if we'll be able to do that," he said of the prospects for a deal. I don't know if we're willing to do that."