Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much  —  Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.  —  Shipping companies are facing confusion and uncertainty about the status …

The FBI Director Is MIA  —  On Friday, April 10, as FBI Director Kash Patel was preparing to leave work for the weekend, he struggled to log into an internal computer system.  He quickly became convinced that he had been locked out, and he panicked, frantically calling aides and allies …

Agencies in talks with Trump, family to resolve $10B lawsuit over tax leaks  —  President Donald Trump, in his personal capacity, and his two sons sued the IRS and the Treasury Department over leaks of their tax information to news organizations.  —  Summary

Mike Johnson Has a FISA Fiasco on His Hands  —  The House Speaker's surprise five-year extension and bogus warrant provision backfired, but it was enough to get a gaggle of Democrats to break ranks.  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email

Supreme Court Justices Alito and Thomas not planning to retire this year, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Sources close to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirm that he is not planning to retire this year.  Sources close to Justice Clarence Thomas also tell CBS News that he does not plan to step down.

Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump  —  AUSTIN, Texas — The number of immigrants who have died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has reached an all-time high this fiscal year.  —  Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October …

With Vaccines Widely Popular, Kennedy Changes Tone, but Maybe Not His Plans  —  Several moves suggest Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could revive his campaign to question the safety and effectiveness of the shots after the midterm elections.  —  Over two dizzying days in Washington this week …

Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes “prohibited”  —  Israel asked the White House for clarifications about President Trump's post that Israel was “prohibited” from conducting airstrikes in Lebanon, a U.S. source and another source familiar tell Axios.

Prosecutor Withdraws From Trump Team's Investigation of Ex-C.I.A. Chief  —  A career Justice Department lawyer, Maria Medetis Long, in Miami is said to have raised concerns about whether the evidence justified moving forward with a bid to prosecute John O. Brennan.

Trump DOJ scrambles to salvage Minnesota voter roll case — but files wrong document and leans on shaky new claim  —  After losing five straight cases attempting to access state voter rolls, the Department of Justice tried to patch a key legal flaw in its Minnesota lawsuit …

Trump to release reading of scripture days after angering many Christians … Trump's roughly two-and-a-half-minute reading, which is slated to air Tuesday, comes after he angered many Christians with a social media post that appeared to depict him as Jesus and publicly quarreled with Pope Leo.

Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts University grad arrested by ICE agents last year, returns to Turkey  —  Tufts University graduate Rümeysa Öztürk, who was arrested by masked immigration agents in Somerville last March and held in a Louisiana detention center for six weeks, has returned to her home country of Turkey.

Iran War Live Updates: Iran's Military Says It Has Reimposed ‘Strict Control’ of Strait of Hormuz  —  The military said it would keep the vital waterway under its control until the U.S. ended its blockade of Iranian ports.  The statement added to the uncertainty over access to the strait.

Ilhan Omar Says She Isn't a Multimillionaire, Blames Accounting Error  —  President Trump has suggested the Minnesota congresswoman profited from a massive welfare fraud scandal still being investigated  —  Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, facing potential investigations pushed …

The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump's Cultural War With Europe  —  Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the Trump administration's push to upend America's postwar relationship with Europe.  —  When Samuel Samson, a senior adviser at the State Department …

Newsom demands answers from RFK Jr. over past comments about Black children on ADHD meds being ‘re-parented’  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday said he demands answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding comments the secretary …

Republican Nerves Are Fraying Ahead of Midterm Elections  —  High gasoline prices, the war in Iran and recent Democratic victories are fueling the angst  —  Republican officials are sounding the alarm and urging significant changes ahead of November's midterm elections …

Trump, the Pope and a New Holy War  —  The president's historic breakup with the pontiff threatens to upend a century of strategic partnership  —  For seven decades American presidents, including even hawkish Republican ones, have shared key priorities with Catholic popes.

Trump says review of UFO files found ‘interesting’ documents  —  The president in February directed the Department of Defense to begin reviewing government files related to extraterrestrial life.  —  President Donald Trump said Friday that “very interesting documents” related to UFOs …