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Top News Stories for Friday, April 17th 2026
Friday, Apr 17th, 2026 -
Until recently, President Trump always found a way to fail forward, through a combination of spin, threats, payoffs and bluster. OK, that's the simplistic interpretation. The fine print tells a less-glamorous story: a man born on third base who spent decades insisting he'd hit a triple. Still, it's hard to argue with success. When Trump entered politics, he redefined the rules of the game. Rivals who tried to ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Washington — The latest vote in the House to block President Trump from taking further military action against Iran narrowly failed Thursday as the war approaches its third month and the off-ramp remains uncertain. The war powers resolution , introduced by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, failed in a 213 to 214 vote, with one voting present. One Republican voted with nearly all Democrats, just ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
and the Trump administration's health policy. " agenda and proposed "eliminating bloated, woke, and inefficient programs that do not advance MAHA goals." the House Ways and Means Committee earlier in the day, where he faced criticism over the HHS's revival of a debunked theory , among other controversies. Watch the live video above. Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
At least two US-sanctioned, Iran-linked vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Thursday, signalling a possible shift in transit routes even as the US naval blockade entered its third day. Shipowners and traders are closely tracking movements through the strategic waterway, with only a limited number of vessels attempting crossings amid heightened checks by both US and Iranian forces. ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party before his career was derailed by sexual assault allegations six years ago, killed his wife before killing himself, police said Thursday. Fairfax, 47, and his wife, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, 49, were found dead in their home in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Annandale after their son called 911 shortly after ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Gov. Kathy Hochul is turning sharply to the left: On Tuesday, she announced a new "pied-à-terre tax," flatly breaking her no-new-taxes vow; this follows her embrace of a public-employee-pension giveaway that could cost taxpayers $1.5 billion a year. Far from "moderating" Mayor Zohran Mamdani's socialism, she's rushing his way. The pied-à-terre tax will slap people who own second homes in the city ...
Source: nypost.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... John Eastman, the former Chapman University law dean who became the legal architect of President Donald Trump's push to hold office despite losing the 2020 election, is no longer allowed to practice law in California. The California Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 15, declined to hear Eastman's appeal of a lower court ruling recommending his disbarment, essentially ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
At the moment, the Supreme Court is preparing to decide the case of Louisiana v . Callais, a case about the legality of the creation of minority-majority voting districts. Not coincidentally, this case would allow Chief Justice John Roberts to complete his life's work of destroying the Voting Rights Act. Slate' s Mark Joseph Stern and Dahlia Lithwick shrewdly with some salty recent comments from the court's liberal ...
Source: esquire.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Health RFK Jr.'s New Normal As Trump nominates a new, uncontroversial CDC director, a more restrained version of the health secretary is appearing. Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Heather Diehl / Getty; Megan Varner / Bloomberg / Getty. April 16, 2026, 5:15 PM ET Save Updated at 6:58 p.m. ET on April 16, 2026 The White House has reportedly urged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 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? MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration agent accused of pointing his gun at occupants of a car after pulling alongside them on a Minneapolis-area ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogue It was perhaps inevitable that a braggadocious Christian nationalist defense secretary elevated from his role as a weekend Fox News television host would pluck a fake Bible verse from a violent Hollywood blockbuster and present it at a Pentagon prayer session to rally the troops for the " holy war " in ...
Source: theguardian.com