Trump's Latest Meltdown  —  Attacking the pope was only part of the president's disturbing night on Truth Social.  —  On many recent nights, Donald Trump has been posting obsessively on his Truth Social site into the wee hours.  The president, of course, has never been one for a solid night's sleep …

Another pardoned Jan. 6 rioter to admit guilt in child sexual abuse case  —  David Daniel has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors after a judge ruled that President Donald Trump's pardons in the Capitol attack did not apply to child exploitation.

Woman accuses Eric Swalwell of rape in 2018, reports it to authorities  —  Her attorney said at a news conference that she will not present evidence to the media.  —  Summary  —  A woman accused former congressman Eric Swalwell (D-California) of raping her in a West Hollywood hotel in 2018 …

Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed Headquarters  —  A pair of Pirro's deputies were turned away after showing up at the construction site for central-bank renovation project  —  WASHINGTON—Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office showed up unannounced Tuesday …

Dems file long-shot 25th Amendment bill targeting Trump  —  House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would create a commission to assess whether the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove President Trump from office. … - More than 85 House and Senate Democrats called …

Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups  —  The new law signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger is the culmination of a long, Democrat-led push to distance Virginia from its Confederate past.  —  Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia has signed into law a bill to end tax exemptions …

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open  —  Barely two weeks before it was due to shut down, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said Tuesday it had found a last-minute buyer — a successful nonprofit journalism operation that has agreed to keep the struggling newspaper open.

Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights  —  A federal judge must end his “intrusive” contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year …

Todd Blanche says Americans should be ‘happy’ Trump is deeply involved in DOJ  —  The acting attorney general said in an interview with NBC News that he's not concerned when Trump “encourages or directs or expects the Department of Justice to do its job.”  —  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche …

Sen. Ruben Gallego alleges Eric Swalwell ‘lied’ and ‘betrayed’ him, says he never saw inappropriate behavior  —  The Arizona Democrat said their close friendship “clouded” his judgment about rumors that Swalwell engaged in potentially inappropriate behavior.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Johnson says he told Trump to take down image of president-as-Jesus  —  Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday he asked that President Donald Trump take down an AI-generated image he'd posted on social media depicting himself as Jesus.  “I did ask him to delete it,” Johnson said.

French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to marry 1950s sweetheart  —  The family of Marie-Thérèse, from Brittany, fear for her health after she was cuffed and placed in a detention centre  —  An 86-year-old French woman who moved to the US to marry her 1950s sweetheart …

President, Extremely Normal Brain-Wise: Pope Weak On Crime, Also I'm Dr. Jesus Christ  —  The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is a deranged old pervert whose brain, long since sodden and pitted from a lifetime of indulgence and Diet Coke, is foaming out of his ears.

Thune says Senate GOP ‘prepared’ to fill potential Supreme Court vacancy  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that Republicans would quickly fill a Supreme Court vacancy if one opens up before the midterms.  “That's a contingency I think around here you always have to be prepared for.

Hungary's New Leader Reveals Viktor Orbán Was Paying CPAC … Turns out the Hungarian government has been bankrolling the Conservative Political Action Conference for years.  —  Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide …

U.S. blockade has turned back six merchant ships leaving Strait of Hormuz  —  More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a “net,” officials said.  None of the encounters with the merchant vessels has required escalation.  —  Summary

Grassley Wants Lee or Cruz for Supreme Court if Vacancy Arises  —  Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said the panel would be “fully prepared” to vet a Supreme Court nominee should there be a retirement at the end of the term, and would recommend that either Ted Cruz (R-Texas) or Mike Lee (R-Utah) get the nomination.

Florida's planned special session on redistricting just got a bit murkier … The GOP-controlled state House and Senate have not spent any time working on their own proposals, instead waiting for the DeSantis administration to step forward with a map — a move that could help inoculate the Legislature from any potential lawsuits.

JD Vance Would Make a Horrible Presidential Candidate  —  He's unpopular and unlikable.  No amount of Vancewashing in the news is going to change that.  —  I mentioned here in the shebeen on Monday that I suspected the elite political media was warming up to rehabilitate Vice President J. Divan Vance …

Thomson Reuters Fired Worker For Speaking Out About ICE, Former Employee Says  —  “When I saw evidence that our products were being used to harm people and undermine the law, I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm.  Thomson Reuters' response was to fire me.”

Excruciating moment Joe Biden summons black man by calling him ‘BARACK’... but there's a twist  —  Former President Joe Biden gave a shout-out to a tall, slender African-American man while delivering a speech on Tuesday, announcing to the audience that he looked like ‘Barack.’

Government Workers Say They're Getting Inundated With Religion  —  “This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED.  “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”  —  On Easter Sunday, US Department of Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins sent out an email titled “He has risen!” to the entire agency.

Tuesday Afternoon News Updates: The “Blockade” That Never Was — 4/14/26  —  Chinese tankers, Iranian memes, soaring inflation, and more.  Here's your afternoon recap.  —  Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network  —  Hi all, and Happy Tuesday.  It's time for your afternoon news report.

Ilhan Omar Pushes Democrats To Embrace Marjorie Taylor Greene, Other MAGA Stars Ditching Trump  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) argued Democrats should “credit” and embrace once-staunch Republican supporters of President Donald Trump who have now grown more critical of him.

Erika Kirk withdraws from event with JD Vance over threats, VP says  —  Erika Kirk, widow of slain activist Charlie Kirk, withdrew on Tuesday from a Turning Point USA event featuring U.S. Vice President JD Vance due to threats on her life, the vice president said.

One Emergency After Another  —  As President Trump's use of emergency powers outstrips his predecessors, Congress and the courts must act to rein him in.  —  Meet The Authors  —  “Emergency powers would tend to kindle emergencies,” wrote Justice Robert Jackson in 1952.

ICE deported 442k people in fiscal year 2025  —  The top U.S. immigration enforcement agency deported 442,637 people between October 2024 and September 2025, according to newly-released statistics. … - The Office of Homeland Security Statistics hasn't updated its data since November of 2024.