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1. Missing Airman Raises Concerns That Iran Could Gain Leverage Over the U.S.

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:27:41 -0000

   Since 1979, Iran has repeatedly used Americans and Europeans detained on its territory to win concessions over more powerful adversaries.

2. What We Know About the F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down by Iran

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:37:40 -0000

   An F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran and an A-10 Warthog crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, officials said on Friday. Two airmen were rescued, and one is unaccounted for.

3. Trump Pledged a Quick End to the Iran War, but He Hasn’t Explained How

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:01:43 -0000

   President Trump bet that American firepower could cow Iran into compliance. So far, Iran’s leaders have been unwilling to quit.

4. New Attorney General, Same Albatross: Trump’s Quest for Retribution

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:02:01 -0000

   The name atop the Justice Department’s organizational chart matters less than the presence of a president whose demands for revenge have become so extreme that even his most obsequious appointees have fallen short.

5. Trump Contemplates Other Cabinet Changes as He Faces Political Clock

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:30:42 -0000

   With the midterms approaching, the president may be running out of time to get new cabinet members confirmed without bipartisan support.

6. Trump Budget Does Little to Address Nation’s Fiscal Challenges

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:01:49 -0000

   While the federal deficit has started to shrink under President Trump, his plans could make the long-term situation worse.

7. Epstein Presented Himself to Indian Tycoon as a Trump White House Insider

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:01:09 -0000

   The convicted sex offender gave Anil Ambani information on appointments and foreign policy. Some seemed prescient, though there was no evidence he was close to the administration.

8. Trump Wants to Make Deportation Deals. Autocrats Are Ready to Listen.

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:12:59 -0000

   The White House has turned deportations, a signature domestic issue, into a major piece of foreign policy. Here’s what we know about the program.

9. Foreign Doctors Forced Out of U.S. Hospitals by Trump Immigration Policy

   Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:49:03 -0000

   Physicians from 39 countries are being pushed out of U.S. hospitals as a policy blocks their ability to work.

10. Pam and Kristi, Kicked to the Curb

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:55:30 -0000

    Trump girls gone wild — or just gone.

11. Trump’s Relentless, ‘Utterly Incoherent’ Battles

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:04:49 -0000

    A look at a conflict without end and a constitution under pressure.

12. Arrest of Wisconsin Mosque Leader Was Tied to Trump Antisemitism Campaign

    Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:04:43 -0000

    Immigration lawyers and former federal officials say the case of Salah Sarsour echoes those against other pro-Palestinian activists.