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Top News Stories for Thursday, April 2nd 2026
Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2026 -
On Wednesday night, President Trump told Americans — once more — that the war in Iran has (almost) been won. The month-old conflict has been a fount of "Mission Accomplished" moments from the president. "The war is very complete — pretty much," he said ten days after the first missile strike. The "fight is Militarily WON," he said 11 days and thousands of strikes after that. On March 27 ...
Source: nymag.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 -
US moves towards reestablishing working relations between two countries after abducting President Nicolás Maduro The US has lifted sanctions on Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez , in the latest step towards normalising relations between the two countries after US forces abducted her predecessor, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. The couple were taken to New York after their abduction in ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2026 -
The President's comments are the latest threat to America's allies after their reluctance to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. European allies see the U.S.' war against Iran as one of choice, and a conflict they were not consulted on beforehand. Trump has lambasted NATO allies for their reluctance to get involved in U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with ...
Source: cnbc.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 -
Mangione accused of killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson in New York in 2024 Luigi Mangione 's much anticipated state and federal trials stemming from the killing of a top healthcare executive on a Manhattan street were both postponed on Wednesday. Mangione's state trial was moved from 8 June to September, the judge in that case said in an order made public this afternoon. Hours earlier, the ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
March 31 (UPI) -- Three former FBI agents filed a lawsuit against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi and their departments Tuesday for firing them, claiming it was for political retribution. The suit includes a proposed class-action of all FBI employees already fired or potentially fired in the future for political reasons . It was filed in the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. Former FBI ...
Source: upi.com