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[quote=Anonymous][b]At least 34 tankers with links to Iran have bypassed the US blockade since it began, according to the cargo tracking group Vortexa, including several carrying Iranian oil — despite US President Donald Trump declaring the barricade a “tremendous success”.[/b]
https://www.ft.com/content/21dff2c7-1e27-4f74-81d8-31dcdbe9188e?syn-25a6b1a6=1

[b]Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanation after US officials die after operation in Chihuahua.[/b]
“ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday she would demand explanations over what U.S. and Mexican officials were doing in northern Chihuahua when they died in an accident over the weekend, noting that any joint collaborations between the local government and the U.S. without federal permission would be a violation of Mexican law.
The crash, following an operation to destroy a clandestine drug lab in a rural area, has reignited a debate over the extent of U.S. involvement in Mexican security operations. Speculation was only fueled by Sheinbaum, local officials and the U.S. Embassy appearing to contradict each other and at times themselves, and offering sparse details about the U.S. officials who died.”
https://apple.news/AsyuV4bhNToeM23zTuO5YSg

[b]The U.S. military may have already used up half of its most expensive missiles, and it could take up to 4 years to rebuild its stockpiles.[/b]
“The Pentagon has used at least 45% of its stockpile of Precision Strike Missiles; 50% of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors inventory; and almost half of its stockpile of Patriot ballistic interceptor missiles—all within the first seven weeks of war with Iran, according to an analysis published this week by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Though the U.S. has enough missiles to continue to fight in the Iran war without limitations, there is an increased risk of the U.S. military being insufficiently prepared for a future war in the Pacific, noted the report, authored by Mark Cancian, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, and Chris Park, a CSIS research associate. Prior to the conflict in Iran, munitions stockpiles were already drained. CSIS estimated it would take one to four years to restock the seven major munitions to prewar levels.”
https://fortune.com/2026/04/24/us-military-depleted-half-most-expensive-missiles-cost-of-iran-war/

[b]US, Iran clash at UN after Tehran gets nuclear non-proliferation role.[/b]
“The United States and Iran clashed at the United Nations on Monday over Tehran's nuclear program and its selection to be one of dozens of vice ‌presidents at a month-long conference to review the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The 11th conference to review implementation of the NPT, which came into force in 1970, began on Monday at the United Nations in New York. Different groups nominated 34 conference vice presidents, and the conference chair, Vietnam's U.N. ambassador Do Hung Viet, said Iran was picked by "the group of non-aligned and other states."
https://apple.news/APzwszERhQLaZolPZ0GOJ-A

[b]US is being humiliated by Iran, says German chancellor – video.[/b]
“Friedrich Merz says he cannot see what exit strategy US has in its war with Iran, warning 'an entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards'
https://apple.news/A8qGhSG8CT3uPmcTWxKOPrQ

[b]LOL: JD Vance can't escape the Iran war—The more the vice president tries to distance himself from the conflict, the further he gets sucked in.[/b]
“With everything going wrong in Donald Trump‘s presidency these days, he is still the master at one thing: making sure that no one who pledges fealty to him will escape with their dignity intact. As vice president, JD Vance receives regular reminders of this, including an especially brutal one delivered on Tuesday. His plane was standing ready to fly to Islamabad, Pakistan, to lead the administration’s peace negotiations with Iran. But instead of taking off, Vance was made to wait hours while his boss dawdled, before eventually extending a deadline for Iran to offer a proposal to end the war that Trump impetuously started in late February in partnership with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”
https://apple.news/AH5VBlvboQXK-Hs7hwAHJlg

[b]GOP Armed Services chair warns ending mandatory military flu shots ‘a mistake’[/b]
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5841737-gop-armed-services-chair-warns-ending-mandatory-military-flu-shots-a-mistake/

[b]…and One wonders if Hegseth knows the flu vaccine was developed in the 1940s with assistance from the U.S. Army, whose brass had supported vaccine efforts since World War I, during which the Spanish flu killed almost as many troops as died in combat (45,000 versus 53,402) and sickened over a million more. [/b]
https://apple.news/AyjhWUjJ-Teii3cLUQOae5g

