Trump News for Thursday, April 9, 2026

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Daniel Noboa has accused Colombia's Gustavo Petro of failing to take 'effective measures' against drug trafficking.

The vice president’s ambitious new focus comes with some baggage.

Both sides have reason to end the war but share no common ground.

Two‑week US‑Iran ceasefire pauses war; “who won?” unresolved as Hormuz, Lebanon strikes, Iran capabilities persist.

The president took aim at Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones and other disloyal conservatives in a fiery social media rant

Ruling marks legal setback for administration's efforts to roll back protections for various groups of immigrants.

Lawmakers warn the former Justice Department chief that a congressional subpoena for her testimony remains in effect.

The American EV industry continues to shrink, even while gas prices soar.

First Lady Melania Trump denied any relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Immigrant advocates in North Carolina are calling for justice after they say two children and their parents were swiftly deported to Honduras without due process.

Melania calls for Congress to holding survivors' hearing but does not say why she chose to speak on the issue.

The first lady denied allegations that she was introduced to Trump by the late sex criminal.

A new report claimed a Pentagon official threatened a representative of the Vatican during a tense meeting.

Backers of the 2025 Take It Down Act said the conviction of an Ohio man for producing sexually explicit images and video is proof that the law "has teeth."

Israel’s vicious attack on Lebanon emerged as the biggest threat to the Iran ceasefire. That might be intentional. The post The Forever Spoiler: Netanyahu Has Been Blowing Up Diplomacy With Iran for Decades appeared first on The Intercept.

The first lady made a statement to the media at the White House.

Attacks on energy facilities cause a reduced supply and slow recovery, a Saudi official tells state news agency.

Even before the Trump administration went to war with Iran, it was talking differently about its approach to combat.  President Donald Trump relabeled the Department of Defense to something more in line with his values: the Department of War. His Defense secr…

Trump has given priority to Afrikaners, a white minority group he says is being persecuted. South Africa has objected to his characterisation.

The United States fertility rate has now been in decline for two decades, dropping nearly 23 percent since 2007.

A forum of top economies in Europe and Americas says aid from members declined 23 percent as humanitarian needs grow.

“I have never had any knowledge of Epstein's abuse of his victims. I was never involved in any capacity,” the first lady said in a televised statement from the White House.

But are they real?

The US Selective Service registration process is changing to automatic enrollment. The agency says the move aims to streamline registration.

In an implicit response to JD Vance, Iran's Abbas Araghchi warns of the repercussions of Israel's attacks on Lebanon.

PM Nielsen calls Greenland a proud nation seeking to maintain global order, after US president calls it 'piece of ice'.

How a deal could change the country for the better.

Despite the chest-thumping declarations of victory from Washington and Tehran, there are only losers in this war — which may be far from over

Democratic lawmakers tell White House that allowing Israel to continue to bomb Lebanon could reignite the regional war.

Amid red-flag fire danger alerts issued for parts of New York and a forecast of potential flooding for Hawaii, conditions are a go for the Artemis II splashdown.

The conflict has driven up prices of oil, natural gas, damaged refineries and other energy infrastructure.

CNN anchors Wolf Blitzer straight-up asked former Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene Do you genuinely believe that President Donald Trump would have killed Ir...

The Free Press has documented a closed-door Pentagon meeting in which a senior Trump official lectured Pope Leo XIV’s ambassador on American military supremacy.

With the GOP likely to lose its trifecta in November, House Speaker Mike Johnson is suddenly not worried about Medicaid money funding what he's called "big abortion."

Retired NASA astronaut Susan Kilrain discusses the crew's return and what they'll experience once back on Earth.

The focus of the US-Iran war — and now the negotiations over the US-Iran ceasefire — has shifted to Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, to such an extent that the main original justification for the war (destroying Iran’s nascent nuclear program) can some…

The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is being tested after Israel launched large-scale attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday.

ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze reports on The Home Depot's new releases and why the company says it's never too early.

It looks like a smaller, cheaper Tesla is back on the menu. Today, Reuters is reporting that the electric automaker is calling around to suppliers about building an all-new - that is, not based on the Model 3 or the Model Y - electric SUV that would be more a…

More than 250 people have been killed in a barrage of air strikes on Lebanon since the ceasefire was declared.

A looming blockbuster book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of the New York Times has the president raging and demanding scalps, insiders tell Zeteo, even as the Iran ceasefire seems in doubt.

NASA warns 'there's no plan B' as Artemis II crew face most terrifying part of mission... (Third column, 6th story, link) Related stories:FRIDAY: SPLASHDOWN...

