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US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire as Israeli leaders across the spectrum call it a 'political disaster'

Trump suspended bombing hours after threatening to annihilate Iran, accepting a 10-point framework mediated by Pakistan. Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel, excluded from the talks, is furious.

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Rex Heuermann set to plead guilty to seven Gilgo Beach murders, ending a 15-year hunt

The 62-year-old Long Island architect is expected to plead guilty to killing seven women over 17 years, a case cracked by DNA from a discarded pizza crust and burner phone records. He faces life without parole.

PowerApr 8

Federal judge preserves telehealth abortion access but signals Louisiana could eventually win

A Trump-appointed judge in Louisiana stayed a case challenging the FDA's 2023 rule allowing mifepristone by mail, giving the agency six months to complete its own safety review -- but warned plaintiffs are 'likely to succeed on the merits.'

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ICE Arrested an Army Sergeant's Wife at Fort Polk When She Tried to Register as a Military Spouse

Annie Ramos, 22, was detained for five days after presenting her documents at the Louisiana base. She has lived in the U.S. since she was 20 months old. Her husband, Staff Sgt. Matthew Blank, was preparing to deploy.

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Trump's Profanity-Laden Easter Post on Iran Draws 'Vile' Rebuke from Carlson

The President posted 'Open the F---n' Strait, you crazy bastards' with 'Praise be to Allah' on Easter morning. Tucker Carlson called it 'vile on every level' and urged officials to defy orders. Trump responded by calling Carlson 'a low IQ person.'

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Trump Endorses Steve Hilton for California Governor, Reshaping a Fragmented Primary

Trump gave his 'complete and total endorsement' to the former Fox News host and ex-Cameron advisor in a state where no candidate polls above 17%. California's top-two primary system makes the endorsement a double-edged sword.

PowerApr 7

Georgia Runoff Tests Whether a Democrat Can Win Marjorie Taylor Greene's R+19 Seat

Retired brigadier general Shawn Harris leads Trump-backed prosecutor Clayton Fuller into today's runoff after topping a 21-candidate field in March. The result directly affects the House's 218-214 Republican majority.

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Trump's 8 PM Deadline Passes as Strikes Hit Iranian Bridges and Railways

Israel struck eight bridges and multiple railway lines across Iran on Tuesday as Trump's 8 PM deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expired. Trump said he had a plan for 'complete demolition by 12 o'clock.' Iran rejected a 45-day ceasefire and called the threats 'incitement to genocide.'

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155 Aircraft, 50 Hours: How the U.S. Pulled a Downed Airman Out of Iran's Zagros Mountains

The largest combat search and rescue since the 2003 Iraq invasion recovered both crew members of F-15E 'Dude 44,' shot down over Iran on April 3. The WSO survived two days in a mountain crevice, signaling rescuers with a 800-gram Boeing satellite device.

PowerApr 7

Wisconsin Supreme Court: Liberals Aim to Extend Majority as Taylor Faces Lazar

Tuesday's election won't flip the court's 4-3 liberal majority, but a Taylor win would lock it in through the end of the decade. Spending is $9 million -- a tenth of last year's record $100 million race.

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Minneapolis Releases Video That Contradicts ICE Agents’ Sworn Testimony in January Shooting

Nine minutes of city surveillance footage shows a 12-second struggle, not three minutes. The shovel was on the ground, not in anyone’s hands. The men were running away when an agent fired. Both agents are now on administrative leave facing a perjury probe.

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Government Funding Fight Continues as CR Ping-Pongs Between Chambers

H.R. 7147, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, has racked up 69 recorded actions and 9 amendments. Late-night procedural votes on March 27 passed 213-203 on party lines.