Trump News for Monday, April 6, 2026

FBI opens 'pre-crime' center...

Ken Klippenstein, Kenklippenstein.com

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WATCH: Woman rescues toddler moments before hundreds of Easter eggs drop

ABC News, Abcnews.com

A woman whisked away a boy who ran into the center of a field during an Easter egg drop.

WATCH: Artemis II flyby delivers key lunar science insights

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Science editor Asa Stahl explains how Artemis II flyby research informs future lunar missions, base-building and international cooperation, and what to watch as the crew returns to Earth.

Why the Rehabilitation of Kanye West Says So Much About America

Jem Aswad, Variety

It’s hard not to imagine that, for around 140,000 people over two nights at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium last week, a sort of collective willful amnesia took place — as if the man onstage had never declared “Death Con 3 on Jewish people,” had never said “I love …

The Media Just Can’t Help Turning Iran Fighter Jet Rescue Into “Black Hawk Down”

Katherine Krueger, The Intercept

Everyone reported the exact same story at the exact same time — and they all relied on the same liars who got us into this mess. The post The Media Just Can’t Help Turning Iran Fighter Jet Rescue Into “Black Hawk Down” appeared first on The Intercept.

Trump Administration Bans Chinese Routers. Phones and Cameras Could Follow

Tyler Graham, CNET

Major companies, including Huawei and Hikvision, could see the last of their import orders cut off from the US within 30 days of implementation.

Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi For Not Making His Vindictive Fantasies A Reality

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

You’re never safe when you’re working for Trump. That much was obvious in Trump’s first term, when he fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Advisor John Bolton, and FBI Director James Comey. They were all fi…

Trump Suggests Gutting TSA After Blaming Shutdown on Democrats

Edith Olmsted, The New Republic

President Donald Trump wants to cut more than $1.5 billion—and thousands of jobs—from the Transportation Security Administration’s budget after subjecting its employees to weeks without pay. The Trump administration wants to gut 9,400 workers from the 60,000-…

President Trump Gave A Press Conference Today, And People Are Noticing This 1 Bizarre Thing Happening With His Hair

Kelley Greene, Buzzfeed

I really, really want to know what's going on under there.View Entire Post ›

Trump says US could charge for Strait of Hormuz passage amid Iran war

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US president says Washington, as the 'winner' of the war, has a 'concept' for charging a toll in the strategic waterway.

Trump Is Just Openly Threatening War Crimes

Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine

What kind of person talks like this—let alone a president at war?

WATCH: Artemis II crew begins lunar flyby after breaking distance record

ABC News, Abcnews.com

The Orion space capsule is making its historic flyby of the moon as the Artemis II crew sets a new record for the farthest distance traveled by humans in space. ABC News' Reena Roy reports.

Why Trump’s latest threat against Iran could be a war crime

Joshua Keating, Vox

For someone who claims to be unconcerned about the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump seems increasingly desperate to open it.  In a Truth Social post over the weekend that was extreme even be his standards, Trump instructed Iran to “open the fuckin’ st…

What Will the Artemis II Moon Mission Teach Us?

David W. Brown, The New Yorker

David W. Brown on the Artemis II moon mission, in which NASA astronauts are travelling deeper into space than anyone in history.

US Supreme Court clears path for Steve Bannon criminal case dismissal

Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English

Steve Bannon, an ally of US President Donald Trump, served a four-month prison sentence after his 2022 conviction.

Trump backs away from seizing Iran's oil: 'Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home'

Ben Werschkul, Yahoo Entertainment

President Trump on Monday took a significant step back on one key issue for energy markets: a US campaign to control Iran's oil.

Trump claims Iranians begging US to keep bombing Iran

Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump claimed the US has “numerous intercepts” of Iranians pleading for a continuation of bombing.

Video: Trump threatens to jail reporter over Iran airman rescue leak

Al Jazeera English

Trump demanded the journalist who reported on the rescue of the US airman in Iran reveal their source.

Trump Goes On Warpath Against Media In Iran Rescue Presser

Ted Johnson, Deadline

Donald Trump threatened an unnamed media outlet that reported on a downed military airman in Iran, warning that the disclosure risked jeopardizing an ultimately successful rescue mission. A first airman was rescued within hours after the plane was shot down. …

Trump Calls Biden the R-Word—Twice

Edith Olmsted, The New Republic

President Donald Trump called former President Joe Biden “mentally retarded” twice.Speaking at a press conference Monday, Trump repeatedly threw around the slur while bragging about his relationship with Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s reclusive authoritarian lead…

This Is Not How Presidents Typically Communicate

Barbara A. Perry, The Atlantic

In an Easter Sunday blast, Donald Trump broke with the way his predecessors comported themselves during times of war.

