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Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame
Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame "I think we're going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event on Thursday. April 18, 2026 at 2:12 p.m. EDT Today at 2:12 p.m. EDT 3 min President Donald Trump joined NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser last year to announce plans to host the 2027 NFL Draft in Washington. (Annabelle Gordon/For The Washington Post) By Dan Diamond The Trump admi ...
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04/18/26 11:41 AM ET President Trump on Friday announced that he will attend a marathon reading of the Bible amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV. The group Christians Engaged listed Trump one of many participants in the America Reads the Bible event, which starts Saturday evening and runs for a week. The president said in a statement that he applauds every citizen participating in the America Reads the Bible initiative. Together, we will honor Holy Scripture, renew our faith, usher in a histo ...
Scoop: Trump convenes Iran situation room meeting amid renewed Hormuz crisis
4h President Trump convened a White House Situation Room meeting on Saturday morning to discuss the renewed crisis around the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations with Iran, according to two U.S. officials. Why it matters: The situation with Iran is at a critical point, with the ceasefire expected to expire in three days, and no final date set for a new meeting between U.S. and Iranian negotiators. Iran's Saturday announcement about the renewed closure of the Strait, as well as multiple att ...
'Ignorance and cruelty': former USAID official details devastation inflicted by Doge cuts
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At least six killed in Kyiv as gunman opens fire and takes hostages
At least six people have been killed and others injured after a person opened fire in Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian officials say. The incident happened in the southern Holosiivskyi district. Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the man, who lived locally, began shooting at people on the street and then took others hostage in a nearby supermarket. Klymenko said the attacker was killed in the supermarket following a shoot-out with police. His motive is currently unclear. ... Police nego ...
Trump Officials Are 'Openly Discussing' Kash Patel's Replacement as FBI Director: Report
Apr 17th, 2026, 9:06 pm The Atlantic reporter who broke a wild story about FBI Director Kash Patel said senior officials in the Trump administration are "openly discussing" his successor. On Friday, the publication ran a piece by Sarah Fitzpatrick, who reported that last week, Patel believed he had been fired by President Donald Trump after he was locked out of an FBI computer system: On Friday, April 10, as FBI Director Kash Patel was preparing to leave work for the weekend, ...
Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran reimposes restrictions
Updated 7:13 AM EDT, April 18, 2026 CAIRO (AP) -- The dueling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz lurched into uncharted waters on Saturday. The United States pressed ahead with its campaign to choke off Iranian ports and Iran reversed an initial move to reopen the waterway, firing on a ship attempting to pass. Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and push the two countries toward renewed conflict, even as mediators expressed c ...
Native American Group Slams NFL's Washington Commanders for 'Inappropriate' New Logo: 'We Are Not Your Mascot'
Apr 17th, 2026, 3:13 pm A Native American organization has called out the NFLs Washington Commanders after the team unveiled a new logo featuring a spear. On Wednesday, the Commanders revealed their new uniforms for the 2026-27 season. Included in the redesign was a helmet featuring an alternate logo on the helmet. The logo featured the letter w with a spear going through it a nod to the Native American theming from when the team went by the Washington Redskins. In a statement obtained ...
White House insists Trump has 'done more for American tourism than anyone' after drop in global visitors
Friday 17 April 2026 15:18 EDT The number of overseas visitors to the U.S. dropped by several million in 2025 compared to 2024, with the World Travel & Tourism Council advising America to make itself welcoming again. However, the White House sees the picture differently, insisting that President Donald Trump has done more for American tourism than anyone. The rebuttal came after research by the council revealed that while global travel had a bumper year in 2025, with the number of internat ...
So many food service workers are being deported that restaurants are now begging lawmakers for help
Friday 17 April 2026 17:29 EDT Restaurants in deep red Texas are making an unlikely call for immigration reform as the Trump administrations deportation campaign continues to rock the industry nationwide. A group of businesses and food-industry groups came together last month to form Seat the Table, which is lobbying for work permits for immigrant food and agriculture workers. I think the vast majority of Americans recognize that there is a large group of undocumented immigrants who have b ...
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Trump Organization to Partner on New Skyscraper in Tbilisi, Georgia
1 hr ago - Exclusive * Real Estate Trump Organization to Partner on New Skyscraper in Tbilisi, Georgia President Trump's family real-estate firm is planning to brand a 70-story luxury residential tower with local partners in the Georgia capital By Deborah Acost ... (The Wall Street Journal.)
