April 19th, 2026

• Iran Fires on Tanker Hours After Trump Announces Strait of Hormuz is Open
• Iran reimposes Hormuz closure after US maintains blockade; IRGC gunboats fire at ships
• Trump: Iran 'got a little cute' by blocking Hormuz again, but talks going 'really well' - Iranian security council says it will hold strait until 'war fully ends'; Egypt's FM says Cairo, Islamabad working on US-Iran 'final agreement'; report: US to seize Iran-linked ships worldwide
• Trump says Iran 'got a little cute' but terror regime 'can't blackmail us' as shots fired at ships in Strait of Hormuz
• Iran reasserts control of Hormuz Strait as Trump warns against 'blackmail' - Top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says US naval blockade of Iran's ports is 'a clumsy and ignorant decision'
• Trump warns US will 'start dropping bombs again' if Iran deal is not reached
• Iran parliament speaker touts 'progress' in US talks, but Strait of Hormuz still shut
• How 24 hours of whiplash over the Strait of Hormuz unfolded
• US planning to seize Iran-linked ships in coming days, WSJ says - report
• Trump Torches NATO as Completely "Useless" Amid Hormuz Crisis
• Lisa Daftari: Hormuz whiplash proves Tehran can't honor any deal it signs - Op-ed warns Washington must stop treating diplomacy as an end in itself and focus on weakening the regime's grip
• Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers
• China turns Iran war to its advantage with plan to profit from US disaster - Xi Jinping is capitalising on Washington's blunder in Iran to pitch an alternative to the chaos of an American-led world order
• Fetterman: We've Discovered 'Significant Leverage' Over China if They Invade Taiwan - blockading Iranian ports is "significant leverage in the future should China [charge] after Taiwan" because it would cut off China's oil supply from Iran
• Fetterman: It's Like Media, Dems Were 'Gleeful When Iran Took the Strait'
• How a Fight With Trump Threw Spain's Leader a Political Lifeline - To leftists abroad, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of Spain is a hero for standing up to President Trump over tariffs, the abduction of Venezuela's leader and now, most prominently of all, the war in Iran. At home, Mr. Trump is seen as Mr. Sanchez's political savior from thorny domestic challenges.
• Commentary: Bibi torched U.S. support for Israel for a generation - Netanyahu is wreaking havoc on Israel's standing with Americans as the Iran war supercharges a deterioration in relations with the U.S.
• Former VP Harris accuses Netanyahu of dragging Trump into Iran war
• In Europe, Walz rips Trump for attacking Iran with 'no threat' present: 'That's fascism'
• Walz rips Trump and Vance in Europe, says 'feeble-minded, trigger-happy president' has no exit plan for Iran
• Former Maga loyalists question Trump's sanity and lead calls for removal - President's past allies consider invoking 25th Amendment after president makes genocidal threats
• Iranians fear fresh government crackdown after war: 'There's fire under the ashes' - Iran's regime looks as entrenched as ever after surviving weeks of conflict, while difficulties that spurred mass unrest that led to the bloody crackdown look likely to worsen
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun addresses nation, rejects Iranian & Hezbollah intervention, vows to pursue negotiations with Israel
• Hezbollah threatens Lebanon's president over potential peace talks with PM Netanyahu
• IDF on high alert amid fragile, temporary ceasefires in Iran and Lebanon - Military ready to return to fighting with force on both fronts; officials assess Iran will quickly start to rebuild capabilities, despite estimated $100 billion in damages
• Israel says established a 'yellow line' in Lebanon, as it has in Gaza
• IDF confirms strikes on Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, in first since ceasefire
• IDF reservist killed by Hezbollah explosive in Lebanon amid truce, 3 troops hurt
• Macron, UNIFIL blame Hezbollah for killing of French peacekeeper in Lebanon
• Netanyahu makes TIME 100 as war and controversy shape his global standing
• 'We won't let them forget': Ahead of Memorial Day, Tel Aviv protest demands Oct. 7 inquiry
• Sex, Drugs, and Gaza: Lead Activist in Greta Thunberg's 'Freedom Flotilla' Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Three Volunteers
• Two water delivery contractors killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, UN says
• Palestinian armed with knife breaches West Bank settlement, is shot dead - IDF
• Settlers reportedly beat Palestinian woman, raid several West Bank towns
• Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar! leader, proposes plan to bring 2 million Jews to Israel by 2048
• Hegseth compares media to the Pharisees, an ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians - Jews say use of term by US defense secretary has antisemitic connotations, while Christians and conservatives say the phrase likens Trump, Hegseth and US military to Jesus
• North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea
• Gunman Shot Dead After Killing at Least Six, Taking Hostages in Kyiv
• Investigators examine whether Ukraine terrorist attack was directed by Russia - The gunman, who killed six people in Kyiv before police shot him dead, was a Ukrainian citizen born in Moscow
• Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries hours after US waives sanctions on Moscow's oil
• U.S. Space Command Warns Russia Planning 'Space Pearl Harbor' With Nuclear Weapon in Orbit
• President Trump: Very Soon the "Great Strength" of the American Military will Create "a New Dawn for Cuba."
