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By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on April 12, 2026, that the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will begin this morning in response to Iran’s failure to reopen the critical waterway as required under the ceasefire agreement. In a statement, CENTCOM...
By Tommy Flynn
NEW YORK – The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has launched a formal criminal investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) following sexual assault allegations made by a former congressional staffer who worked in his office from 2019 to 2021. The investigation was...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on April 11, 2026, that the United States will begin a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after direct peace talks with Iran collapsed in Islamabad. In a detailed post, Trump stated that while most points in the...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – High-level direct peace talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, ended without agreement on April 11, 2026, after nearly 21 hours of negotiations, primarily due to Iran’s refusal to commit to ending its nuclear weapons program. Vice President...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has lifted the injunction that had halted construction of President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, clearing the way for the privately funded project to move forward. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued the...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – The United States has initiated mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a broader freedom of navigation mission, prompting an immediate threat from Iran to attack U.S. Navy vessels transiting the critical waterway. On April 11, 2026, multiple...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Newly unsealed search warrant affidavits in the capital murder case against Tyler Robinson include a handwritten letter in which the suspect allegedly confessed to assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The documents, made public on April 9–10, 2026, in...
By Tommy Flynn
The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission returned safely to Earth on April 10, 2026, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 8:07 p.m. EDT. The Orion spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a major nationwide operation targeting birth tourism networks, focusing on foreign nationals who travel to the United States specifically to give birth so their children can automatically receive U.S....
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Growing calls are emerging for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to drop out of the 2026 California gubernatorial race following new sexual assault allegations made by a former congressional staffer. The woman, who worked in Swalwell’s office from 2019 to 2021, filed a...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Oral arguments began today in a major legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s latest round of global tariffs before the U.S. Court of International Trade. A coalition of mostly Democrat-led states and small businesses sued the administration over the 10%...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance departed Friday for high-level negotiations with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, where he will lead the U.S. delegation in efforts to solidify the fragile two-week ceasefire and work toward a permanent peace agreement. Before boarding Air Force...