NC joins lawsuit over Trump’s mail-in ballot order, calling it an unconstitutional power grab  WRAL Two dozen Democrat-led states sue Trump over mail-in ballot limits  Al Jazeera… [more]

Trump orders DHS to pay all employees despite shutdown  CBS News Trump signs memo directing DHS to pay all employees during shutdown  NBC News In their own… [more]

Iran Update, Special Report, April 3, 2026  Institute for the Study of War Iran war updates: US, Israel step up strikes; Tehran pledges retaliation  Al Jazeera Data:… [more]

Brush fires burning in Moreno Valley and Acton area  abc7.com Two fires break out in Southern California amid Santa Ana winds, triggering evacuations  Los Angeles Times Evacuations… [more]

Evacuations ordered as two wildfires break out in southern California  The Guardian Springs Fire near Moreno Valley now 75% contained; evacuations ease  The Desert Sun Firefighters contain… [more]

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration  Nature Trump administration proposes massive budget cuts to science  Scientific American Trump budget calls for another… [more]

Arrest of Wisconsin Mosque Leader Was Tied to Trump Antisemitism Campaign  The New York Times ICE detains president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque  NBC News ICE Arrests Milwaukee… [more]

White House budget proposal silent on civilian federal pay raise  Federal News Network White House Seeks 40 Percent Increase in Military Spending  The New York Times Trump… [more]

GOPers ignore election officials’ warnings, leaving Georgia little time for paper ballots switch  Democracy Docket Georgia Lawmakers End Session Without Fixing a Threat to Its Midterm… [more]

Iran and US race to find missing American pilot downed in fighter jet – reports  BBC U.S. fighter jet shot down: One crew member rescued, other… [more]