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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is facing criticism from fellow Democrats after she amended or vetoed several bills passed by the Democratic-led General Assembly, including measures on marijuana legalization, immigration enforcement, and gun safety. On April  15, Spanberger finalized her action…

Southern California police arrested a Los Angeles man suspected of replacing pieces of LEGOs with dried pasta at 70 Target stores nationwide. Irvine Police Department arrested Jarrelle Augustine, 28, of Paramount, California, on suspicion of grand theft. He was booked…

President Donald Trump announced that Iran has agreed to completely open the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. The president welcomed the move as oil prices reacted. Israel and Lebanon entered the 10-day…

The Texas State Board of Education voted on April 10 against a proposal by Muslim advocates to include more information in the curriculum about the contributions of Islam, including a claim that it might have influenced the Alamo. ​The vote…

French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz make a joint statement in Paris at 10 a.m. ET on April 17 after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was…

Utah State Court holds a hearing for the case of Tyler Robinson, suspected killer of Charlie Kirk, on April 17.

The United States and the Philippines are set to build a 4,000-acre industrial hub after Manila became the latest government to sign up to a Washington-led initiative to secure semiconductor supply chains needed for artificial intelligence, the U.S. State Department…

President Donald Trump said on April 17 that Iran has agreed to transfer what he described as “nuclear dust”—material he claims resulted from U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. In a social media post, Trump stated, “The U.S.A. will get…

The House Committee on Appropriations holds a budget hearing on National Guard and Reserve forces, with testimony from chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus and senior reserve leaders, at 9:30 a.m. ET on April 17. ...

The House Committee on Education and Workforce holds a hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services,” with testimony from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at 9 a.m. ET on April 17.…

LAS VEGAS—President Donald Trump led a “no tax on tips” roundtable on April 16, returning to the city where he first announced the promise, to now celebrate workers’ savings in the first year of the policy. “This is the birthplace…

Despite the midterm season underway, the lines of congressional maps have not been finalized as redistricting battles continue nationwide. Since Texas’s opening salvo, lawmakers in both parties from Florida to California have pushed for partisan redistricting in their states as…

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in the early hours of April 17 extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law that grants the government authority for warrantless surveillance. The bill cleared the House…

The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on April 16 to overturn a 20-year mining ban imposed by the former Biden administration on a national forest in northeastern Minnesota. The measure, which passed 50–49 and will now advance to President Donald Trump’s…

The State Department on Thursday expanded a visa restriction policy that targets foreign nationals working for U.S. adversaries to undermine the nation’s interests in the Western Hemisphere. The new restrictions target 26 unnamed individuals and include possible future actions against…

Analilia Mejia, a Democratic activist and labor organizer, won the April 16 special election to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill’s former seat in Congress. Shortly after the Associated Press called the race at 8:07 p.m. ET, Mejia led Republican…

The House of Representatives on April 16 passed legislation that would temporarily extend temporary protected status for certain Haitian immigrants in a vote of 220–207.  Temporary Protected Status allows individuals from nations involved in armed conflict, natural disaster, or other…

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable and delivers remarks on Tax Day in Las Vegas at 7 p.m. ET on April 16.

President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to look into reports of multiple U.S. scientists who have either died or gone missing in recent months. “I hope it’s random, but we’re going to know in the next week and a half,”…

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House for Las Vegas at 2 p.m. ET on April 16.