Trump News for Saturday, April 11, 2026

‘Makes no difference’: Trump on whether Iran, US will make a deal

Express Global Desk, The Indian Express

Trump also issued a sharp warning to China amid reports that Beijing may be preparing to support Tehran militarily.

US President Trump says US ‘wins’ regardless of how Iran talks go

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump says ‘we win regardless of what happens’ in Iran talks.

This is why Burford Capital Limited (BUR) is Cheap Penny Stock to Buy and not a Scam?

Abdul Rahman, Yahoo Entertainment

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) is one of the best cheap penny stocks to buy that aren’t scams. On March 30, BofA Securities reiterated Burford Capital...

Hut 8 (HUT) Soars 37.3% on AI Boost

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ:HUT) is one of the 10 Stocks Powering Portfolios by Double Digits. Hut 8 soared by 37.3 percent week-on-week as investors loaded...

Treasury Secretary Bessent Calls Crypto Leaders 'Nihilists' As Clarity Act Deadline Approaches

Parshwa Turakhiya, Yahoo Entertainment

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called crypto leaders resisting the Clarity Act “nihilists” as the bill remains stalled over stablecoin yield disputes ...

Democratic AI to serve the public – OneProject.org

Fairhead, Oneproject.org

Rethinking AI power: why the public must govern the systems shaping our lives.

Appeals court rules Trump's White House ballroom construction can temporarily move forward

Dareh Gregorian, Gary Grumbach, NBC News

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily extended a lower court judge's order allowing the construction of Trump's White House ballroom to move forward.

US says two naval ships ‘transited’ Strait of Hormuz for mine-clearing

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Negotiations are ongoing between US-Iranian delegations in Islamabad, with control of the strait a key sticking point.

US appeals court extends deadline to halt White House ballroom construction

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Judges, however, raise questions about Trump arguments that completing the ballroom is necessary for national security.

Student Visa Refusals Reached High of 35% Last Year

Johanna Alonso, Inside Higher Ed

Student Visa Refusals Reached High of 35% Last Year Johanna Alonso Sat, 04/11/2026 - 02:15 PM In some countries, over 90 percent of student visa applications were rejected. A new report argues that the current visa landscape “undermines the principle…

Fox Business Anchor: 'Trump's Messaging' 'Spooked The Markets A Little Bit'

Heather, Crooksandliars.com

Fox Business anchor David Asman did his best to put a happy face on the damage Trump is doing to our economy while downplaying the fact that he's a dangerous raving lunatic. During yet another segment where someone on Fox was telling their audience that infla…

How did the Iran ceasefire affect oil markets? #politics

AllToc, Alltoc.com

Ceasefire announcement lifts market sentiment, lowers oil prices After President Donald Trump announced a two week ceasefire in the U.S. Iran conflict, multiple market measures moved quickly. The reporting describes oil prices dropping and stock markets respo…

Is Cintas Corp. (CTAS) One of the Best QQQ Stocks to Buy Now?

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) is one of the 9 Best QQQ Stocks to Buy Now. On March 25, Cintas announced financial results for FQ3 2026, where the revenue ...

Cadence (CDNS), Nvidia (NVDA) Expand Agentic AI Collaboration

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) is one of the 9 Best QQQ Stocks to Buy Now. On March 16, Cadence announced an expanded collaboration with Nvidia...

Baker Hughes (BKR) Secures Strategic Gas Compression Order in Argentina

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ:BKR) is one of the 9 Best QQQ Stocks to Buy Now. On April 7, Baker Hughes announced it secured a strategic order from San Matias...

Ceasefire brings some relief for Iranians but economic outlook remains grim

Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English

Activity picks up in Tehran's Grand Bazaar compared with before the ceasefire, but vendors say sales remain slow.

Iraq parliament elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amedi as president

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

New president pledges 'Iraq First' after securing 227 votes, ending five months of political deadlock.

Why Appier Group (APPIF) Is Framing Itself as an Agentic AI-as-a-Service Company

Habib Ur Rehman, Yahoo Entertainment

Appier Group, Inc. (OTC:APPIF) is one of the fastest-growing agentic AI stocks to buy. The most interesting part about Appier is that the company is not...