• U.S. Officials Travel to Cuba For First Time in a Decade, Lay Out Demands to Collapsing Communist Regime
• Spain, Brazil, Mexico vow to boost Cuba aid amid US threats
• Mexico, Spain and Brazil call for Cuba's sovereignty to be protected - The three countries pledged more aid to Cuba and said Cubans must decide their own future amid an ongoing US pressure campaign
• Sincere dialogue needed to ease Cuba's 'grave humanitarian crisis', say Mexico, Spain and Brazil
• Failing British PM Starmer at War With Foreign Office To Save Himself, as Critics Say He Scapegoated Senior Civil Servant in Epstein-Linked Peter Mandelson Vetting Scandal
• As sexual misconduct allegations rock Congress, some push for new rules - The resignations of two lawmakers facing ethics investigations have drawn comparisons to the #MeToo movement. Some House members say it's time to revisit their rules and culture.
• Bombshell Poll: Republicans Take Control of California Gubernatorial Race as Disgraced Eric Swalwell's Downfall Hands GOP Shot at Top Two Primary Sweep
• Gavin Newsom's New Book is a Best Seller Because His Own Political Action Committee Spent $1.5 Million Buying Thousands of Copies
• New DOJ fraud division disrupts $340M in fraud schemes - One of the biggest cases handled by the new division so far was the sentencing of the defendant accused of being involved in the child nutrition fraud scheme that has cost more than $250 million
• Dr. Oz on Insane Fraud: After Stopping Payments to 450 Hospices in CA, Not One Has Asked for Reinstatement of Funds
• Joe DiGenova to Oversee Spygate Probe After DOJ Removes 'Career' Miami Prosecutor For Slow-Walking Charges Against John Brennan
• Trump Officials Are 'Openly Discussing' Kash Patel's Replacement as FBI Director: Report
• FBI Director Kash Patel threatens to sue The Atlantic over 'categorically false' report alleging excessive drinking
• Federal Appeals Court Overturns Block on Trump Ballroom Construction - The Second Time This Week!
• City Council Wrecked in Voter Bloodbath After Allowing New Data Center
• Meta to fire 8,000 employees in May, more layoffs to come as company invests in AI
• TikTok opts ALL users into AI Remix, allowing their likeness and videos to be used for AI-generated content
• FAA accepting bids for AI system to assist air traffic controllers
• Inside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity
• AI 'that could escape the lab' sparks fear in the City - Anthropic's Mythos is so adept at cyber hacking that it is too dangerous to release to the public
• Amazon Delivery Drones Involve a Perilous 10-Foot Drop. Users Are Posting the Apparent Results - Broken blue raspberry syrup: bad. Broken GPS security: worse.
• UFO documentary director says US is at a 'turning point' for extraterrestrial exploration
• 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Gunungsitoli, Indonesia
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Adak, Alaska
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Modisi, Indonesia
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 16,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 12,000ft
• Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupts to 10,000ft
• 20 Tornadoes Confirmed as 50 Million Hit by Severe Weather Across Midwest
• Trump to join public Bible reading as Pope Leo clash simmers
• Trump voters say the pope should 'stay in his lane' and butt out of the Iran war
• Pope Leo Is Criticized for Attacking Peacemaker President Trump and Ignoring Those Killed by Radical Islam
• Pope Leo says remarks about world being 'ravaged by a handful of tyrants' were not aimed at Trump: report
• In Trump era, fearful left-leaning Americans turn to guns
• Charlie Kirk Assassination Trial: Defense Expert Claims that 'Sensational Media Coverage' Has Already Convicted Tyler Robinson, Pushes to Ban Cameras in Courtroom
• Minnesota man linked to gang shootings convicted for driving with machine gun to high school graduation.
• Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Tells MSNBC Democrats Must 'Rip ICE Apart' and Prosecute as Many Federal Agents as Possible
• Antifa-Linked Anarchist Group CrimethInc Promotes 'Steal Something from Work Day,' Urges Nurses to Steal Medical Supplies 'to Save Lives' and Equip Anti-ICE Agitators
• Colombia's Leftist Petro Warns: US Policy Against Latin American Socialist Countries May Lead to a 'Rebellion Against Washington'
• 'Anchor babies' account for nearly 10% of US births: report
• Report: Democrat-Run California Offers Breast Implants to Homeless Transgender Illegals
• RFK Jr.: 'Sex Change' Surgery on Children Is 'Condemnation to a Life of Misery'
• Woke School Book Stores Exposed: Scholastic Publishing Pro-Trans, 'Anti-Racist' Books for Ten-Year-Olds
• Kagan screamed so loudly at liberal ally after Dobbs leak the 'wall was shaking,' book claims
• Culture of Death: Canadian Man Who Mailed Poison to People and Helped Them Kill Themselves Will Plead Guilty to Minor Charges To Avoid 14 Murder Counts
• Joe Rogan joins Trump at WH for signing of order to fast-track psychedelic drug research
• Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with rubber bullets, pepper spray