Kansas senator addresses National Weather Service concerns after tornado
2 hrs ago - Posted 3:16 PM, Apr 18, 2026 A tornado destroyed about a dozen campers Monday at a Hillsdale, Kansas, RV campground, prompting discussions about National Weather Service warnings and potential staffing cuts. Aaron Bien runs Shady Acres, a long-term R ... (Scripps News)
Justice Department adds former Trump lawyer to investigation of Trump critic John Brennan
3 hrs ago - Updated Apr 18, 2026, 3:11 PM ET PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2026, 2:34 PM ET Joseph diGenova, who has worked with Donald Trumps legal team on a variety of matters, including the 2020 election, will be joining the Justice Department in the Southern Distr ... (CNN Politics)
GOP activists giving up hope on the party's future due to Trump's war: report
3 hrs ago - April 18, 2026 10:07AM ET Republican Party activists are concerned that Donald Trump's war with Iran will cost the party in the midterm elections and more, a Wall Street Journal report is showing. Representatives and activists fretted over the longer ... (Raw Story)
Trump to join public Bible reading as Pope Leo clash simmers
4 hrs ago - 04/18/26 11:41 AM ET President Trump on Friday announced that he will attend a marathon reading of the Bible amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV. The group Christians Engaged listed Trump one of many participants in the America Reads the Bible ... (The Hill)
Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame
4 hrs ago - Trump officials push Theodore Roosevelt for Pro Football Hall of Fame "I think we're going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event on Thursday. April 18, 2026 at 2:12 p.m. EDT Today at 2:12 p.m. EDT 3 min ... (Washington Post)
Scoop: Trump convenes Iran situation room meeting amid renewed Hormuz crisis
5 hrs ago - 4h President Trump convened a White House Situation Room meeting on Saturday morning to discuss the renewed crisis around the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations with Iran, according to two U.S. officials. Why it matters: The situation with Iran is at ... (msn/Axios)
ICE releases delayed detainee death reports as 2026 total rises to 17
5 hrs ago - April 18, 2026, 1:41 PM EDT Immigration and Customs Enforcement released delayed reports Friday detailing the deaths of four detainees earlier this year after the agency failed to meet a 90-day deadline required by Congress. The newly released report ... (NBC News)
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US Preparing to Board Iran-Linked Ships as Pressure on Tehran Builds--Report
6 hrs ago - Published Apr 18, 2026 at 02:54 PM EDT The U.S. military will reportedly board and seize Iran-linked vessels in international waters as part of Operation Economic Fury, the Trump administration's plan to apply economic pressure on Tehran and force a ... (Newsweek)
Trove of documents shed rare light on Supreme Court's secretive affair with poison
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In Virginia gerrymandering fight, Republicans claim Obama's with them. He isn't
7 hrs ago - April 18, 2026 6:05 AM EDT Updated 6 hours ago WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats vehemently disagree over whether Virginia should adopt a new congressional map for the November midterms, but they're leaning on the same person ... (Reuters)
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8 hrs ago - Apr 18th, 2026, 8:24 am Famed criminal defense attorney and law professor Alan Dershowitz was already a "uniquely unfit" person to "force a constitutional showdown" over the First Amendment, but the truth is he's lost his defamation case "no matter ... (Law & Crime)
At least six killed in Kyiv as gunman opens fire and takes hostages
8 hrs ago - At least six people have been killed and others injured after a person opened fire in Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian officials say. The incident happened in the southern Holosiivskyi district. Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the man, who ... (BBC)
'Ignorance and cruelty': former USAID official details devastation inflicted by Doge cuts
8 hrs ago - Sat 18 Apr 2026 08.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 18 Apr 2026 08.01 EDT Nicholas Enrich was working in Kenya in 2003 when the then US president George W Bush signed a landmark $15bn, five-year commitment to combat HIV, the largest international health c ... (The Guardian)
Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine
9 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despite having ... (AP)
City Council Wrecked in Voter Bloodbath After Allowing New Data Center
9 hrs ago - -snip- In Festus, Missouri a sleepy town of roughly 12,700 residents the backlash was so great that residents ousted half their city council after they approved a $6 billion data center development against the public will. According to ... (Futurism)
Appeals court allows all White House ballroom construction to resume
10 hrs ago - April 18, 2026 / 7:34 AM EDT Construction of a ballroom and presidential bunker at the White House will continue for now, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted an administrative stay of an order earlier this week that b ... (CBS News)
Airline bankrupted by Trump's soaring fuel prices pleads for bailout
11 hrs ago - 8h An ultra-low-cost airline has approached the Trump administration for a pricey emergency bailout as it teeters on the edge of liquidation amid soaring fuel costs triggered by the presidents war in Iran. Spirit Airlines is reportedly seeking ... (msn/Daily Beast)
Trump greeted by empty seats at Arizona rally leaving supporters 'totally shocked': report
12 hrs ago - April 18, 2026 7:36AM ET Donald Trump's ability to pack arenas is evaporating.The president who once filled sports venues across the country couldn't even come close to filling a 4,500-seat Arizona church on Friday night, exposing the dramatic erosio ... (Raw Story)



















