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'Trump is evil': White supremacist Nick Fuentes turns on 'wicked' president over Iran

April 7, 2026 4:57PM ET President Donald Trump's war with Iran is too much for self-described white supremacist Nick Fuentes to handle. During a new episode of his podcast "America First" on Tuesday, Fuentes reflected on an Easter threat Trump sent to Iran via his Truth Social platform. "He said, quote, Tuesday will be power plant day and bridge day, all wrapped up in one in Iran. There will be nothing like it. Open the... Strait, you crazy b-------, or you'll be living in hel ...

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Pelosi calls for Cabinet to invoke 25th Amendment on Trump over Iran remarks

04/07/26 6:08 PM ET Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday urged members of President Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and hand his powers to the vice president over his remarks about wiping out Iran’s civilization. If the Cabinet is unwilling to take that action, Pelosi said Republicans in the House and Senate should move to end the Iran war. “Donald Trump’s instability is more clear and dangerous than ever,” Pelosi wrote in a post on social platform X. “If the ...

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Trump impeachment and RFK Jr. votes loom as Sen. Bill Cassidy fights for political survival

April 7, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT COVINGTON, La. — Sen. Bill Cassidy knows Republican voters won’t forget his decision to convict President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 impeachment trial. But whether Cassidy is re-elected to another term in Louisiana this year may depend on whether they are willing to forgive him. During a recent campaign stop at an assisted living home in Louisiana’s Northshore, the first question from the crowd was whether Cassidy regretted his impeachment vote, as well as his vote ...

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US still wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, despite new agreement with Costa Rica

Updated 5:43 PM EDT, April 7, 2026 U.S. government attorneys on Tuesday told a federal judge the Department of Homeland Security still intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, despite a new agreement with Costa Rica to accept deportees who cannot legally be returned to their home countries. The Salvadoran national’s case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year. Since his return, he has been fighting a second deport ...

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Israel says operations in Lebanon to continue despite Trump's ceasefire

Israel has said its military operations in Lebanon will continue despite Donald Trump's ceasefire announcement, with Israeli forces carrying out strikes and telling civilians in the south of the country to leave the areas they are targeting. The office of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said that Trump's two-week pause "does not include Lebanon" amid reports of continued artillery and drone strikes, directly contradicting statements made by Iran and Pakistan, which has ...

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Megyn Kelly: 'Trump could drop a nuke' and I still wouldn't vote for a Democrat

Right-wing podcast host Megyn Kelly insisted that she wouldn't vote for a Democrat even if President Donald Trump decided to deploy a nuclear weapon. "All I think about when I think about the Democrats is those very unattractive people in Minneapolis," Kelly said on a podcast this week. "That's when I think Democrat, that's what I think." "That's smug, arrogant. I'm better than you. I look down my nose on you. Even though you've done three tours of duty. Like, F you. I ...

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U.S. AGREES TO 2-WEEK CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN

The U.S. has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran proposed by Pakistan, President Trump said Tuesday night. The big picture: The Pakistani proposal, which came hours before Trump's deadline to launch massive strikes if no deal was reached, involves a pause on Trump's threat and a commitment from Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks. That two-week period would be used to negotiate a larger agreement to potentially end the war. There have been discussions through mediators about ...

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Trump suspends Iran attack for two weeks, subject to Hormuz Strait opening

Published Tue, Apr 7 2026 6:38 PM EDT Updated 10 Min Ago President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he agreed to suspend planned attacks on Iranian infrastructure for two weeks. The move was "subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz," he wrote on Truth Social. The announcement came less than two hours before his deadline on Iran to either make a deal that includes opening the Strait of Hormuz or else face major ...

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'That is not who we are': Some Republicans break with Trump over Iran threats

April 7, 2026, 5:08 PM With hours until President Donald Trump's self-imposed Tuesday night deadline for Iran to make a deal or face U.S. attacks, lawmakers are reacting to the president's latest threats and wipe out a "whole civilization" -- with some Republicans speaking out against Trump's words. Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson broke with Trump on his threats to bomb Iran's civilian infrastructure, saying in a podcast, "I hope and pray" he is "using this as b ...

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Explosive NY Times Report Reveals Vance Warned Iran War Would Be a 'Disaster' As Trump Dismissed Risks

Apr 7th, 2026, 3:11 pm Vice President JD Vance worried that launching a regime-change war against Iran could be a “disaster” and was the only administration official to forcefully express his skepticism in the weeks leading up to Operation Epic Fury, according to an explosive new report from The New York Times on Tuesday. “[Vance] was for no strikes at all. But knowing that Mr. Trump was likely to intervene in some fashion, he tried to steer toward more limited action,” according to The Time ...

