Trump Was Watching a U.F.C. Fight in Miami While Iran Talks Collapsed  —  On his way to Florida, President Trump said it did not matter to him if a deal with Iran was reached or not: “We win, regardless,” he said.  —  On Saturday evening, as Vice President JD Vance took a podium in Pakistan …

Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students  —  The immigration judges' abrupt dismissals marked the latest efforts by the Trump administration to reshape the country's immigration courts.  —  The Trump administration has fired two immigration judges …

Push to Expel Swalwell Could Touch Off Chain Reaction of House Removal Votes  —  The House could move within days to consider expelling Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, in light of sexual assault allegations against him.  There could be more to come for both parties.

Trump says US to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz immediately  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.

Saturday Afternoon News Updates: The Islamabad Talks Are Collapsing — 4/11/26  —  Iran came with demands, Israel is sabotaging from the sidelines, and the U.S. negotiating is a disaster.  Here are the latest updates.  —  Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network  —  Hi all, Ben here.

Hungarian election tests Trump's global reach as Orban fights for survival  —  The president and vice president strongly backed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a Kremlin ally and E.U. antagonist, but he trails in polls after 16 years in power.  —  Summary  —  BUDAPEST — In an election …

Amanda Ungaro: From sharing soirées with the Trumps to being deported by ICE  —  The former Brazilian model and ex-ambassador to the United Nations speaks in an interview about her expulsion from the United States, which she attributes to maneuvers by her former partner, and about a flight on Epstein's plane

Swalwell staffers in unsigned statement: 'We're horrified' by accusations … The unsigned statement expresses support for the women who have accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct and horror at the allegations detailed Friday by the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN, including from a former staffer …

Trump declares victory, no matter what, and the Iran war is the latest example  —  In the January 2004 pilot of “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump said something he would never admit today.  “It wasn't always so easy,” he intones via voice-over, noting that by the late 1980s, “I was seriously in trouble” and “billions of dollars in debt.”

Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral  —  Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week.  She was there to bury her father as hopes of a truce spread across the region …

The Trump ally cracking down on immigration in Washington — and bringing in foreign workers back home … CAMBRIDGE, Maryland — On Capitol Hill, Rep. Andy Harris is one of the most uncompromising advocates of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

The mystery variable that explains stubbornly low consumer sentiment  —  Plus, more on moderation and AI “polls.”  Your weekly political data roundup for April 12, 2026. … Leading off: Consumer sentiment just hit the lowest level ever recorded by the University of Michigan …

Man with knife fatally shot by police after stabbing people at Grand Central, police say  —  MIDTOWN EAST, Manhattan (WABC) — Police shot and killed a knife-wielding man on a subway platform at Grand Central Station on Saturday morning after he stabbed at least three people, according to the NYPD.

This university's ‘intellectual freedom’ center creates the problem it claims to solve  —  Contrary to what conservative policy makers claim, conservative students indicate that they don't feel isolated or targeted on campus.  —  My employer, the University of Iowa, recently joined …