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Trump requests record-breaking budget of $1.5 trillion for Pentagon

By Riley Beggin
Apr 03, 2026 6:55 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday officially requested $1.5 trillion in spending for the Pentagon next fiscal year, which would be the largest defense budget in U.S. history.
Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

By MARCIA DUNN
Apr 03, 2026 3:55 pm - The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.
Pope Leo XIV to carry cross for entire procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

Apr 03, 2026 3:45 pm - Pope Leo XIV will personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carries the cross to every station.
Todd Blanche takes on DOJ’s top job and the burden of Trump’s expectations

By Jeremy Roebuck
Apr 03, 2026 3:36 pm - As Todd Blanche takes charge of the Justice Department next month, he’ll come armed with a deeper history with President Donald Trump than any prior occupant to serve in that role under the famously mercurial president.
Good Friday is a unique and solemn day for Christians, with ancient prayers and fervent processions

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
Apr 03, 2026 8:01 am - It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus, ahead of what’s a central tenet of faith for believers — his resurrection two days later on Easter Sunday, according to the Gospels.
U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

By PAUL WISEMAN
Apr 03, 2026 7:46 am - American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%.
Russia launches daytime strikes on Ukraine, killing 5, as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK
Apr 03, 2026 7:44 am - Russian strikes killed at least five people across Ukraine on Friday, including in a “massive” missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities reported. Ukrainian officials claim the Kremlin is changing its tactics to increase civilian suffering, shifting to daytime barrages and preparing to target more key infrastructure.
2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing

By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING
Apr 03, 2026 7:38 am - One crew member has been rescued after an American aircraft went down in Iran, according to one U.S. and one Israeli official, who both spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive ongoing military operations.
Hegseth forces out Army’s top general, two other senior officers

By Dan Lamothe and Tara Copp
Apr 02, 2026 7:49 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army’s top officer to step down and retire, defense officials said Thursday, an extraordinary move amid the war with Iran and the latest in a series of clashes between the Pentagon chief and the service’s senior leadership.
Justice Dept. says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional

By Maegan Vazquez and Jeremy Roebuck
Apr 02, 2026 7:25 pm - The Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional, which could effectively permit White House lawyers to try to set their own voluntary presidential recordkeeping policy and, potentially, upend decades-old legal precedent established in response to Richard M. Nixon’s effort to keep control of records upon his resignation from the Oval Office.

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