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Hegseth, Caine to hold briefing Wednesday after Trump touts Iran ceasefire

6 min ago - 04/07/26 10:13 PM ET Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief the press at the Pentagon on Wednesday at 8 a.m. EDT, after President Trump announced a two-week pause on strikes against Iran. The Pentagon ... (The Hill)

Republicans win Georgia race -- but Democrats post largest swing yet in special House elections

38 min ago - April 7, 2026, 10:57 PM EDT Republicans padded their slim House majority with a special election win in Georgia on Tuesday night. But the race also marked the biggest swing against the GOP compared with the 2024 presidential results out of seven Hous ... (NBC News)

US SEC enforcement activity drops dramatically as agency 'resets'

1 hr ago - 11h NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - Enforcement cases brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fell more than 20% in the latest fiscal year as the regulator "recentered" its enforcement program, the agency said on Tuesday. The ... (msn/Reuters)

Israel Admits Striking Synagogue in Tehran, Calls It 'Collateral Damage'

1 hr ago - Apr 7th, 2026, 6:47 pm Israel’s military admitted on Tuesday to “collateral damage” taken by a synagogue in Tehran after Iran accused the country of destroying the place of worship. Iranian media reported on Tuesday that heavy damage ... (MEDIAite)

Appeals court weighs fate of Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades

1 hr ago - April 7, 2026, 6:28 p.m. ET The future of Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades, now rests with a three-judge federal appeals panel following oral arguments in a lawsuit brought against the state of Flor ... (Naples Daily News)

Pelosi calls for Cabinet to invoke 25th Amendment on Trump over Iran remarks

2 hrs ago - 04/07/26 6:08 PM ET Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday urged members of President Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and hand his powers to the vice president over his remarks about wiping out Iran’s civilizat ... (The Hill)

Israel says operations in Lebanon to continue despite Trump's ceasefire

2 hrs ago - Israel has said its military operations in Lebanon will continue despite Donald Trump's ceasefire announcement, with Israeli forces carrying out strikes and telling civilians in the south of the country to leave the areas they are targeting. The offi ... (The Guardian)

US still wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, despite new agreement with Costa Rica

2 hrs ago - Updated 5:43 PM EDT, April 7, 2026 U.S. government attorneys on Tuesday told a federal judge the Department of Homeland Security still intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, despite a new agreement with Costa Rica to accept deportees who ... (AP)

Trump impeachment and RFK Jr. votes loom as Sen. Bill Cassidy fights for political survival

3 hrs ago - April 7, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT COVINGTON, La. — Sen. Bill Cassidy knows Republican voters won’t forget his decision to convict President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 impeachment trial. But whether Cassidy is re-elected to another term in Louisian ... (NBC News)

ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware

3 hrs ago - April 7, 2026 5:01 PM ET Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using spyware tools that can intercept encrypted messages as part of the agency's efforts to disrupt fentanyl traffickers, according to a letter sent last week by the agency's acting dir ... (NPR)

US judge pauses Louisiana's challenge to FDA abortion drug rule

4 hrs ago - April 7, 2026 4:45 PM EDT Updated 2 hours ago April 7 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday put on hold the state of Louisiana's lawsuit ​seeking to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide while President Donald Trump's admin ... (Reuters)

'Trump is evil': White supremacist Nick Fuentes turns on 'wicked' president over Iran

4 hrs ago - April 7, 2026 4:57PM ET President Donald Trump's war with Iran is too much for self-described white supremacist Nick Fuentes to handle. During a new episode of his podcast "America First" on Tuesday, Fuentes reflected on an Easter threat Trump sent ... (Raw Story)

Oil prices sink and US stock futures jump as US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire

8 hrs ago - By STAN CHOE Updated 8:55 PM CDT, April 7, 2026 Leer en español NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices plunged below $100 a barrel and Asia markets and U.S. stock futures jumped after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes th ... (AP)

Tucker Carlson slams Trump over his Easter rhetoric on Iran: 'Vile on every level'

10 hrs ago - Tucker Carlson, the far right conservative commentator who campaigned for President Donald Trump in 2024, issued a scathing critique of the president over comments he made over the weekend on the Iran war, particularly the president's vulgar social m ... (ABC News)

Wife of US soldier released from federal immigration detention

11 hrs ago - NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The wife of a U.S. soldier was released Tuesday from a federal immigration detention facility where she had spent nearly a week after being taken into custody on a Louisiana military base. The detention of 22-year-old Annie Ra ... (AP)

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene's former House seat in Georgia

11 hrs ago - Updated 8:56 PM EDT, April 7, 2026 RINGGOLD, Ga. (AP) -- Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despi ... (AP)

Iran's 10-Point Proposal Demands an End to Attacks and Sanctions

11 hrs ago - Iran on Monday delivered a 10-point proposal to end the war with the United States and Israel, according to Iranian state media. The plan was conveyed by Pakistan, which has been acting as a primary intermediary in the conflict, but appeared unlikely ... (NYT)

Oil prices plunge below $100 after Iran agrees to safe passage through Strait of Hormuz during ceasefire

11 hrs ago - 1h Oil prices plunged Tuesday evening, after President Donald Trump agreed to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks in exchange for Tehran allowing safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The West Texas Intermediate contract for May delivery fell ... (Msn/CNBC)

USPS handed financial lifeline after reaching new deal with Amazon to deliver 1 billion packages

12 hrs ago - Tuesday 07 April 2026 13:18 EDT Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service have reportedly come to a tentative agreement regarding package handling, backing away from a potential standoff that could have seen the online retailer cut its shipping volumes by t ... (The Independent)

50 Congressional Democrats Now Calling for Trump's Immediate Removal from Office

13 hrs ago - Apr 7th, 2026, 4:52 pm More than 50 congressional Democrats have called for President Donald Trump’s removal from office following his latest threat against Iran. On Tuesday morning, Trump sparked global panic when he threatened to annihilate t ... (MEDIAite)

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