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Pritzker, Illinois Dems say Trump’s Iran threat crosses a line, call for his removal

By Marni Pyke
Apr 07, 2026 5:55 pm - Illinois Democrats are demanding Donald Trump's removal via the 25th Amendment after the president threatens to destroy Iranian civilization over Strait of Hormuz dispute. “A new level of unhinged,” one said.
Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Apr 07, 2026 4:43 pm - Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court's order instructing state officials to close an immigration detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Donald Trump Jr. criticizes the European Union during a trip to Bosnia

Apr 07, 2026 4:38 pm - Donald Trump Jr. lashed out at the European Union on Tuesday, saying its liberal policies were discouraging investment and predicted a “major fracture” between the bloc's eastern and western member states.
Mullin pledges progress on disaster relief during his first official trip as DHS secretary

By REBECCA SANTANA and GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA
Apr 07, 2026 4:27 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday toured North Carolina areas devastated by Hurricane Helene in 2024, revealing plans to prioritize relief to disaster-impacted communities on his first official trip since replacing Kristi Noem, whose leadership cast uncertainty over federal disaster response.
On Hungary visit, Vance urges voters to support Orbán days before pivotal election

By JUSTIN SPIKE
Apr 07, 2026 4:11 pm - U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday urged Hungarians to back Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in upcoming elections, dubbing the populist leader a defender of “Western civilization” during a visit to Hungary meant to help push Orbán over the finish line.
Hegseth’s claims about Iran war contradict reality, officials say

By John Hudson, Ellen Nakashima, Tara Copp
Apr 07, 2026 11:58 am - The defense secretary’s rosy portrayal of U.S. success in the conflict risks misinforming the public and the president, observers worry.
Key Fed official sees possible rate hike amid higher gas prices, inflation concerns

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 07, 2026 8:30 am - A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that an interest rate hike could be appropriate if inflation remains persistently above the central bank's 2% target, the latest sign that some policymakers are moving away from a bias toward reducing borrowing costs.
Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

By KHALIL HAMRA and SUZAN FRASER
Apr 07, 2026 8:12 am - Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other assailants were wounded and captured.
US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp instead of escalation

By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY
Apr 07, 2026 7:31 am - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the Islamic Republic urged young people to form human chains around power plants and other potential targets.
US stocks drift higher ahead of Trump’s deadline to bomb Iranian power plants

By STAN CHOE
Apr 06, 2026 3:30 pm - U.S. stocks drifted higher in hesitant trading on Monday, ahead of a deadline that President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants.

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