[b]Correspondents' dinner conspiracy theories spread so fast that even Trump was alarmed.[/b]
“Some posited that the attack was covertly orchestrated by the Trump administration for political gain and to support the building of a $400 million ballroom on the East Wing of the White House. As evidence, some pointed to the quick reaction of Trump and many of his most prominent supporters calling for the ballroom to be built.
Ashley St. Clair, a former right-wing social media influencer who has recently been critical of Trump, did not entertain the idea that the incident was staged but did say in a video on TikTok that she believed the ballroom messaging had been coordinated in the immediate aftermath, noting that she had been in group chats with other influencers for such purposes.
“I told you guys that all of MAGA is paid, and they coordinate their messaging in lockstep via group chats,” she said. “And what do you know? All of these people came to the conclusion that, after they saw what happened at the White House Correspondents’ dinner, their first thought was all independently, ‘Trump needs his ballroom.’”
https://apple.news/AMLY-viIhTA6-XtLkzeEHPg

[b]Trump ballroom lawsuit plaintiff rejects DOJ demand to drop case after 'assassination attempt’.[/b]
“Your assertion that this lawsuit puts the President's life at 'grave risk' is incorrect and irresponsible," wrote Gregory Craig, a lawyer for the plaintiff, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, to DOJ Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate.
"Simply put, this case does not jeopardize the President's safety in any way," Craig wrote in the new letter, which he provided to CNBC.”
https://apple.news/Ag11cFNBXTaiUv1DZbarclg

[b]Journalist and legal analyst Katie Phang has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, accusing it of failing to comply with a landmark transparency law requiring the release of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his network.[/b]
https://meidasnews.com/news/katie-phang-sues-doj-over-alleged-violations-of-epstein-files-transparency-law

[b]The month-long battle to pass the SAVE America Act ended with a whimper early Thursday morning, as the Senate — including three Republicans — voted against adding the extreme voter suppression legislation to the filibuster-proof reconciliation bill.[/b]
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/senate-rejects-bid-to-revive-save-america-act-but-the-war-isnt-over/?utm_campaign=13200977-Free%20Newsletter%20Emails&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mq6w5e8H-qJdOpRbbdcEhIQyE75In2WoZkgoNS_rp-1YSg0NjN9J9r1LhBHDYwM8n5-j_jJHeDSf0q_j6oeCiSfQ9w&_hsmi=415461815&utm_content=415461813&utm_source=hs_email

[b]Over 1,000 US TSA officers have left since start of shutdown, DHS says.[/b]
https://apple.news/ANBlWayvdQ_GYug3lVF0stA

[b]Trump’s Gerrymander Gambit Has (Mostly) Failed.[/b]
“Last week, Virginia voters narrowly passed a state constitutional amendment allowing Democratic legislators to rewrite the congressional maps, which may flip as many as four U.S. House seats. After this highly consequential vote, there’s bipartisan agreement that the gerrymandering war Donald Trump launched last summer was a bad idea. Aside from all the money diverted into map wars and the intraparty tensions that arose from unsettling congressional incumbents, it’s now clear that Trump’s hope of dramatically shifting the national landscape to ensure that Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House has failed.”
https://apple.news/AkmqnD1k5RjKwJB5Xn9mtwQ

[b]Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump on redistricting. Now GOP voters may thwart his push for revenge.[/b]
“Across several political events in Indiana in recent days, a significant share of Republican voters said they are willing to break with Trump.
At a recent candidate forum in Rockville, 75-year-old retiree Jack Butler said he’d long been a Trump supporter — but the redistricting fight changed his message to the president.
“Now, it’s ‘leave us alone,’” he said of his opinion about Trump. “You go do your thing, that’s fine. But stay out of Hoosier politics.”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/26/politics/indiana-redistricting-primaries-trump-revenge

[b]Trump DOJ loses again, now 0 for 5 on voter roll cases, as court rejects Rhode Island lawsuit.[/b]
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-doj-loses-again-now-0-for-5-on-voter-roll-cases-as-court-rejects-rhode-island-lawsuit/

[b]A federal court Monday approved a settlement forcing Virginia to halt voter purges near elections — delivering a major win for voters by reinforcing federal protections against last-minute disenfranchisement.[/b]
“Virginia agreed to stop removing voters from its rolls within 90 days of federal elections, ending a yearslong battle over a purge program that disproportionately targeted naturalized citizens and relied on flawed government data.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-voting-rights-win-virginia-agrees-to-stop-mass-voter-purges-near-election-day/

[b]Judge tosses Kash Patel's defamation suit against former MSNBC contributor Frank Figliuzzi.[/b]
“The judge said that Frank Figliuzzi's statement, "when taken in context, cannot have been perceived by a person of ordinary intelligence as stating actual facts about Patel.”
https://apple.news/AtSaOotRaQ4CgmPW8zKTjYA

