Trump News for Friday, April 3, 2026

Bank of America has become the third major bank to settle with victims over allegations of facilitating Epstein crimes.

Trump's war on Iran could force the company's hand

Inside President's Search for Way Out of Iran War... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:Tehran Beefs Up Defenses, Recruits Children as It Preps for Ground War... Maintains significant missile launching capability... Surviv…

Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth repeatedly claimed Tehran’s anti-aircraft defenses were taken out by American forces.

There have been emotional scenes in Cuba where 2,000 prisoners are being pardoned and released from jail.

The budget requests twice the number of ships from last year and supports the first Trump-class battleships for Golden Fleet.

Receiving an email from someone on the national government's payroll that began with "bullshit" in the first five words was not on my bingo card today.View Entire Post ›

Rights groups have raised concerns about Trump's efforts to change election administration before midterms.

Judge Boasberg says Trump administration's arguments 'do not come close to convincing Court' of subpoenas' legitimacy.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says 'multiple attacks' on Iranian healthcare facilities have been reported.

Fake images are everywhere when big news breaks.

Massive cuts to domestic programs, with higher state taxes, would bolster the spending increase

Former reality TV star Mark Moran has launched his U.S. Senate bid in Virginia, positioning himself as an independent challenger to incumbent Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and ripping both major parties.Moran, best known for appearing on the short-lived HBO Max dat…

The status of a decades-old bunker beneath the now-demolished East Wing is unclear, but the Trump administration has cited security concerns in its legal filings in favor of continuing construction.

Almost without exception, those who enjoy the great honor of serving President Donald Trump have ultimately collided with two all-consuming dictums. The first is that Trump’s underlings must always elevate his personal interests above those of the institution…

One crew member aboard the downed fighter jet over Iran has been rescued, according to a U.S. official.

White House says March jobs report 'blew out expectations' with gains made in the healthcare and construction sectors.

The real reason Pam Bondi was fired.

It appears that a U.S. fighter jet has been shot down by Iran and that the U.S. has launched a search and rescue effort, three U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

The White House has confirmed Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting down of a US fighter jet in Iran.

The Trump administration is asking Congress for $152 million to transform Alcatraz into a “state-of-the-art secure prison facility,” as part of its 2027 budget proposal.That would cover just the first-year costs of the redevelopment, which has been roundly cr…

Federal agents’ indiscriminate use of tear gases and “less-lethal” projectiles has become a mainstay of protest crackdowns. The post DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree appeared first on The Intercept.

It'll grow back!

The order intends to limit athlete transfer movement, cap player eligibility, require funding requirements for women and Olympic sports, and regulate NIL...

ICE is claiming that Sarsour, who has lived in the U.S. for 33 years, is a terrorist. His supporters say he's punished for criticizing Israel.

Voters with negative views of both parties are now plus-thirty-freaking-one for the Democrats. That’s a 48-point swing from 2022. The kind of swing that can make a once impenetrable lead in the Senate with a friendly GOP map suddenly look vulnerable in red st…

Honestly? I'd LOVE to see her try.

The Trump administration officially sent Congress its 2027 budget proposal on Friday, and while the largest story that emerged from the mammoth document was that the president is looking to increase defense spending over 40 percent to a staggering $1.5 trilli…

Alex Bruesewitz has gone from a MAGA influencer to Donald Trump's celebrity ambassador, ushering a stream of stars to the president's side.

CMA CGM's vessel becomes the first French-owned ship to traverse Hormuz since the US–Israel war on Iran began.

The White House’s “Ice Maiden” has been unnerved by the lack of information reaching the president regarding the reality of the Iran war.Three weeks into the conflict—in mid-March—White House chief of staff Susie Wiles forced a meeting of Donald Trump’s most …

The EPA proposed to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to limits on those substances for water utilities.

Former President Obama’s lead Iran negotiator, Wendy Sherman, admitted her X account was hacked Friday after posting a strangely worded message against the Iran war.“We were promised strength. Instead, we are watching the greatest decline in our nation’s hist…

Iran shot down a U.S. fighter jet as Trump threatened the country’s critical infrastructure and destroyed a bridge near Tehran. The post Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability appeared first on The Intercept.

The president is spiraling over Iran and blaming everyone around him but himself

The Pentagon has been misleading Americans about the destruction of Iran’s military arsenal, casting doubt on Donald Trump’s timeline for ending the war. After five weeks of military bombardment from the United States and Israel, roughly half of Iran’s missil…

An American fighter jet appears to have been shot down by Iran. A search and rescue is underway, a U.S. official said.

The request for defence spending is the largest in decades and accompanies cuts to domestic programmes.

These women’s ousters tell us something important about this president, his administration, and his movement.

The Fars news agency reports Iranian military launched a search operation to locate the pilot of the aircraft.

Despite weeks long Iranian blockade on Strait of Hormuz, US president claims Washington can 'easily' reopen waterway.