Trump endorses ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton for California governor

BBC News

Steve Hilton, who advised the former prime minster and hosted a Fox News show, is running as a Republican.

WATCH: President Trump describes airman rescue as Iran deadline looms

ABC News, Abcnews.com

President Trump said that "militarily" this was "one of the best" Easters as he described the daring weekend rescue of a U.S. airman whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran.

Trump Celebrates Easter By Dropping An F-Bomb, Threatening More War Crimes

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Before we get into this, let’s set the scene a little: The latest Pew Research Center survey, conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026, finds that most White evangelicals (69%) approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president. And a majority (58%) say they support…

WATCH: Comms blackout expected during Artemis II flyby

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Aerospace engineer Elio Morillo breaks down why the crew is expected to experience a communication blackout during the flyby.

Democrats blast Trump for Iran ‘war crimes’ threat; Republicans supportive

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

Several members of US Congress question president's fitness for office after his expletive-laden Easter Sunday message.

Trump says Iran could be 'taken out' on Tuesday, Hegseth says major strikes to come

By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, "and that night might be...

Trump warns deadline ‘final’ as Iran pushes proposal to end war

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US president says proposal not enough to avert threat to infrastructure should Iran fail to open Strait of Hormuz.

Jim Jordan -- Angling for House Leadership...

Reese Gorman, Notus.org

Jordan, known for being a combative conservative, has shifted to the middle on several issues and fundraised for members across the ideological spectrum of the Republican conference.

Medical supplies are stuck in Dubai, as clinics around the world face shortages

Fatma Tanis, NPR

The war in Iran has slowed down international shipping, much of which contains medical and humanitarian goods destined for Asia and Africa.

Trump praised airman’s rescue in Iran during White House Easter event

Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump praised the rescue of a downed American airman in Iran during remarks at the White House Easter Egg roll.

President Trump Gets Bad News On Possible Augusta National Membership

Andrew Holleran, The Spun

President Trump has gotten some bad news on possible membership at Augusta National. The 79-year-old President of the United States loves to golf more than...

OpenAI Releases Its Vague Vision for Reorganizing Society Around Superintelligence

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

The company behind ChatGPT announced a set of policy recommendations for the AI era including taxes on automated labor and a public wealth fund.

Florida Tech Bro Wants to Wipe Out a Bird's Endangered Species Protection to Avoid Paying a Fee

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

The tech bro's lawyers are essentially arguing that the Florida scrub jay is TOO ENDANGERED to be federally protected.

Paramount has $24 billion in Middle East sovereign wealth funds for WBD purchase

Drew Gillis, Jezebel

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

'MADMAN THEORY'

Paris Ibell, RNZ

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Trump Gives Deranged Speech on Military With Easter Bunny at His Side

Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic

President Trump used his Easter Monday speech to boast about his deadly war on Iran while flanked by the first lady and the Easter Bunny.“So today is a very special day. It’s a day where we celebrate Jesus. It’s a day where we celebrate religion,” Trump said …

WATCH: Emergency landing on PA highway caught on video

ABC News, Abcnews.com

A car dashcam caught the moment a small plane landed on I-78 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, after the pilot encountered engine problems.

This Is What Trump Thinks Makes You a Domestic Terrorist

Edith Olmsted, The New Republic

Donald Trump is asking for more money to hunt so-called “domestic terrorists” on the left—and it seems like they’re talking about you. Buried in the FBI’s 2027 budget request to Congress was a request for funding efforts to implement the National Security Pre…

Trump to hold news conference on airman rescue as his deadline for Iran looms

Alexandra Hutzler, Abcnews.com

Trump will hold a news conference at the White House, where he's expected to give more details on the rescue of a U.S. airman whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran.

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins wants data centers in space

Nilay Patel, The Verge

Today, I’m talking with Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco. Cisco is one of those big companies that everyone has heard of but that most of us don’t have to interact with very much; it’s not really a consumer brand. But all of us are in some way using Cisco’s produc…

Where are Iran’s power plants that Trump has threatened to destroy?

