Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is leaving the Department of Homeland Security  —  DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the move Thursday evening and wished Lyons well.  —  Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is leaving the Department of Homeland Security, the new head of the DHS said Thursday.

House effort to end Trump's war with Iran fails by one vote  —  The nearly party-line vote of 213-214 shows that Republicans are sticking with the president's military campaign in Iran.  Every Democrat except one voted to order an end to the war.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled …

Justin Fairfax increasingly erratic weeks before murder-suicide, court records show  —  Fairfax was once a favorite to become Virginia governor before sexual assault allegations arose.  The couple's teenage son called 911, officials said.  —  Summary  —  Former Virginia lieutenant governor …

Pentagon Pete Goon Offers Wild Explanation for ‘Pulp Fiction’ Prayer  —  FACT OR FICTION  —  The spokesman's excuse did not offer much clarity.  —  Pete Hegseth's top spin doctor tried to defend his boss's bizarre interpretation of a Pulp Fiction monologue during a Pentagon worship event on Wednesday.

J.D. Vance's theory of Trumpism is no match for the practice  —  This White House is a graveyard for grand strategies  —  Vice-president j.d. vance loves big ideas, or at least the idea of big ideas.  Unlike President Donald Trump, he reads books and even writes his own, and he talks …

AP Exclusive: Europe has ‘maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,’ energy agency head warns  —  Europe has “maybe six weeks or so” of remaining jet fuel supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.

Mamdani and his wife made less than $145,000 last year, tax filings show … Since becoming mayor, though, Mamdani is living quite comfortably under that parameter, drawing more than $258,000 in salary and living rent-free at Gracie Mansion with Duwaji.  —  Mamdani's office released …

Federal judge sets new limits on Trump ballroom construction  —  Judge Richard Leon clarified that some national security work can continue while the overall project is halted.  —  Summary  —  A federal judge set new limits on President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom …

GOP, Democrats blast Vought for holding back cash: 'You don't have the authority to impound'  —  Senators from both parties chided the Trump administration Thursday for continuing to withhold funding Congress has approved, more than a year after the White House first froze billions of dollars for temporary “review.”

Cookies, deodorant, socks.  Iran war puts military packages in limbo  —  Thousands of boxes sent to service members in Middle East are stuck in limbo.  The Postal Service has indefinitely suspended delivery amid Iran war.  —  Dan F. was alarmed when his daughter, a Marine aboard the USS Tripoli …

The Department of Justice Is Investigating Sexual Assault Allegations Against Eric Swalwell  —  Swalwell is also under investigation in Los Angeles and New York.  — Copy  —  The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of sexual assault against former Rep. Eric Swalwell …

After Trump's Attack on Pope Leo, a Bomb Threat Came for His Brother in Suburban Chicago  —  Make A One-Time Gift to Support My Work  —  On Wednesday evening, Pope Leo XIV's older brother, John Prevost, was the victim of a bomb threat.  —  Officers from the New Lenox police …

America's Orange Jesus  —  Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.  —  In her 2023 memoir, “Oath and Honor,” published the year before Donald Trump's remarkable return from political oblivion, the Republican apostate …

ICE Has Detained Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, an 85-Year-Old Widow  —  Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé moved to Alabama to wed a long-lost friend.  But after her new husband died, an inheritance battle exploded and his son used his influence to have her arrested, a probate judge said.

NPR receives $113 million in charitable gifts  —  NPR has received two of the largest gifts in the public media network's existence, totaling $113 million.  They will go toward fueling innovation in NPR's use of digital technology, increasing its connection with audiences …

The electoral beatings will continue until morale improves  —  A few early findings from our April monthly poll, and why “excess prices” explains consumer sentiment when traditional economic measures can't  —  We have some very exciting news: Next week, G. Elliott Morris and David Nir …

Arts commission green-lights Trump's giant arch … “I've been watching very carefully, and the designs just get better and better and better and better and better,” said James McCrery II, an architecture professor at the Catholic University of America and the commission's vice chair.

Aliya Rahman Files Complaint Against DHS, Sets Stage For Federal Lawsuit  —  The Minneapolis resident was in a viral video of federal immigration enforcement agents dragging her out of her car on her way to a doctor's appointment.  —  WASHINGTON — Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman …

Democrat Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill's House seat  —  NBC News projects that Mejia, a progressive activist, defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in the state's Democratic-leaning 11th District. … Democrat Analilia Mejia has won the special election …

Former FEMA leader set to return after being ousted  —  Cameron Hamilton had publicly disagreed with previous efforts to dismantle FEMA.  While those plans have shifted, the agency's future is still unclear.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump plans to nominate Cameron Hamilton …

Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now  —  WIRED tracked down some of the most prominent figures of last year's DOGE invasion.  Here's where they are now—in government and beyond.  —  Fourteen months ago, WIRED introduced the world to a cadre of young, inexperienced technologists who were working …

GOP Rep. Luna accuses Sen. Ruben Gallego of misconduct; Gallego calls allegations “conspiracy theories”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida accused Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of misconduct on Thursday, which Gallego denied.

Gabbard raised issues with spy law Trump is pushing to renew … In a statement, the White House said Trump's “entire exceptional national security team is in lockstep with the president in advancing his efforts to achieve a clean reauthorization of FISA 702.”

Trump administration set to launch tariff refund portal.  Here's what to know.  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The U.S. government is set to launch an online portal next week that lets businesses request refunds for tariffs deemed illegal by the Supreme Court.

Surprise tornadoes in Kansas prompt concerns about changes at the National Weather Service  —  For much of Monday, the NWS didn't anticipate a tornado threat for Kansas City — then five hit that evening.  Did a change in weather balloon launches leave forecasters in the dark?  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Trump says war in Iran is going ‘swimmingly’ and ‘should be ending pretty soon’ … President Donald Trump on Thursday said that “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly.”  —  “It should be ending pretty soon,” Trump said at an event in Las Vegas, echoing similarly rosy predictions …

Today in Politics, Bulletin 350. 4/16/26  —  ... When Erika Kirk canceled her appearance with JD Vance at a Turning Point rally in GA where the arena was 90% empty, she claimed the reason she ghosted the event was because she received “credible threats” before it began.  But the US Secret Service is contradicting her claim.

California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Exit from Governor Race Opens Lane for Democrat Xavier Becerra  —  Home Polls California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Exit from Governor Race Opens Lane for Democrat Xavier Becerra  —  Economy Top Issue for 41% of Voters, Highest Since April 2025

Pope James David Vance the First  —  The vice president has decided he's a more accomplished theologian than Leo XIV.  —  The Trump administration doesn't seem to have many rules, but one of them is that once the president picks a fight, his posse must show up to support him, no matter how ill-advised the conflict.