Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran  —  The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.”  Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.  —  Power plants, desalination stations, oil wells, roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

Trump to Axios: Iran deal possible by Tues., otherwise “I am blowing up everything”  —  President Trump claimed in an interview with Axios that the U.S. is “in deep negotiations” with Iran and that a deal can be reached before his deadline expires on Tuesday.

ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy  —  The 22-year-old wife of an Army staff sergeant came to the U.S. as a toddler.  She was taken from a military base where the couple planned to live.  —  A U.S. Army staff sergeant and his wife arrived at his base in Louisiana last week …

Exclusive: Trump says U.S. feared Iran trap during F-15 crew rescue  —  President Trump told Axios the U.S. initially worried that a message from the stranded crew member of an F-15 downed by Iran was a trick by the Iranians to lure U.S. forces into a trap.

‘Proactively fall in line’: Holocaust Memorial Museum quietly changed content after Trump returned to office … “It seems like they were trying to proactively fall in line as to not then be forced to change,” one of the people said.  —  The museum pulled from its website a page called …

On Easter, Pope Leo delivers commanding message of peace to a world at war  —  “Let those who have weapons lay them down!” the first American pope declared.  The White House's war in Iran and nativist agenda at home are testing the Vatican.  —  ROME — Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter speech Sunday …

WHCD's Trump-Era Accessories … On a Saturday evening in late April, the ballroom of the Washington Hilton will feature the annual tradition of reporters dressing up in tuxedos and gowns to mingle, network, and celebrate their profession. … The First Amendment merchandise is part of a campaign …

Fury as SNL comedian makes foul joke about Trump ‘being assassinated’: 'President in a theater...what's the worst that could happen?'  —  Saturday Night Live is under fire after a cast member cracked 'what's the worst that can happen?' about Trump attending a play - an unmistakable nod to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Dems weighing 2028 campaigns run from 2020 positions … - Many Democrats believe they lost to Donald Trump in 2024 because voters didn't like some of their left-leaning policies, not just how they were communicated. … - Last year Newsom said that “not one person ever in my office …

I was the US soft power czar.  Our reputation may never recover from this  —  Trump's venal persona and his war on Iran will do untold damage to America's ability to make a positive difference in the world  —  Early one Sunday morning in the summer of 2003, I drove into the center …

Trump White House pushed satellite firm to withhold all images of Iran war  —  The satellite firm Planet Labs told customers, including major news outlets, that it was acting on the Trump administration's request as it announced it was implementing “an indefinite withhold of imagery” …

American universities in Middle East brace for Iranian retaliation  —  After the U.S.-Israeli campaign struck Iranian universities, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called American schools in the Middle East “legitimate targets.”  —  BEIRUT — The American University of Beirut restricted access to all but essential personnel.

Dems eyeing 2028 want huge tax cuts — but big hikes for the rich  —  Some Democrats eyeing runs for the White House have rolled out a provocative new economic policy: massive tax cuts for the working and middle classes — and big hikes for the wealthy.