Marium Ali, Al Jazeera English

US President Trump threatens to destroy power plants, bridges by 8pm Tuesday if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz.

Hunger is rising — by Republican design

Ashlie D. Stevens, Salon

Policy shifts are shrinking SNAP access, pushing millions off aid. Not because need fell, but because barriers rose

Iran is breaking Trump’s spirit

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

The war is getting in the way of the president's race-baiting and revenge campaigns

Mamdani releases long-delayed NYC racial equity plan, even as Trump curbs DEI efforts

Arya Sundaram, Gothamist

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announcing New York City’s first-ever racial equity plan. It calls for the city to improve pay equity in city roles, provide anti-racism training for city staff, and improve data collection across various demographics. [ more › ]

Donald Trump Endorses Steve Hilton For California Governor; CNN Schedules Primary Debate

Ted Johnson, Deadline

Donald Trump weighed in on the race for California governor, endorsing Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News contributor. Trump posted on Truth Social early on Monday, “I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, f…

Ukraine strikes Russian Black Sea energy hub Novorossiysk

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy infrastructure in bid to disrupt financing of its war.

Senators Are So Scared Of Chinese EVs In The U.S. They're Crying To Trump About Them

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz), Jalopnik

Democrats in the Senate are so worried about Chinese EVs being built in the U.S. that they're begging Trump to stop it from happening, and more.

In maps and photos: Five Iranian civilian bridges at risk of US strikes

Mohammad Mansour, Al Jazeera English

A look at the multimillion-dollar mega structures that could be threatened by Trump's 'Bridge Day' ultimatum.

Supreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges

Devin Dwyer, Abcnews.com

Bannon refused to honor a subpoena to testify about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

Detained Toddler Allegedly Experienced Months of Sexual Abuse in Federal Custody

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Her father told the Associated Press that none of this would have happened if the Office of Refugee Resettlement had “moved faster.”

Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction

MARK SHERMAN, Yahoo Entertainment

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, on Monday won a Supreme Court order that is expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal...

Vox Launches America, Actually, a New Video-First Podcast Hosted by Astead W. Herndon

Vox Communications, Vox

Today, Vox announced the launch of America, Actually, a new video-first podcast hosted by Astead W. Herndon. Designed from the ground up for video platforms, the show will bring audiences inside the forces shaping American politics for a post-Trump era throug…

Venezuela Seems to Be Going … Well?

Missy Ryan, The Atlantic

The administration’s plan is working, but democracy remains elusive.

The US could still try to play the ethnic card in Iran

Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Al Jazeera English

But past experience and current geopolitical realities show such a strategy is doomed to failure.

‘Smell’ of war comes to St Petersburg as Ukraine hammers Russian refineries

Mansur Mirovalev, Al Jazeera English

Ukraine aims to drain Russia's war chest with drone strikes on Pokrovsk and Ust-Luga oil facilities on the Baltic Sea.

Trump Crashes Out at Supreme Court, Orders Them to Watch Fox News Show

Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic

President Trump thinks that watching The Mark Levin Show on Fox News will somehow make the Supreme Court finally understand his nonsensical arguments against birthright citizenship. “It’s too bad that the Supreme Court can’t watch and study the Mark Levin Sho…

How US operation to rescue air officer from Iran unfolded

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

President Trump says US service member whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran is rescued during two raids.

Alabama City Is Taking a 62-Year-Old Grandmother to Trial for Wearing an Inflatable Penis Costume

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

Police told the 62-year-old grandmother at an October No Kings rally that she didn't have the right to wear a costume from Spirit Halloween.

Low-voltage utility elections face surge of attention as electricity bills rise...

Marc Levy, Kim Chandler, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities. The tension played prominently into last November’s statewide elections in …

Woman Forced to Explain Why Men Were Being Creepy About Her

Claire Guinan, Jezebel

Gigi Hadid said that being mentioned in the Epstein files made her feel "sick to her stomach."

Supreme Court Shrugs Off Opportunity To Save The First Amendment From The Fifth Circuit’s Antipathy

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

The Supreme Court’s latest recap of its relative inactivity (Trump administration “emergency” appeals aside) has delivered yet more evidence of this court’s indifference to rights violations committed by the government. Other cases involving alleged rights vi…

Early in-person voting begins in NJ special election to fill Gov. Sherrill’s seat

Mike Hayes, Gothamist

Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway Democrats have an advantage, according to early tallies of mail-in votes. [ more › ]

Has Trump confirmed Iran’s claim that protesters were US-armed?

