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April 18, 2026

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US judge orders Trump to halt $400m White House ballroom project | Donald Trump

A US judge has halted the construction of Donald Trump’s $400m White House ballroom. The US president demolished the historic East Wing of the White House last year to make way for the project. US district judge Richard Leon in Washington granted a request for a preliminary injunction by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit organization that brought a lawsuit alleging that Trump had exceeded his authority by razing the East Wing and beginning construction without approval from Congress. The decision by Leon, an appointee of George W Bush, leaves the 90,000-sq-ft ballroom project on hold unless it

April 18, 2026

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Iranian gunboats open fire upon tanker hours after closing the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian gunboats have opened fire on a tanker attempting to pass the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the Iranian military said it would close the Strait due to “repeated breaches of trust”. The UK Maritime Traffic Organisation (UKMTO) issued an advisory that two Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) gunboats had fired upon a tanker as it passed the strait. The crew and the ship are safe but it’s unclear if there’s been any damage. The UKMTO did not report which nation the tanker was flagged to. UKMTO warning that two IRGC gunboats had opened fire on a tanker. (UKMTO) The

April 18, 2026

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USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground on New Texas Sterile Fly Production Facility

(Edinburg, TX, April 17, 2026) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Lieutenant General William H. “Butch” Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commanding general, led the groundbreaking for the new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. USDA is partnering with USACE to construct this facility, which is a cornerstone of Secretary Rollins’ five-pronged strategy (PDF, 1005 KB) to combat New World Screwworm (NWS), expanding the nation’s domestic capacity to protect livestock, wildlife, and public health from this serious pest. “Breaking ground on this facility marks a major investment in safeguarding

April 18, 2026

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BREAKING: Cade Horton Timeline Set After Tommy John Surgery

The Cubs know how long Cade Horton will need to recover after Tommy John surgery on Thursday. It will be a while. Cade Horton underwent a full Tommy John surgery on Thursday, per Taylor McGregor. Horton left his second start of the season for the Chicago Cubs in Cleveland after feeling discomfort in his throwing forearm. After receiving a second opinion, it was decided that surgery would be the best option. It was unknown how invasive the surgery would be. We now know it’s a full Tommy John, and the recovery time will be 15-16 months. If recovery goes as

April 18, 2026

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Trump’s mass deportation plan has broken the quiet of small US towns: ‘We have to take care of each other’ | US immigration

J, a Venezuelan immigrant with his daughter, doesn’t feel safe leaving home after his wife was taken by federal agents while driving near their home in St Croix county in February. The Mexican restaurant where multiple workers were taken in February still sits dark, across the road from a travel plaza where people were also arrested by federal agents. An Ecuadorian market in a nearby town targeted by immigration agents is back open again, with a sign on the door telling people to ring the bell before entering. And J was still staying inside – the federal agents had already

April 18, 2026

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Iran war’s “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” Trump says

President Trump claimed in a post on his Truth Social network on Wednesday that Iran’s president had “just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!” Mr. Trump said Iran’s “New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors,” had requested the ceasefire. Iran currently has the same president it’s had since July 2024, however, when President Masoud Pezeshkian took office.  Pezeshkian, long viewed as a more moderate figure than the Islamic clerics and Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders who’ve long wielded most of the power in the country, did say Tuesday that Iran had the

April 17, 2026

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Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi is leaving her position, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, amid reports that he was frustrated with her handling of some of his key priorities. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future,” he said in a Truth Social post, adding that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would take over as the acting attorney general. A senior administration

April 17, 2026

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Record-breaking Gator Cup bringing the numbers and showcasing the best of U.S. archery

April 17, 2026 NEWBERRY, Fla. – Team Rounds wrapped up on Thursday afternoon at the 2026 Easton Foundations Gator Cup but not before whetting the appetite for the main course, which is and set to be the largest in the event’s 17-year history. Almost 800 archers will compete on the fields of the Easton Newberry Archery Center, smashing the previous record by some considerable margin. This year, Gator Cup is the first stop on the USAT Qualifier Series circuit and will once again have a high-quality field across barebow, compound , fixed pins and recurve. Among those in town over

April 17, 2026

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Trump claims Iran agreed to give “nuclear dust” to US — The Indian Panorama

US President Trump speaking to reporters (File photo) “It is very important that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon” WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): US President Donald Trump on Thursday, April 16, claimed that Iran has agreed to return its “nuclear dust” to the United States, asserting that the understanding comes as part of broader assurances from Tehran, as part of the peace deal, not to pursue its ambition to acquire a nuclear weapon. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump emphasized that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remains a top priority for his administration. “It is very important

April 17, 2026

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON — Tackling one of President Donald Trump’s most provocative policies, members of the Supreme Court expressed skepticism Wednesday about the lawfulness of his proposal to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for people born on U.S. soil. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Announced on the first day of Trump’s second term in office as part of his hard-line immigration policy, the executive order at issue would limit birthright citizenship to people who have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident. As a