The proposal fuels uncertainty as US officials offer conflicting interpretations of the plan to permanently end hostilities.

"The online right wasn’t supportive and there wasn’t anything that was going to change that," says one person familiar with the Republican influencer pipeline.

Consumer complaints about Ticketmaster are so voluminous at state attorneys general offices that Pennsylvania's comes with an explicit plea for residents lodging a grievance about the company to be patient for a response. That kind of pressure has driven more…

Home purchases in Spain by U.S. citizens rose 3% last year, even as total foreign purchases dipped, with real estate agents citing concerns over President Donald Trump's policies as one of the reasons...

Republicans are facing setbacks in recent elections, with Democrats winning races in Wisconsin and Georgia. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany is running for Wisconsin governor and admits Republicans got their "butts kicked." Democrats won a campaign for the Wisconsin Sup…

Trump is reshaping Washington, DC, with a $400 million White House ballroom, federal building banners, and new monument proposals.

Since the beginning of the Iran war, the group Explosive Media has released over a dozen viral videos mocking Trump and the US.

Tehran's plans to tax ships passing through the strait and raise money to rebuild is already seeing pushback.

In his first press conference, Todd Blanche made it clear he would do the president's bidding

Islamabad hosts negotiations as US and Iran seek off-ramp. But deep mistrust and regional tensions threaten talks.

Elon Musk is desperate to dominate the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband market. So is Jeff Bezos. And now the two billionaires are engaged in proxy fights at Trump’s FCC over who’ll get the honor. Amazon’s LEO offering, Project Leo, is significantly …

Accused Gilgo Beach, New York, serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted to the murders of eight women in court on Wednesday as he changed his plea to guilty.

In a bizarre analogy about Iran enriching uranium, Vance said that while Usha “has the right to skydive,” she won’t because he doesn’t want his wife jumping out of an airplane. Wow!

You won't believe this: The Trump administration may not have thought this ceasefire through, and the Strait of Hormuz is still closed.

Melania Trump is 55 and turns 56 on April 26. Donald Trump is 79. They have a 24-year age gap. She was discovered as a model at 16 in Slovenia, modeled in Milan and Paris, and moved to New York in …

A blockade of Taiwan would hurt the global economy more than Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Ceasefire dispute escalates as US and Israel exclude Lebanon, raising fears of a broader regional conflict.

The president assembled a rainbow coalition of rage and resentment to win in 2024. They are now abandoning him

Trump wants a geopolitical win in outer space, while cutting millions from NASA

Trump’s administration trying to sell war ‘wins’ to a sceptical US public

Killing the Presidential Records Act would allow private individuals to hold the keys to American history, forever. The post DOJ Wants to Scrap Watergate-Era Rule That Makes Presidential Records Public appeared first on The Intercept.

A two-week pause on hostilities sent oil back into the mid-90s and stocks up and to the right as the Strait of Hormuz creaked open and ships tried to figure ...

Following requirements set out in Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has left hundreds of thousands without help.

The president went from threatening that “a whole civilization will die” to claiming a “total and complete victory.” What does the already shaky cease-fire mean as he tries to steer his way out of the war?

An interview with New York Times Company CEO Meredith Kopit Levien about human expertise as a moat against Aggregators and AI.

Wars in Gaza, Iran, and elsewhere have sunk Washington’s reputation—maybe for good.

The US-Israeli campaign has failed to achieve its goals. Iran has been badly hit, and the Gulf is paying the bill too.

And pretty much all of the 1980s do too.

The outrage over Abdul El-Sayed’s appearance with Hasan Piker reveals a schism that runs deeper than his Senate primary race against Mallory McMorrow. The post The Democrats Don’t Know Who They’ll Be in 2028. Michigan May Offer an Answer. appeared first on Th…

The US and Israel thought they could decimate Iran. But Iran's survival - despite massive human costs - is a victory.

US threats against Iran and ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon cast doubt on fragile ceasefire efforts.

Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after Israeli attacks killed at least 254 people in a single day.

Experts say Gulf states are wary of the US agreeing to a deal that gives Iran leverage over vital energy route.

North Korea said its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces.

US president meets NATO chief, expresses disappointment over member states failing to back war on Iran.

Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy s…

The value of forest ecosystems is hard to overstate. Blanketing roughly a third of the US, they supply clean water and air, absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide, and provide homes for imperiled wildlife and a tranquil place for Americans to hunt and fish. It’…