How Veritone (VERI) Is Positioning aiWARE and Data Refinery for the Agentic AI Shift

Habib Ur Rehman, Yahoo Entertainment

Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERI) is one of the fastest-growing agentic AI stocks to buy. On March 26, 2026, Veritone announced a multi-year agreement with Oracle...

Why Freshworks (FRSH) Is Building Its Agentic AI Case Around Freddy and Enterprise Adoption

Habib Ur Rehman, Yahoo Entertainment

Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ:FRSH) is one of the fastest-growing agentic AI stocks to buy. A current read on our thesis for the stocks came on March 4, 2026, when...

Bitcoin, broader market flat as U.S.-Iran negotiations begin

Francisco Rodrigues, CoinDesk

The market rose over the week after a two-week ceasefire was announced, triggering a derivatives short squeeze that wiped out over $430 million in bearish positions.

As Cuban Government Teeters, Fidel Castro’s Daughter Alina Fernández Revuelta Reflects On “Absurd” Revolution Her Father Led – Miami Film Festival

Matthew Carey, Deadline

For decade upon decade, many Cuban exiles have prayed for the downfall of the island’s communist government, established in the 1959 coup led by “comandante” Fidel Castro. Remarkably, among the foremost critics of Cuba’s single-party despotic rule is one of C…

So Now They Want Medicare Advantage Enrollment As The Default

Susie Madrak, Crooksandliars.com

Chris Klomp, the Trump administration’s director of Medicare and deputy administrator of CMS, told STAT last month that enrolling seniors in Medicare Advantage plans by default “is something that we’re thinking through.” MA plans are funded by the federal gov…

Trump Pledges Preemptive Pardons For Senior White House Officials

Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com

Oh, how cute, and this totally doesn’t reek of guilt. Donald J. Trump is out here playing Santa Claus with the presidential pardon power, promising a preemptive blanket pardon for anyone who wanders within 200 feet of the Oval Office (radius subject to expans…

Gasbag Mark Levin Claims Iran Would Have Had Nuclear Suicide Bombers

John Amato, Crooksandliars.com

Fox News host Mark Levin, who was used by Trump to promote the Iran war, went off the rails talking to Martha McCallum Thursday, claiming Iran would kill tens of millions of Americans with suicide bombers with nuclear weapons. The hyperbolic claptrap Levin sp…

REPORT: US military ship turns back from Hormuz route after Iran's 30-min warning...

Majid Alam, Hindustan Times

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The Iran War Is Putting Pressure on Europe

The Editors, The Atlantic

Panelists joined to discuss the effects of the conflict on America’s allies, and more.

Jim Cramer Was Right When He Called Opendoor (OPEN) A Meme Stock

Ramish Cheema, Yahoo Entertainment

Opendoor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:OPEN) is one of the 20 Stocks Jim Cramer Wanted You To Sell & Immediately Get Out Of. Opendoor Technologies Inc...

Trump’s World Liberty Financial Makes FTX-esque Move, Borrows Against Its Own Crypto Token

Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com

FTX's moves were secret. Everyone can see what World Liberty Financial is doing.

トランプ「部下の犯罪は全部チャラにしたるで！」

kinisokua, Livedoor.jp

1：それでも動く名無し ：2026/04/11(土) 09:02:13.86ID:zF2irgh4r のんでもできるよ！やったねとらんぷちゃん！ Breaking: Trump promises mass pardons to all of his staff before he leaves office.He says everyone who came within “200 feet of the Oval Office”...

HIVE Digital (HIVE) Betting Big on AI Data Centers

Muhammad Ali Khalid, Yahoo Entertainment

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:HIVE) is one of the 8 best software penny stocks to buy now. On March 16, HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:HIVE)...

US agrees to unfreeze Iranian funds abroad – media

RT

The US will unlock Iranian funds as talks begin in Pakistan, with total assets estimated at over $100 billion globally Read Full Article at RT.com

Tense start to Iran-US peace talks in Islamabad as Tehran’s frozen assets, ‘red lines’ dominate

Express Global Desk, The Indian Express

The Islamabad peace talks got off to a fractious start, dominated by a public dispute over frozen Iranian assets and a list of non-negotiable demands from Tehran, even as the two sides avoided meeting each other directly.

