Opening Hormuz is the easy part. Restoring oil flows isn’t  Reuters Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much  The New York Times… [more]

Iran Update Special Report, April 19, 2026  Institute for the Study of War IDF map shows its advance into southern Lebanon – as it happened  The Guardian… [more]

Los Angeles woman arrested on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan  PBS Woodland Hills woman nabbed at LAX on Iranian arms trafficking charge  Los Angeles… [more]

8 children killed in mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, police say  CBS News Shreveport shooting: Louisiana gunman was father of 7 of the 8 children he… [more]

U.S. takes Iran-flagged ship into custody, Trump says  Axios Trump says U.S. seized Iranian ship as tensions rise amid ceasefire  NBC News Oil prices jump 7% after… [more]

Rumen Radev looks set to win Bulgarian Parliamentary election  BBC Bulgarian Voters, Worn Down by Corruption, Back New Coalition  The New York Times Party of Bulgaria’s pro-Russian… [more]

Communities launch cleanup after severe weather and tornadoes churn across Midwest  NPR The Severe Threat Takes A Few Days Off Before Ramping Up Again Across Plains,… [more]

Trump DOJ redoubling election scrutiny efforts  Politico Under pressure Kash Patel claims FBI has ‘evidence’ that 2020 election was stolen from Trump: ‘Stay tuned this week’  The… [more]

Wisconsin authorities put total arrests from clashes at beagle breeding facility at about 25  AP News Hundreds trying to storm Wisconsin beagle research facility met with… [more]

Justice Department demands Michigan county turn over 2024 ballots  NBC News Michigan attorney general rejects Trump administration ballot request amid broader push to challenge elections  CNN DOJ… [more]