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US Monthly Headline News April 2026 - Page 1
Story by Cameron Adams

The alarming reason behind Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth pushing out the U.S. Army’s highest-ranking officer during wartime has been leaked.

Hegseth, 45, asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, 61, to quit his role and take immediate retirement, according to reporting by CBS News on Thursday.

That was followed by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell releasing a statement on X that read, “General Randy A. George will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately. The Department of War is grateful for General George’s decades of service to our nation. We wish him well in his retirement.”

However, a new report claims George was removed because he and Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll refused to remove two Black and two female officers from a list of military members to be promoted to become one-star generals.
Story by Adam Lynch

CNN anchor Pamela Brown noted President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night prime time address about his war with Iran failed to calm the markets. Instead, oil is now over $110 a barrel, with gas prices still rising.

Market investors appear to be reacting to deeds over words, however, and Trump is delivering nothing but words regarding both the war’s timeline and his claims of victory.

“We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough,” Trump claimed at his Wednesday address.

“You know, you never like to say too early You won. We won,” Trump declared on March 11.

“Most people say it's already been won,” he repeasted at a different Match 11 interview.

“I don't think it's going to be long,” he said on March 13.

“It'll be wrapped up soon,” on March 16

“It won't be much longer. It's moving along fast,” on March 17
Story by Nick Lichtenberg

Budget hawks in Washington have their eyes trained on April 3, when the White House is scheduled to release its fiscal year 2027 budget request, centering on a significant “historic” defense spending increase to $1.5 trillion. The national debt crossed $39 trillion just weeks ago and is alarming figures as varied as Elon Musk and Jerome Powell.

Musk, the world’s richest man and, briefly, an advisor to the White House who was involved with the Department of Government Efficiency before departing in 2025, put it bluntly at a conference appearance last September: “If you look at our national debt, which is insanely high, the interest payments exceed the Defense Department budget—and they keep rising.” His conclusion: “If AI and robots don’t solve our national debt, we’re toast.”

President Donald Trump’s response to this situation is to fix the fact that interest payments exceed military budgets by taking out more debt to boost the military budget, according to a top watchdog calculation.

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog, estimated Monday boosting the defense budget by the expected amount would increase total defense discretionary spending by $5.8 trillion from FY 2027 through 2036, and add $6.9 trillion to the national debt once interest costs are factored in. The group noted the projection was revised upward from an earlier estimate owing to an additional year in the budget window and higher prevailing interest rates.
Story by Paige Cerulli

At a White House Easter lunch on Wednesday, President Trump told attendees that the federal government can't pay for programs like Medicare and Medicaid while fighting the war with Iran.

"It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things," he said. "They can do it on a state basis. You can't do it on a federal. We have to take care of one thing: military protection. We have to guard the county."

Trump's remarks, as well as his past actions toward Medicare, should be concerning for anyone on or soon to be on Medicare, since they may significantly impact your retirement plan.

How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act affected Medicare
This isn't the first time that the Trump administration has cut funding to Medicare. According to Medicare Advocacy, when Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), into law on July 4, 2025, the bill cut over $1 trillion from health programs. It was the largest rollback of federal health care support in history.
Story by Bo Erickson and Ryan Patrick Jones

By Bo Erickson and Ryan Patrick Jones

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-defense discretionary spending for the 2027 fiscal year and a massive $500 billion increase in defense spending, as the United States continues its war against Iran.

The 2027 budget request comes as the president faces risky choices abroad, with the administration sending U.S. servicemembers to the Middle East, and a public at home feeling the economic crunch of skyrocketing gas prices due to the conflict.

The request ultimately requires approval by the U.S. Congress, where disagreement over Trump's spending decisions recently led to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

The president's budget also reflects the administration's political priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in November, when Trump's Republicans hope to maintain their small majorities in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

The huge proposed surge in defense spending to $1.5 trillion, up from about $1 trillion in 2026, includes a 5-7% pay raise for military personnel at a time when thousands of servicemembers are actively deployed.
Iranian strike on US embassy caused more damage than disclosed
Story by Stephen Kalin, Robbie Gramer, Alexander Ward

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—An Iranian drone attack last month on the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia did more extensive damage than previously disclosed, current and former American officials said, showing Iran’s ability to hit Washington’s assets in the kingdom.

