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Naval escorts will likely be needed when Strait of Hormuz reopens, Chevron CEO says

Updated on: April 24, 2026 / 9:59 PM EDT Washington — Chevron's chief executive said it's likely that the U.S. Navy may need to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz once it reopens in order to ensure a level of security. The standoff over the strait has intensified amid Iran's threats against the critical channel and a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, effectively closing it. The tensions have led to several maritime incidents in recent days. Asked Thursday by "Face t ...

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Trump says he'll be looking into banks regarding Los Angeles wildfires

April 24, 2026, 3:33 p.m. ET WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would look into banks — singling out Wells Fargo WFC.N — over payments and debt treatment after the Los Angeles wildfires, marking the latest friction with the banking industry. The 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles and Eaton Fire in Altadena killed 22 people, destroyed some 12,000 homes and caused over $50 billion in property damage. "Wells Fargo, in particular, has been v ...

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Judge questions legal basis for Trump's $10 billion case against IRS

Donald Trump Judge questions legal basis for Trump's $10 billion case against IRS The Florida judge asked whether there is a case if Trump, as president, is on both sides -------- Trump sued the IRS in January, alleging they failed to prevent a former employee from improperly disclosing his tax returns. J. David Ake / Getty Images file April 24, 2026, 10:23 PM EDT By Gary Grumbach, Kyla Guilfoil and Ryan J. Reilly A federal judge is asking the Justice Department and President Donald Trump' ...

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Lawmakers buck calls to defund low-income heating program

Posted April 24, 2026 at 4:33pm Lawmakers are signaling they’ll reject a Trump administration request to eliminate funding for a program that provides heating and cooling assistance to low-income Americans, one of the few on-topic issues repeatedly raised during hearings on the Health and Human Services Department budget. The administration’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the HHS proposed zeroing out the $4 billion funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program received in the cur ...

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Thomas Massie Campaigns Against Trump's Debt: 'Expanded Spending Beyond Biden's Budget'

Apr 24th, 2026, 6:04 pm Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) took a swipe at his own party on Friday as he fights off a Trump-endorsed primary challenger to his Kentucky congressional seat. Massie and Trump have been at odds for most of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, with the feud really heating up after Massie refused to back Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” Last May, Massie gave a floor speech denouncing the bill, saying, “I’d love to stand here and tell the American people, ...

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US should use firing squads, electrocution as execution methods, Justice Department says

By Jonathan Allen April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. government should add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as methods of executing people convicted ‌of the gravest federal crimes, the Department of Justice said on ‌Friday in a report that noted difficulties in getting drugs for lethal injections. The report was a ​fulfillment of President Donald Trump's promise to resume capital punishment in his second term. In his first term, which ended in 2021, he resumed it ...

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Kristi Noem continues to live in Coast Guard home despite being fired as DHS secretary

Friday 24 April 2026 11:40 EDT Ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is still living in a military waterfront home typically designated for Coast Guard officials, despite being fired by President Donald Trump last month, according to a report. Noem has been spotted coming and going from the home in Washington, D.C., in recent days and has continued to use the accommodation more than six weeks after her ouster, The Wall Street Journal reported. The embattled former cabinet member mov ...

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White House mulls using Defense Production Act in Spirit Airlines takeover

April 24, 2026 / 3:39 PM EDT The Trump administration is exploring using the Defense Production Act as part of a strategy to save the beleaguered Spirit Airlines, according to U.S. officials familiar with the discussions. President Trump is open to some type of federal action, several sources told CBS News, and he has said publicly he'd "do it to save the jobs." Spirit has declared bankruptcy twice in the past two years, after the Department of Justice blocked a merger with JetBlue ...

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Growing Georgia wildfires have destroyed 120 homes, forcing new evacuations

By EMILIE MEGNIEN and RUSS BYNUM Updated 2:21 PM EDT, April 24, 2026 NAHUNTA, Ga. (AP) -- Two large wildfires burning in drought-stricken southeast Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes and are threatening nearly 1,000 more, Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday. Kemp told reporters after touring the fire area that state officials believe the wildfires have burned more homes than any other in Georgia's history. The fire in rural Brantley County has burned 87 homes since it began Friday, fanned by ...

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Lindsey Graham goes on Fox News to beg for money despite his reelection campaign in solid red state

Friday 24 April 2026 12:08 EDT GOP Senator Lindsey Graham begged supporters for money to help with his reelection campaign, despite having occupied a seat in the deeply red state of South Carolina for more than two decades. “We’re in a fight for the heart and soul of this country. I’m in a fight. I need your help. I hate to say this, but I’ve been out-raised twice by Democrats,” Graham said, speaking on Fox News Thursday night. “I’ve been with President Trump at every step,” he continued. “ ...