Trump Throws Vance Under the Bus With Bonkers Iran Taunt

Yahoo Entertainment

Women Accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of Sexual Misconduct, Including Rape and Unsolicited Snapchat Dick Pics

Lauren Tousignant, Jezebel

One of the women, a former staffer, alleges Swalwell raped her in 2024 and sexually assaulted her in 2019 while she was a 20-year-old intern.

US-Iran talks on ending war begin in Pakistan

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

This is a breaking news story.

Federal inaction on food additives pushes states to act

Joy Saha, Salon

Dozens of bills in more than 15 states are targeting harmful additives, many of which have been ignored by the FDA

Analyzing textbook graph showing Trump as ideologically similar to Hitler

Laerke Christensen, Snopes.com

An image authentically showed a graph in an American government high school textbook that depicted U.S. President Donald Trump as being ideologically similar to Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany.

Is This Epstein Survivor The Reason For Melania Trump's Bizarre Presser?''s Blog Round Up

RedStateRachel, Crooksandliars.com

The First Lady’s presser on April 9 was a weird one, and it looks like she was getting ahead of a bombshell story from an Epstein survivor who was deported during a custody battle with the Trump Special Envoy Paolo Zampolli. After being deported, the former E…

Hungary’s Viktor Orban struggling for political survival ahead of vote

Step Vaessen, Al Jazeera English

Hungarian prime minister and his Fidesz party ‌face first closely contested polls in Sunday's parliamentary election.

What does American politics look like beyond Trump?

Astead Herndon, Vox

The only people with worse poll numbers than President Donald Trump are the political media that cover him. We, the journalists, are in a crisis: of trust, relevance, and being swamped by an attention economy that will either replace us with Claude or an infl…

Eamonn Holmes admitted to hospital after stroke

Annabel Nugent, The-independent.com

Broadcaster is ‘responding well to treatment’

US Demands Reddit Unmask ICE Critic, Summons Firm To Grand Jury

BeauHD, Slashdot.org

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Trump administration has stepped up an effort to unmask a Reddit user who criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). After failing to obtain information through a summons issued (PDF) to Re…

We need a regional agreement for the Strait of Hormuz

Roudi Baroudi, Al Jazeera English

A governing arrangement for the strait can and must be developed based on law and fact.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is enabling Trump’s immorality

Chauncey DeVega, Salon

The president's threats to destroy Iran depend on institutions and individuals' willingness to go along

Exclusive-Iranian source says US has agreed to unfreeze Iranian funds, Washington denies it

By Parisa Hafezi, Yahoo Entertainment

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian source said on Saturday the U.S. had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets held in Qatar and ...

Trump threatens Cuba as US sanctions fuel hunger

Medea Benjamin, Salon

Fuel shortages driven by Trump policies mean Cuban families go hungry while food rots in the field

“We have never been closer”: Top Republican worries GOP will lose Texas House majority

Alejandro Serrano, Salon

"For once, he’s telling the truth,” Democrat says of Dan Patrick's warning.

Mamdani’s Approval Rating Is More Impressive Than It Looks

Ross Barkan, New York Magazine

100 days into his mayoralty, Zohran Mamdani’s approval rating is respectable. But, Ross Barkan writes, it’s more impressive when you consider the intense opposition he has faced since rising to prominence last year.

The U.S. Randomly Deported Four Men to Africa. It's Taken Them 9 Months of Fighting to Get a Local Lawyer.

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

"Third country" deportation sent four men from around the world to Africa. They were imprisoned, and spent 9 months just getting a lawyer.

If Trump Gives Up on the Midterms, All Bets Are Off

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

If Trump gives up on the midterms, all bets are off. Things seem wild now, but we may get into truly uncharted territory if Trump and the GOP stop worrying about trying to win in 2026.

Peru's election: A battle for the Presidency amid political chaos and crime

Simeon Tegel, NPR

With 35 candidates in the race, Peru is set to elect its 9th president in less than a decade. Amid rising corruption and crime, voters are left asking: Can this election finally break the cycle?

For a party once thought endangered, the Liberals are enjoying a surprising afterlife

CBC News

Supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada had much to celebrate in Montreal this weekend. For one thing, the Liberal Party continues to exist as a significant presence in Canadian politics. Fifteen years ago that seemed very far from guaranteed.