The attack happened March 3, when an Iranian drone evaded the air defenses guarding Riyadh’s gated Diplomatic Quarter and slammed into the American compound. A minute later, a second drone flew into the hole made by the first one and also exploded, the officials said.

The nighttime strikes penetrated a secure part of the embassy where several hundred people would have been working in the day and heavily damaged three floors, current and former officials said. The Central Intelligence Agency station was among the areas hit, people familiar with the matter have said.

While the Saudi Defense Ministry then said the attack had resulted in a limited fire and minor damage, current and former officials said it was worse, sparking a blaze that raged for half a day. Parts of the embassy were damaged and not recoverable, one person briefed on the matter said.

More drones were intercepted that night a few hours later, and debris fell near a preschool. One was thought to be targeting the residence of the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat in Saudi Arabia, located a few hundred feet from the embassy.

The embassy attack struck at 1:30 a.m. If it had occurred during working hours, it could have been a mass-casualty event, the officials said. Instead, the attack sent a message that Iran could hit Americans in places they thought were protected.
Story by Jai Hamid

Iran on Saturday opened a new front in this war by putting U.S. tech operations in the region under direct threat. Missile and drone attacks kept moving across the Middle East, and the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted dozens of incoming threats in the past 24 hours.

In Dubai, debris from one interception hit the Oracle building in Dubai Internet City. The Dubai Media Office said authorities dealt with a minor incident after debris fell on the facade of the building. It also said no one was injured.

The damage was limited, but Iran was still firing projectiles across the region as retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes, and American corporate sites were no longer sitting outside the blast zone.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard had threatened a wider group of U.S. tech companies operating across the Middle East, including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, and Google.

Iran expands the battlefield as U.S. aircraft losses and search missions grow
Meanwhile, the U.S. military kept searching for a missing American airman after an F-15E was shot down over southwestern Iran on Friday. One crew member was rescued. The second was still missing. Both U.S. and Iranian forces were searching the area.

Iran and the United States both confirmed that Tehran downed the two-seat jet. In a separate incident, two U.S. officials said the pilot of an A-10 Warthog ejected after the aircraft crashed in Kuwait when it was hit by Iranian fire.
Story by Joseph McBride

Disastrous footage of President Donald Trump on the golf course resurfaced after he was called out for cheating during a round on a visit to Scotland in 2025.

Trump is an avid golfer and has reportedly spent over $100 million in American taxpayer money on his hobby since being reelected to a second term. While Trump claims to be an excellent golfer, he has also been called out for some suspicious play in the past.

Last year, a video appeared to show one of Trump's caddies dropping a ball in the light rough to prepare him for his next shot. After the video went viral, more footage emerged of some questionable play. In the video, the U.S. President appears to be driving his cart toward a bunker, then stops in front of his caddie, who drops a ball before the sand trap. The video was widely shared on social media, and fans responded by sharing other clips. In July 2023, a video showed Trump taking some practice swings before eventually hitting the ball. The U.S. President shanked his shot off to the right and into the rough, and quickly returned to his golf cart. It comes as Trump's spokesman was forced to issue a rare Easter statement amid rumors the president has been taken to the hospital.
The Silk Road case looked like a straight story of law enforcement versus a dark web kingpin. But underneath it was something much uglier: federal agents stealing Bitcoin, manipulating evidence, and using the chaos of the investigation to enrich themselves. What makes the story so disturbing is that the line between hunter and criminal did not just blur — in some moments, it disappeared completely.
Kevin Breuninger, Megan Cassella

President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply ramped up his threats against Iran, warning “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless the country’s leadership strikes a deal that involves reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The threat came after U.S. forces overnight struck military targets on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, a White House official confirmed to CNBC.
As Trump shifts America away from global conflict, a massive Navy failure is quietly getting worse behind the scenes. Billions have already been spent on a warship that still isn’t finished, with constant design changes dragging the project deeper into chaos. The same leadership tied to past military mistakes remains in control, raising serious concerns about where the money is really going. At the same time, global tensions are shifting, and rivals are rapidly building their own fleets while the U.S. struggles to keep up. It leaves a bigger question hanging in the air - is this just mismanagement, or something much deeper?
Story by Alice Gibbs

During a high-profile White House press conference following the dramatic rescue of two U.S. airmen inside Iran, President Donald Trump appeared to disclose sensitive details about the scale of the operation—despite apparent hesitation from top military leadership.

