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Top News Stories for Friday, April 17th 2026
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
A federal judge on Thursday issued a new order halting construction of President Donald Trump's much-touted new White House ballroom, finding the administration was using fancy footwork to try to sidestep his previous ruling. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon had previously issued an order halting the $400 million project until the White House got it approved by Congress, with an exception for "actions strictly ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! A mobile billboard truck, with changing screens encouraging Maine Gov. Janet Mills to sign a data center moratorium bill, is seen pulled over by Hallowell Police cruiser ...
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Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
I have a question about rhetoric, which is also a rhetorical question. Am I offending against civility if I point out that, in addition to his other glaring faults, our president is a vengeful prick ? From the Miami Herald : The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship between ...
Source: esquire.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.3%, Freddie Mac says Mortgage rates fell this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage declined to 6.3% from last week's reading of 6.37%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.83% a year ago. "Compared ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a rising star in the Democratic Party until sexual assault allegations ruined his political fortunes, killed his estranged wife and then himself weeks before a judge's deadline to move out of their family home, according to police and court records. Officers called to the home in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Annandale early Thursday found the ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Vaccines and public health dominated a frequently contentious hearing with Robert F Kennedy Jr on Thursday before the US House ways and means committee. Kennedy, the health secretary and a longtime vaccine opponent, has overseen sweeping changes to routine vaccination recommendations and has promoted misinformation even amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades. "We stand at a generational turning point. Our ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
The mayor, his supporters, and public opinion convinced their previously reluctant governor to agree to a tax on the second (or third, fourth, fifth, etc.) homes of their city's nonresident rich. Six months after Gov. Kathy Hochul scolded New Yorkers for telling her to tax the rich, she joined New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to do just that. The two officials instituted a "pied-à-terre tax" on second ...
Source: prospect.org
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 -
April 16 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court has disbarred John Eastman , President Donald Trump 's former lawyer, over his involvement in the so-called fake electors scheme to overturn the 2020 election. The state's high court ruled Wednesday that Eastman, 65, is disbarred from practicing law in California and must pay a $5,000 sanction to the State Bar of California Client Security Fund, a discretionary fund ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Tax Day (April 15) has come and gone. If you completed and filed your 2025 US federal income tax return on time, congratulations. Now the only hard part is waiting to see when your tax refund will arrive . But what about procrastinators or people missing tax info who weren't able to finish by yesterday? Well, it depends. If you filed a free six-month extension , received an automatic two-month extension because ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump's immigration crackdown An ICE agent has been charged with assault for allegedly pointing his gun at people in a car while driving on a Minneapolis highway, prosecutors in Minnesota said on Thursday. Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty said she believed it was the first criminal case brought against a federal immigration ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 16th, 2026 -
By The United States Government will begin accepting tariff refund applications by April 20, 2026. The U.S. Supreme Court declared Donald Trump's tariffs illegal in February , effectively negating price hikes on imported goods. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency announced that it will start processing the first phase of the refund program. President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters that is the focus of an investigation into a $2.5 billion renovation project , according to two people familiar with the visit. Two prosecutors and an investigator from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office were turned away on Tuesday by a building contractor and referred to Fed ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026 -
This Tax Day, more people might be celebrating their refunds than usual. The Internal Revenue Service is sending more money back: The average refund for the almost 100 million households who had already filed their returns as of April 3 was $3,462, more than 10 percent above last year's average of $3,116 for similarly early filers. The bigger refund checks reflect the major tax cut passed by Congress in July, which ...
Source: bostonglobe.com