[b]Nebraska lawmaker fails again to revive anti-trans bills after repeated attempts.[/b]
https://apple.news/AcUczm4TsRQ6rDebCEVuqIA

[b]Trump’s Labor secretary departs, leaving scandal and vast disappointment in her wake.[/b]
“Lori Chavez-DeRemer seemed at first to be a good Trump hire as Labor secretary. Wow, were we wrong.”
https://apple.news/AXpccBuiHTauDMNYKa034lw

[b]Top counterterrorism official accused of scamming ex, using ‘sugar daddy’ site put on leave.[/b]
“A high-ranking official with the Department of Homeland Security was placed on administrative leave amid allegations she scammed her 57-year-old ex-boyfriend out of $40,000 and has a profile on a “sugar daddy” website.
Julia Varvaro, deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism in DHS’ Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans, dismissed the claims made by Robert Bianchi, the CEO of government contractor SVDO Solutions, as coming from a disgruntled ex.”
https://apple.news/AcBEWvyZXT82xmPvAm93Q6g

[b]A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was arrested on Thursday after allegedly betting on Maduro's removal from office before news of the raid was made public, a law enforcement source and a senior military official told CBS News.[/b]
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-special-forces-won-409k-bet-maduro-removal-venezuela/

[b]Ohio Republican congressman named in active child abuse investigation amid custody dispute.[/b]
“Emily disputes that account, stating the broken collarbone occurred while the child was in Miller’s custody, and that she “unequivocally” stands by her claim that he was physical with her during the parenting transfer. Bay Village police confirmed to TMZ the department has an active investigation into “suspected child abuse.” A judge has not yet ruled on the requested custody modification.”

[b]Amazon layoffs hit 4 states tomorrow—Hundreds laid off in Virginia today.[/b]
Filings reviewed by Newsweek show that thousands of Amazon employees across Washington, California, Maryland, and New York are slated to lose their jobs on Tuesday, April 28. Some job losses are at the corporate office in New York City, while others are tied to the shuttering of Amazon Fresh grocery stores. Amazon is also laying off 691 workers on Monday in Virginia. 
https://apple.news/A-uiOIpWjSxeYtr638tMNEQ

[b]Schwab says investors are ignoring a growing $39 trillion problem.[/b]
“Sonders and Martin framed the national debt not as an abstract government accounting exercise, but as a force that directly influences the yields investors earn, the mortgage rates they pay, and the returns they can expect from bonds. 
The Congressional Budget Office projects annual deficits will average more than $2 trillion through 2036, pushing publicly held debt toward $56 trillion and roughly 120% of GDP. That trajectory would surpass the post-World War II record of 106% set in 1946.”
https://apple.news/A6EznQPQzTTejSlJKncUVEg

[b]A new poll from Reuters/Ipsos finds that 55 percent of Republicans blame President Donald Trump for the rise in gas prices.[/b]
https://www.newsweek.com/over-half-of-republicans-blame-trump-for-spike-in-gas-prices-poll-11876438

[b]A new poll found that 64 percent of U.S. adults believe children born in the country should be granted birthright citizenship.[/b]
https://apple.news/ARG4rXtyOTqymTPrT7ad8Jw

[b]Dozens of Democrat physicians and public health experts across the country are running for elected office in this year’s midterm elections in response to the rise of the GOP’s Make America Healthy Again agenda. [/b]
“For example, Dr. Annie Andrews is running as a Democrat against four-term Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Nearly all of Andrews’s campaign messaging emphasizes her 20 years of practice as a pediatrician, and the health and welfare of children is a central piece of her platform.”
https://apple.news/A4qr08NnoQ5eN3DmhzzsJeA

[b]Susan Collins’ Chances of Losing Senate Seat Hit All-Time High.[/b]
https://www.newsweek.com/susan-collins-chances-losing-senate-seat-11877613

[b]Royce White, a Republican running for Senate in Minnesota, was found liable for abusing his ex-wife and son by a judge, according to new court documents.[/b]
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-senate-hopeful-royce-white-liable-for-abusing-wife-and-son-judge-11876321

[b]Branding problem: NICE Agents: Donald Trump Backs Name Change for Key Government Agency.[/b]
“The president was resharing a March 25 X post from a journalist and MAGA supporter called Alyssa, in which she said, “I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement) so the media has to say NICE agents all day everyday.”
Trump posted his response to Truth Social just after midnight on Monday, saying, “GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT. President DJT.”
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