The rescue mission was launched after an F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran, leaving two U.S. airmen stranded in hostile territory. According to official statements, the operation involved a large and complex deployment of U.S. forces.

An exchange between Trump and General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the live event drew attention after the chairman appeared reluctant to share specific operational figures, citing security concerns. Trump then intervened, telling reporters that the number of personnel involved was “hundreds,” according to footage and attendees at the briefing.
Story by Chris Melore, Assistant Science Editor For Dailymail.Com

Another scientist with ties to America's space program has now joined the growing list of deaths and disappearances around the US.

Michael David Hicks, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), passed away on July 30, 2023 at the age of 59, but the cause of death was never made public, and no record of an autopsy being performed could be found.

Hicks, who worked at JPL from 1998 to 2022, was credited with publishing over 80 scientific papers and was part of multiple teams helping NASA understand the physical properties of comets and asteroids.

Specifically, Hicks was involved with the DART Project, NASA’s test to see if humans could deflect dangerous asteroids away from Earth. He also worked on the Deep Space 1 Mission, which tested new spacecraft technology that flew by a comet in 2001.

While there have been no public allegations of foul play, Hicks' case marks the ninth person with ties to America's space or nuclear secrets who has died or mysteriously vanished in recent years, which has set off alarm bells among US national security experts.

Moreover, three of these scientists had close ties to Hicks, as all of them worked at the Jet Propulsion Lab or participated in NASA missions there. Monica Reza, JPL's new Director of the Materials Processing Group, vanished without a trace in June 2025, just months after beginning her tenure at the NASA lab.
Whether you're a loyal viewer, a casual observer, or a skeptic, understanding the role of media in shaping perceptions is essential.

Judge Says Not to Trust Anything Carlson Says
Tucker Carlson’s lawyer claims that nobody actually believes anything he says. Judge Mary Vyskocil wrote According to Judge Vyskocil, “any reasonable viewer arrives with an appropriate amount of skepticism about the statements he makes.," which include everything from exaggeration to "non-literal" commentary.

However, when Carlson was the top-rated anchor on Fox, however, he'd say, “[r]emember the facts of the story; these are undisputed." How is that not an actionable statement? Perhaps a network who promoted Carlson so heavily should make it more clear that he's "exaggerating" rather than allowing him to assert "undisputed facts."

Fact Checkers are Biased Against Conservatives?
Fox writer David Rutz promotes the narrative that fact checking is biased against conservatives, going one step further to endorse Media Research center Tim Graham's claim, "I have been through a lot of fact checks, and I cannot recall a check favoring the right half of politics that's been reversed. This pattern of fact checkers having to walk back their supposedly all-knowing rulings underlines how eager they are to solidify Democrat narratives and undermine conservative journalism." According to the Pew Research Center, "Republicans far more likely than Democrats to say fact-checkers tend to favor one side."

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Story by Adam Lynch

MS NOW assembled a devastating montage showing Republicans raging at high gas prices under former president Biden, but then contorting themselves to justify gas hikes after President Donald Trump’s arbitrary invasion and subsequent ceasefire deal with Iran.

“Think of that. Would you like to have $1.84 a gallon instead of $4,” Trump told a crowd at an October 2024 rally in the middle of his campaign.

“… But we have a country that's not going to be throwing a nuclear weapon at us in six months. … [Americans] are also feeling a lot safer,” Trump later said last March, after a reporter pointed out that gas prices hit $4 after his invasion.

“Gas prices are through the roof and people are now waiting in line,” Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) told Fox News in May 2021,” but followed that up last March with the argument that “prices have dropped dramatically,” and called the recent spiked “a blip.”

