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Russian attacks kill 4 as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and VOLODYMR YURCHUK
Apr 06, 2026 9:07 am - A Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa killed two women and a toddler, authorities said Monday, while Ukrainian long-range drones targeted Russia’s key Black Sea port for oil exports.
Trump widens threat to all of Iran's power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approaches

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY
Apr 06, 2026 7:40 am - President Donald Trump on Monday expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war.
Outspoken Iranians overseas say their loved ones are being detained back home

By AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY
Apr 05, 2026 5:28 pm - CAIRO — Iran's government is detaining family members and threatening to seize property of Iranian opposition figures in exile, some tell The Associated Press, in the lat...
A mountain hideout and aircraft under fire: US carries out daring rescue of service member in Iran

By SEUNG MIN KIM, MATTHEW LEE and SAMY MAGDY
Apr 05, 2026 4:46 pm - The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a comp...
Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions

By MICHAEL CASEY
Apr 04, 2026 7:32 pm - A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions.
Trump files emergency appeal to keep building White House ballroom

By Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards
Apr 04, 2026 4:28 pm - The Trump administration has appealed a federal judge’s order to halt the construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, arguing in an emergency motion that pausing the $400 million project would raise national security risks.
President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding

By MARK LONG and EDDIE PELLS
Apr 03, 2026 8:57 pm - President Donald Trump tried to put some teeth into his latest attempt to save college sports.The threat of cutting funding to cash-starved schools that don’t comply is real, even if the stricter rules that come out of the executive order he signed Friday could take a while to figure out.
Trump’s Iran war leaves Republicans adrift ahead of midterms

By STEVE PEOPLES
Apr 03, 2026 7:43 pm - This is not the run-up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted. A year and a half after winning the White House by promising to lower costs and end wars, Donald Trump is a wartime president overseeing surging energy costs and an escalating overseas conflict.
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.
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.

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