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Trump ousts National Science Board members

1 min ago - Trump ousts National Science Board members Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated. Updated April 25, 2026 at 2:51 p.m. E ... (Washington Post)

US to Let Venezuela Pay Maduro's Lawyer in Drug Trafficking Case

24 min ago - April 25, 2026, at 6:58 a.m. April 25 - The United States has agreed to ⁠modify ⁠its sanctions on Venezuela to ⁠allow the South American country's government to pay Nicolás Maduro's defense lawyer, backing ​off a restr ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Trump and Epstein Photos Projected Onto Hotel Before Correspondents' Dinner

1 hr ago - Apr 25, 2026 at 08:58 AM EDT President Donald Trump’s ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were reportedly highlighted in a video projected onto a hotel hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner th ... (Newsweek)

Trump's FCC eyes new ways to squeeze the TV networks

1 hr ago - 04/25/2026 07:00 AM EDT Conservative television broadcasters are getting bigger under Donald Trump — and thanks to his top communications regulator, they may get enhanced power to mute the president’s critics. The Federal Communications Com ... (Politico)

Trump fan Caitlyn Jenner learns elections have consequences

2 hrs ago - She backed the president as he ran millions of dollars in anti-trans ads. Now she’s disappointed her passport has the wrong gender Thoughts and prayers for Caitlyn Jenner. It seems that it’s starting to dawn on the Olympian and reality TV s ... (The Guardian)

Pete Hegseth's ouster of Army's top chaplain leaves 'enormous gap'

3 hrs ago - Updated April 25, 2026, 8:20 a.m. ET Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is putting his stamp on religion and its role in the military. He tossed out the Army's spiritual fitness guide in December, lamenting its lack of explicit references to God in favor o ... (USA Today)

Trump Cancels Envoys' Trip to Pakistan for Iran Talks

3 hrs ago - April 25, 2026 at 11:56 AM EDT Updated on April 25, 2026 at 12:17 PM EDT President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip to Pakistan by his top envoys for negotiations over the Iran conflict, raising questions about the durability of the current cease ... (Bloomberg)

Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students

4 hrs ago - Updated 9:03 AM CDT, April 25, 2026 Leer en español TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate’s girlfriend — two doctoral students from Banglades ... (AP)

DOJ wants to shield its lawyers from outside scrutiny. Critics worry about oversight

4 hrs ago - April 25, 2026 5:00 AM ET The Justice Department wants to oversee the discipline of its attorneys — even as government lawyers face more questions from judges and watchdogs about their conduct. A DOJ rule that would allow the attorney general t ... (NPR)

Falklands veteran hopes King can persuade Trump to 'back down'

5 hrs ago - Sat, April 25, 2026 at 2:14 AM EDT Falklands War veteran Simon Weston has said he hopes King Charles III can convince US President Donald Trump to "back down" over reports the US could review its position on the UK's claim to the territory. Weston t ... (Yahoo! News/BBC)

API, farm groups urge Congress to back year-long E15 sales as prices rise

6 hrs ago - 8h NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Groups representing ethanol producers, farmers, and fuel retailers urged Congress on Thursday to allow gas stations to sell higher-ethanol gasoline blends year-round to combat the higher pump prices that have persist ... (msn/Reuters)

Down Under blunder: DC mistakenly displays Australian flags instead of British ones ahead of King Charles visit

7 hrs ago - Saturday 25 April 2026 00:21 EDT Australian flags were mistakenly hoisted in Washington, D.C., ahead of King Charles’ upcoming visit — in what could be described as a Down Under blunder. On Friday, hundreds of national banners were installe ... (The Independent)

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in eastern Pacific

7 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it launched another strike Friday on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vess ... (Associated Press)

Naval escorts will likely be needed when Strait of Hormuz reopens, Chevron CEO says

8 hrs ago - Updated on: April 24, 2026 / 9:59 PM EDT Washington — Chevron's chief executive said it's likely that the U.S. Navy may need to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz once it reopens in order to ensure a level of security. The s ... (CBS News)

China holds live-fire drills in waters near Luzon as Japan joins military exercises in Philippines

9 hrs ago - China conducted military drills recently including live-fire exercises in waters east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, it said on Friday, as Manila ​and Washington host annual drills that extend toward disputed areas of the South China ‌S ... (Japan Times)

Voter ID and proof of citizenship qualify for California ballot measure in November

9 hrs ago - April 24, 2026, 9:28 PM EDT LOS ANGELES — A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship when a person registers to vote — and require voters to provide identification at polling places — will appear on the Nov ... (NBC News/AP)

Paramount hosts private dinner with Trump and his top DOJ official while awaiting federal approval to buy CNN: report

9 hrs ago - Friday 24 April 2026 23:19 EDT Paramount Skydance executives hosted President Donald Trump and other top administration officials for a private dinner in the nation’s capital on Thursday — as the corporation awaits federal approval on a dea ... (The Independent)

As Job and Family Services Continue Months-Long Strike, UAW Local 2192 Members at Lorain County Children Services Ratify

9 hrs ago - Today, as Lorain County Job and Family Services workers remain on strike going over two months, County Commissioners voted to accept a new contract agreement with members of the same UAW Local – UAW Local 2192 at Lorain County Children Services ... (UAW)

Mississippi governor calling for special session over state Supreme Court map after VRA decision

10 hrs ago - 04/24/26 9:50 PM ET Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) announced on Friday that he will call a special session to consider new voting maps after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a landmark redistricting case. Reeves said state legislators will return ... (The Hill)

iHeartRadio and SiriusXM in Early Merger Talks, With Irving Azoff and Apollo Advising

10 hrs ago - Apr 24, 2026 3:41pm PT By Jem Aswad IHeartMedia and SiriusXM are in early talks to join forces, with veteran music industry mogul Irving Azoff and Apollo Global Management offering to assist with and advise on any such deal, sources tell Variety. New ... (Variety)

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