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Story by Chris Melore, Assistant Science Editor For Dailymail.Com

Another person with links to America's nuclear secrets has gone missing as the disturbing list of deaths and disappearances in recent years continues to grow.

Steven Garcia, 48, vanished without a trace on August 28, 2025. He was last seen leaving his Albuquerque, New Mexico home on foot, carrying only a handgun.

An anonymous source told the Daily Mail that Garcia was a government contractor working for the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), a major facility in Albuquerque that plays a key behind-the-scenes role in America's national defense.

Specifically, KCNSC manufactures more than 80 percent of all the non-nuclear components that go into building the military's nuclear weapons.

Garcia allegedly served as a property custodian at KCNSC's New Mexico facility, giving him a top security clearance and broad access to the entire site's nuclear secrets.  

The source described Garcia's work as 'a very high-level, overseeing position for all the assets. Tens, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars in equipment and assets, some of which are not classified, others would be classified.'

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Matthew Chapman

President Donald Trump followed up his endorsement of Hungary's authoritarian prime minister Viktor Orban with a post to Truth Social on Friday.

"My Administration stands ready to use the full Economic Might of the United States to strengthen Hungary’s Economy, as we have done for our Great Allies in the past, if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian People ever need it," Trump wrote. "We are excited to invest in the future Prosperity that will be generated by Orbán’s continued Leadership!"

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During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on January 22, 2026, in an exchange with Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA), former Special Counsel Jack Smith laid out the facts about his investigation of Donald Trump attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.

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During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on January 22, 2026, in an exchange with Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN), former Special Counsel Jack Smith shined a spotlight on the vile nature of Donald Trump, who suggested a witness in the investigation of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results be "put to death."

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Story by Charles P. Pierce

Over the weekend, The New York Times published a trove of personal memos from the members of the Supreme Court outlining the court’s promiscuous use of the so-called shadow docket. It has become the carefully constructed conservative majority’s favorite work-around to kill policies it doesn’t like and support causes that it and its corporate patrons do.

The report is an astonishing leak of private communications between the justices. It bespeaks a court at war with itself, completely out of the control of Chief Justice John Roberts. The best evidence of the latter contention is the fact that Roberts emerges from these memos as a complete hack. The Times traces the invigorated shadow docket back to when Roberts used it to block an environmental program from President Barack Obama.

For two centuries, the court had generally handled major cases at a stately pace that encouraged care and deliberation, relying on written briefs, oral arguments and in-person discussions. The justices composed detailed opinions that explained their thinking to the public and rendered judgment only after other courts had weighed in.

But this time, the justices were sprinting to block a major presidential initiative. By a 5-to-4 vote along partisan lines, the order halted President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, his signature environmental policy. They acted before any other court had addressed the plan’s lawfulness. The decision consisted of only legal boilerplate, without a word of reasoning. At the time, the ruling seemed like a curious one-off. But that single paragraph turned out to be a sharp and lasting break.

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Story by Henry Giardina

When Brazilian model and Melania pal Amanda Ungaro started spilling the tea this month, her Epstein admissions sent shockwaves through the internet.

Ungaro’s ex-husband Paolo Zampoli used his influence in Tr*mp’s DOJ to get her deported last year, and now, she’s telling “everything [she] know[s]” about Epstein, Melania, and the trafficking scandal that continues to threaten Tr*mp’s increasingly fragile hold on power.

But as we know, Ungaro is just one of many survivors forced through a harrowing cycle of abuse and trafficking by Epstein and his associates. This week, another survivor—not of Epstein but of fellow traffickers who crossed paths with the financier—spoke out, with potentially major implications for the 79-year-old president.

“She, in many ways, has the Epstein list,” reporter Bekah Day says of Neyla Miller, who opened up in a recent Substack interview, “or at least a portion of it.”

After being scouted by a modeling agent at a young age, Neyla Miller moved to Los Angeles, where she fell in with a crowd of like-minded girls eager to break into Hollywood.

One of those girls was someone Miller had known since middle school. After reconnecting in L.A., the two shared an apartment, and Miller saw her friend fall into a dark circle of exploitation after the friend started hanging out Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis. Soon, Miller too found herself pulled into the adult entertainment industry.
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