Month: April 2026
April 03, 2026
Politics
Judge rejects DOJ bid to unblock subpoenas targeting Fed’s Jerome Powell in biting opinion
A US district judge on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request to reconsider the legality of two subpoenas targeting the Federal Reserve, after he blocked them last month. A...
April 03, 2026
Politics
Eric Swalwell torched for ‘barely working’ in California governor’s race attack ad
Rep. Eric Swalwell's shoddy voting record — the worst of any active member of Congress last year — is the focus of a new, blistering attack ad by Tom...
April 03, 2026
Politics
ActBlue CEO may have ‘intentionally misled Congress’ about foreign donations to Dems: GOP
Leaders of the House Oversight, Judiciary and Administration Committees suspect ActBlue's CEO "intentionally misled Congress" during a more than two-year investigation. Leaders of the House Oversight, Judiciary and Administration...
April 03, 2026
Education
NASA Artemis II flight day 3: Astronauts travel away from Earth, prepare for moon flyover
The four Artemis II astronauts were traveling away from Earth and toward the moon on Friday in NASA’s Orion spacecraft. On Thursday night, the crew of Orion’s Integrity capsule...
April 03, 2026
Politics
Trump briefed on downed US fighter jet in Iran
President Trump has been briefed on the downed U.S. fighter jet in Iran. President Trump has been briefed on the downed U.S. fighter jet in Iran.
April 03, 2026
Politics
US expelled Iranian diplomats last year, State Department official says
Several Iranian diplomats have been expelled from the US in the past six months, according to a State Department official. Several Iranian diplomats have been expelled from the US...
April 03, 2026
Politics
Trump says US could ‘easily’ take Strait of Hormuz, ‘make a fortune’ over oil exports
President Trump said Friday that the US could "easily" take the Strait of Hormuz and "make a fortune" if it assumed control over oil exports in the Persian Gulf....
April 03, 2026
Politics
What a little-noticed bond offering reveals about Harvard’s war with Trump
Th Ivy League university is planning to borrow $675 million amid lackluster returns. Th Ivy League university is planning to borrow $675 million amid lackluster returns.
April 03, 2026
Congress
Trump asks Congress to supersize military budget, slash domestic programs
The president’s fiscal 2027 budget request calls for Republicans to use a partisan process for enacting billions for the Pentagon.
April 03, 2026
Politics
White House proposes 2027 budget with $1.5T for defense, $73B in spending cuts
The White House released its 2027 budget request to Congress on Friday — with a $1.5 trillion request for the Department of War, upping defense spending by $445 billion...