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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.
Federal government sues Illinois, two other states over regulation of prediction markets

By SUSAN HAIGH
Apr 02, 2026 7:11 pm - The federal government on Thursday sued Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona, challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
Trump sets 100% drug tariffs on companies that haven’t lowered prices

By David J. Lynch and Dan Diamond
Apr 02, 2026 4:32 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a new 100% tariff on imported drugs made by companies that have not agreed to lower their retail prices, the latest move in his evolving campaign to reshape global trade and promote domestic manufacturing
Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Apr 02, 2026 4:22 pm - The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.
Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Apr 02, 2026 4:18 pm - President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, despite a federal judge recently ordering a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in more than 70 years.
Trump backs off campaign promises to protect Medicare, help with child care

By Isaac Arnsdorf
Apr 02, 2026 4:04 pm - President Donald Trump said this week that Medicare and day care were too expensive for the federal government to cover, reversing himself on explicit campaign promises to protect the seniors’ health insurance program and address child care costs.

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