REDSTATE (streiff) - Israel Blindsided by Trump 'Prohibiting' Attacks in Lebanon on Truth Social
NPR (The Associated Press) - US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship
The Mariana is a 145-foot dry cargo vessel registered in the U.S. It suffered engine failure Wednesday as a massive typhoon bore down on Saipan and nearby islands.
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Iran's Supreme Leader Saber-Rattles as Iran's Navy is Feeding Fishes
NYTIMES (Tim Balk and Steve Friess) - Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan,With a Focus on Trump
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky spoke at a gathering of party insiders in Detroit, fueling presidential speculation.
REDSTATE (Jennifer Van Laar) - LA Teachers Score Massive Contract Win After Union VP's Brother-in-Law Is Named Acting Superintendent
NEWSCATS (Diana Zapata) - Petro’s Warning Signals Rising Tensions as U.S.–Latin America Relations Face a Critical Test
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks to the press as he arrives at the summit \”In defence of democracy\” in Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Published April 19, 2026 Colombia’s leftist president is once [...]
NYTIMES (Katie Benner and Taylor Glascock) - Activists Tear-Gassed at Failed Raid of Beagle Research Facility
Some 1,000 protesters tried to storm a private breeding and lab facility in Wisconsin in an effort to free thousands of beagles that are bred for medical experimentation.
NYTIMES (Euan Ward, Sarah Chaayto and Christina Goldbaum) - More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested
The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called “terrorists” approaching its forces in southern Lebanon. Separately, a U.N. peacekeeper was killed.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Omar's revised financial disclosure form shows sharp drop in her and her husband's net worth
According to Omar's office, the discrepancy was the result of incorrect valuations from financial professionals tied to her husband’s business interests, including a venture capital firm and a winery in California.