Her daughter was killed by gunfire at school in Gaza. For her and others, the 6-month ceasefire is failing

CBC News

Tent schools like the one where nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan was killed by gunfire this week are symbolic of the fragile hope Palestinians have for the future and the paralyzing fear they still live with today. Six months after Israel and Hamas reached the first…

Israel rejects ceasefire with Hezbollah ahead of Lebanon talks next week

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Talks due in Washington as Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue, Iran says ceasefire must include them.

Pakistan hosts U.S.-Iran peace talks after weeks of frantic diplomacy

Betsy Joles, NPR

Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, is set to host peace talks today with leaders from Iran and the US, including Vice President J.D. Vance.

Artemis II astronauts complete milestone voyage around the moon

Reuters, The Indian Express

Four astronauts safely returned to Earth after a record-setting journey around the moon, marking NASA’s first crewed mission to the lunar vicinity in over 50 years and a major step toward future moon landings.

Iran war: What is happening on day 43 of the US-Iran conflict?

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Senior Iranian officials arrive in Islamabad for ceasefire talks with the United States.

Why is Israel continuing to attack Lebanon, despite the ceasefire? Expert Q&A

The Conversation, Juancole.com

There should be no confusion. Sharif’s social media post made clear that the ceasefire also applies to Israel’s campaign in Lebanon.

Trump Eyes Privatizing Medicare for Insurance Industry

Common Dreams, Juancole.com

"They want to remove the guarantee of Medicare," one advocate said of the floated plan to automatically enroll seniors in Medicare Advantage.

Trump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen ‘soon’ as US, Iran head to talks

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Trump says Washington will not accept Iran's imposition of a de facto toll booth system in the critical waterway.

NASA Welcomes Record-Setting Artemis II Moonfarers Back to Earth

Jennifer M. Dooren, NASA

The first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century are back on Earth after a record-setting mission aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astr…

Iran and US to face off in Pakistan as Trump warns there is ‘no back-up plan’

RT

Iranian and US delegations are converging on Islamabad for what Pakistan’s prime minister has called a “make-or-break moment” Read Full Article at RT.com

WATCH: Astronauts exit spacecraft after successful splashdown

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover Jr., Jeremy Hansen and Reid Wiseman have exited the Orion capsule after a successful Artemis II splashdown.

Eric Swalwell’s Gubernatorial Bid In Tatters As Rape Claims Made Against California Congressman

Dominic Patten, Deadline

Accusations of rape and other misconduct against Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has thrown California’s already chaotic California gubernatorial race into unknown territory with influential politicians calling on Swalwell to drop out ASAP. Four women, inclu…

Trump has handed JD Vance his most difficult mission yet

BBC News

As the US vice-president leads peace talks with Iran, he must balance warring factions, a demanding boss and his own political future.

New renderings released for Trump's proposed 'triumphal arch'

Isabella Murray, Abcnews.com

New rendering were released Friday for the 250-foot-tall 'triumphal arch" President Donald Trump wants to build near Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.

Roger Stone convinced Trump not to fire Tulsi Gabbard: ‘Fortunately, I acted in time’

Victor Nava, New York Post

Trump was reportedly upset with Gabbard’s performance during a March 18 congressional hearing, where she declined to say whether Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat.

WATCH: Crew splashes down in Pacific Ocean after historic mission

ABC News, Abcnews.com

The Artemis II crew has successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a historic 695,081-mile, 10-day journey around the moon and back.

【高市悲報】トランプ政権、中国に対する強硬姿勢を廃止し融和姿勢に転換か

itsoku, Livedoor.jp

1:(東京都) [GB] 2026/04/10(金) 22:40:12.44 ● BE:668024367-2BP(3000) Trump Quietly Scraps His Own Playbook on China https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-china-xi-beijing-e247250d

Arizona's criminal case against Kalshi was halted by a federal judge after the Trump administration stepped in

Jack Newsham, Business Insider

A federal judge has ordered a halt to Arizona's criminal prosecution of Kalshi after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission weighed in.

A synthetic angiotensin II/ACE2-based hormone shunt controlling experimental hypertension

Gokberk Unal, Maysam Mansouri, Yu-Qing Xie, Christian Mueller, Ghislaine Charpin-El Hamri, Martin Fussenegger, Nature.com

Chronic diseases require lifelong maintenance. Here, the authors present ARCH, a closed-loop genetic circuit that autonomously maintains Angiotensin-II homeostasis, demonstrating translational potential against RAS-dependent hypertension.