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Top News Stories for Thursday, April 2nd 2026
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON -- A majority of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump's efforts to limit birthright citizenship during arguments Wednesday. Key conservative justices raised doubts about the constitutionality of the president's executive order that would end automatic citizenship for children born on U.S. soil to immigrants in the country illegally and some temporary foreign visitors. When a ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
Washington — The Senate early Thursday took the first step toward funding the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security after House GOP leaders reversed course and agreed on a plan to reopen most of the department while pursuing additional funding at a later date. Senate Majority Leader John Thune took to the Senate floor Thursday morning to move to send the House a measure that Senate Democrats and ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website. The newly announced sanctions relief is the latest U.S. recognition of Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the U.S. military captured her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his ...
Source: npr.org
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2026 -
"Paper tiger". "Cowards". As US President Donald Trump grapples with the fallout of his war on Iran, much of his anger has been redirected onto another target: the NATO military alliance. Enraged by European allies who have refused to back his fight, rejected demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or denied access to US jets, Trump's tone has grown increasingly menacing. "I was never swayed by NATO. I ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2026 -
Judge invalidates Trump executive order, but Congress also cut off all funding. A federal judge ruled that President Trump's executive order defunding NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment and issued a permanent injunction stating that executive branch agencies cannot enforce it. The Trump order's "instruction that all federal agencies stop funding NPR and PBS constitutes a penalty for engaging in speech ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione 's state and federal trials in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were both postponed on Wednesday, with the state case delayed until September and the federal case pushed back to October. Judge Gregory Carro rescheduled the state trial from June 8 to Sept. 8, acting hours after the judge in the federal case, Margaret Garnett, moved jury selection in that matter ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2026 -
April 1 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico necessary for national security and received an exemption from endangered species protections -- which a a conservation group maintains violated U.S. law. The lawsuit, filed by the Arizona-based Center for Biological Diversity in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks to block the ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? Far-right host Alex Jones urged conservatives to "cut bait on" President Donald Trump , saying he needs an intervention because "he's gone." In an "Alex ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
Three former agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that they were wrongfully fired in retaliation for their work in the United States. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, marks the latest legal challenge against efforts under President Donald Trump to purge staff at the federal law enforcement agency. The three agents involved — Michelle Ball, Jamie Garman ...
Source: aljazeera.com