A massive overhaul is in the cards among the higher echelons of the Trump administration.Donald Trump is “very angry” with his Cabinet thus far and is considering “moving” several officials, according to an administration official who spoke with Politico.Othe…

For the last year, Lizelle Gonzalez has been seeking $1 million in federal damages after officials tried to charge her with murder for self-inducing an abortion.

A U.S. fighter jet was reportedly shot down by Iran on Friday. Iran is offering a “precious prize” to anyone who captures the pilot alive. Iranian state media reported that an American fighter jet was downed over southern Tehran, and photos and videos of the …

The U.S. recorded strong job gains in March, rebounding from dismal losses, even as the nation weathered a global oil shock set off by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, a jobs report on Friday showed.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rampant racism and sexism extends farther than we previously knew. Hegseth has made efforts to block or delay the promotion of more than one dozen female and Black officers across the Army, Air Force, Navy, and the Marines, ac…

Hegseth has asked George, the service's top uniformed officer, to step down from his position and retire immediately, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Ruth Marcus on Donald Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi from her role as U.S. Attorney General, and why a successor could be even more dangerous.

When the viral video cooled off, people thought the case against the 62-year-old would be dropped. Prosecutors doubled down. The post Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest appeared first on The Intercept.

The man tapped to fill Pam Bondi’s shoes isn’t any better at handling the Epstein files than she was.Hours after Donald Trump named him as Bondi’s temporary successor on Thursday, acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche took to Fox News, weaving a bold-face…

President Trump is seeking the largest military budget in this country’s modern history for 2027, even as a multitude of domestic issues—from health care, to housing, to the general cost of living—continue to persist. The White House on Friday requested $1.5 …

President Donald Trump is bragging about committing war crimes in Iran—and promising to commit even more. The United States military executed a double-tap strike on a highway bridge outside of Tehran, according to a U.S. official who spoke anonymously to The …

A quick refresher: there was originally $42.5 billion in broadband grants headed to the states thanks to the 2021 infrastructure bill most Republicans voted against (yet routinely try to take credit for among their constituents). But after taking office this …

A proposed federal EV fee is being sold as fair road funding, but critics say it would leave electric car owners paying much more than gas drivers.

In the latest escalation in the Middle East, warring sides have demonstrated complete disregard for civilian life.

Pam Bondi's replacement is a former personal lawyer of Trump’s, a big number-two (at the Justice Department), and, well...Maxwell’s biggest bitch.

And all we have to cut in exchange for that Iran War spending is funds for education, housing and Medicare. It's almost TOO GOOD a deal.

Iranian media have reported that at least eight people were killed and 95 others were injured in a recent US-led attack.

The attorney general's firing shows why even the most faithful MAGA acolytes are disposable

Military experts say Trump could be walking into a trap and invasion would unleash needless carnage

The Trump administration has asked states to hander over their voter info. Many are fighting back.

Journalist Sara Posner on how the Christian right’s end times views are shaping U.S. foreign and domestic policies. The post Trump’s Holy War Abroad and at Home appeared first on The Intercept.

Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ have made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.

During Donald Trump’s speech on Iran this week, he revealed too much. In a line that sounded partly ad-libbed, he declared that the Strait of Hormuz “will open up naturally. It will just open up naturally.” This should be read as a straight-up admission that …

Elsewhere, Oracle and Amazon Web Services data centres were targeted in the UAE, reports said.

Police body camera video shows how golfer appeared to be astonished as he was handcuffed for failing sobriety test.

Pam Bondi was fired by Trump, with the president saying she would be 'transitioning' to a new role in the private sector

Strikes damage or destroy Iran’s tallest bridge and a century-old medical research centre fighting diseases.

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Henriquez Partners Architects' designs for a trio of skyscrapers in Vancouver, including the city's first supertall skyscraper. Read more

The US and Israel have hit a century-old medical research centre and a bridge near Tehran.

Small independent refineries are helping China continue importing oil from Iran.

The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S.

Trump steps up threats after US strike on Iran's largest bridge, as Tehran launches attacks across the region.

President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, a loyalist and tenacious Trump defender.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation's drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on a draft list of contaminants maintained b…

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Last summer, a group of officials from the Department of Energy gathered at the Idaho National Laboratory, a sprawling 890-square-mile complex in the eastern deser…

Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.

A general is ousted and the Army secretary is in jeopardy, sources say.

The translunar injection burn sending the Artemis II crew and Orion on its path toward the moon has been successfully completed.

Transportation Security Administration officers are still "in the hole" even though they received their backpay, according to TSA employees who spoke with ABC News.

Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid opposition from China and Russia about allowing...

After a picture perfect lift-off and a full day of orbiting Earth, Artemis II has fired up the crucial translunar injection.

Apple will announce the results of its fiscal second quarter of 2026 on Thursday, April 30. Here’s what to expect. more…

The doctor who officials say tried to kill his wife while on a hike in Hawaii, took the stand for a second day.

Newly released police body camera video shows the moments after Woods' rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Florida.

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.