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Wednesday, April 08, 2026

US Vice President JD Vance has criticized EU leaders and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Hungary, echoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's campaign messaging. The Kremlin chimed in from Moscow, too. read more


In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intelligence assessment. Here's the inside story of how he made the fateful decision. read more


Lawmakers led by Elizabeth Warren in scathing letter say system used to track detainees 'increasingly unreliable' read more


The result comes amid a string of special election victories for Democrats that suggests a difficult political environment for the GOP heading into November's midterms. read more


President Trump's new homeland security secretary has suggested he will withdraw customs officers from the airports of Democrat-run "sanctuary cities" that protect undocumented migrants. read more


The Guardian: Mexico is facing a "toxic crisis" and has become a "garbage sink" for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned. read more


Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests. read more


Iran plans to levy a transit toll on all oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz during a two-week ceasefire, with payments to be made in cryptocurrency, according to reports. read more


White House says Iran war ceasefire will continue if Strait of Hormuz is open read more


[Trump personal attorney Todd] Blanche: "If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say, 'Thank you very much. I love you, sir.'" read more


The Vice President of the United States is trying to help Putin-pal Viktor Orban win an election. read more


First Lady Melania Trump will fly around in luxury aboard former D/DHS Kristi Noem's $70 million Gulfstream G700, the jet preferred by billionaires. read more


After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder. read more


New local polling estimates show Trump is unpopular even in deep red districts, as calls for war powers reform and impeachment swirl in DC read more


Tuesday, April 07, 2026

"Israeli air strikes on Lebanon have killed more than 1,450 people, including 126 children, and displaced some 1.2 million civilians since 2 March; over 4,400 have been wounded or maimed. read more


Airstrikes pounded Tehran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants ... read more


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