Shola Lawal, Al Jazeera English

US president says Washington armed Kurdish Iranian opposition groups during the January demonstrations.

Iran threatens Bab al-Mandeb closure: How would that affect world trade?

Priyanka Shankar, Charu Sudan Kasturi, Al Jazeera English

If the chokepoint were shut, along with the Strait of Hormuz, a quarter of the world's energy supply would be blocked.

Pakistan offers two-stage truce plan to end US-Israel war: Report

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Iran, while still reviewing the proposal, has said that it won't reopen Hormuz as part of a temporary ceasefire.

Trump’s ‘Bridge Day’ threat: Can a last-ditch ceasefire plan work?

Charu Kasturi, Al Jazeera English

Mediators Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt are proposing a 45-day ceasefire plan. But Iran is reluctant.

WATCH: President Trump threatens Iran if no peace deal reached soon

ABC News, Abcnews.com

President Trump said Sunday that if no peace deal is reached with Iran in the next 48 hours, "we're blowing up the entire country." ABC News' Selina Wang reports from the White House.

Mamdani, Trump talk Sunnyside Yard building. Local residents ask, huh?

Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

Amtrak's Sunnyside train yard in Queens, with the Long Island City high-rises looming in the background. A resurrected proposal to cover the sprawling train yard has local residents asking questions. [ more › ]

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data

David Gilbert, Wired

The acting head of the DOJ’s voting section told a judge last week that the agency had not touched the nonpublic voter roll data it has collected. That wasn’t true.

Trump threatens Iran's power plants, bridges. And, Artemis II readies for lunar flyby

Suzanne Nuyen, NPR

Trump threatened to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz. And, NASA's Artemis II crew prepares to make its closest approach to the moon.

The Chicago faith leaders who resisted Trump’s immigration raids

Chauncey DeVega, Salon

Across the city, liberal and progressive clergy say the Gospel calls them to stand with immigrants under siege

AI is raising the stakes in the government surveillance debate

Russell Payne, Salon

Up for renewal on April 20, FISA Section 702 has long been criticized as a backdoor for spying on Americans

NASA’s Artemis II, endangered species and oil, low western U.S. snowpack

Kendra Pierre-Louis, Andrea Thompson, Sushmita Pathak, Alex Sugiura, Scientific American

An update on NASA’s historic moon mission, alarm over the low snowpack in the western U.S. and a move that could endanger wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico

You Can Smell It Now: The Trump Presidency Is in Total Free-Fall

Michael Tomasky, The New Republic

The presidency of Donald Trump is now officially in collapse. His war is … not exactly a disaster, but it sure isn’t the cakewalk he envisioned when he sprang it on the American people and the world with no notice on February 28. His firing of Attorney Genera…

Trump says US armed Iranian dissidents via Kurds, Kurdish groups deny claim

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Trump's admission gives credence to Iranian assertion that the January protests were backed by the West to create chaos.

Meta salaries revealed: How much the social media giant pays engineers, AI researchers, and more

Pranav Dixit,Ashley Rodriguez, Business Insider

See how much Meta paid in 2025, with software engineers earning as much as $450,000. Salary data shows pay ranges across over 5,000 roles.

Morning news brief

A Martínez, NPR

President Trump says Iran has until Tuesday night to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump is in a tight corner politically as he ramps up Iran war messaging, Artemis II crew readies for lunar flyby.

Iran’s top university bombed as US, Israel intensify attacks; 34 killed

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Tehran says it will respond 'in kind' to attacks on its infrastructure, accuses Trump of inciting 'war crimes'.

Trump Attempts Damage Control After Wild Easter Sunday Post

Yahoo Entertainment

Iran war: What is happening on day 38 of US-Israeli attacks?

Sarah Shamim, Al Jazeera English

Tensions continue after Trump's threat on Truth Social for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran live updates: Casualties reported from missile strikes in Israel

David Brennan, Abcnews.com

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal

By Samia Nakhoul and Maha El Dahan, Yahoo Entertainment

By Samia Nakhoul and Maha El Dahan Dubai, April 6 (Reuters) - UAE official Anwar Gargash said any settlement of the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access...

A new regional order for the Strait of Hormuz

Sina Emami, Al Jazeera English

The GCC and Iran can come up with a new security architecture for the Strait of Hormuz that can give Trump an off-ramp.