Trump News for Monday, April 6, 2026

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

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.

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 …

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.

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

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…

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-…

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

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

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.

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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. …

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…

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

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

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.

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…

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

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

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...

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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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 …

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

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 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.

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…

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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…

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

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

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

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…

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

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.

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 …

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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...

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