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EPA tells some scientific research staffers to relocate

04/10/26 6:11 PM ET The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making some of its staffers relocate and reassigning an even larger share of employees as part of its efforts to reorganize its scientific research. The agency is reassigning a total of 124 staffers, 35 of whom are being asked to relocate. The move comes as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate its Office of Research and Development and instead conduct scientific research in a new office housed within the office of the a ...

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Trump proposes painting executive office building white

Updated on: April 10, 2026 / 3:02 PM EDT President Trump has submitted plans plans to paint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building white to a group that advises on architecture in Washington, D.C. The French Second Empire-style, slate-gray building houses office space for members of the president's team, including the National Security Council. The building sits across a driveway from the West Wing and was completed in 1888. The plans submitted by the president say that the Eisenhower Exe ...

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Layoffs hit Kennedy Center again amid Trump's MAGA overhaul

April 10, 2026 7:21PM ET Layoffs continued Friday at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the nation’s premier arts institution prepares for a two-year shutdown tied to President Donald Trump’s MAGA-fied overhaul – which included a rebrand as the “Trump-Kennedy Center.” Multiple people familiar with the cuts told the Washington Post that the programming department has been hit especially hard, with staff either terminated or reassigned as the center pivots away from tradition ...

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'Just the beginning': Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby

The Artemis II, and the four astronauts aboard the Orion space capsule, splashed down into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday night, with all four astronauts in good health. “53 years ago, humanity left the moon. This time we return to stay. Let us finish what they started. Let us focus on what was left undone. Let us not go to plant flags and leave, but to stay with firmness in our purpose, with gratitude for the hands who built the machines and with love for the ones that ...

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Trump team turns to unlikely group to fill much needed air traffic controller jobs - gamers

Friday 10 April 2026 19:05 EDT Facing a national shortage of air traffic controllers, the Trump administration has turned to an unconventional pool of people for help: video game enthusiasts. On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration released a one-minute YouTube ad, urging gamers to swap their Xboxes and PlayStations for radar displays. “You’ve been training for this,” the ad declares over the pulsing beat of song “Heads Will Roll.”. “Become an air traffic controller,” it continues. ...

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France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. -snip- Linux is an open source operating system that is free to download and use, with various customized distributions that are tailored and designed for specific use cases or operations. In a statement, French minister David Amiel said (translated) that the ...

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Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office

“I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval,” Trump said in a recent meeting to laughs, according to people with knowledge of the comments. That radius appears to be expanding as the president repeats the line. Another person who met with Trump earlier this year said the president quipped about pardoning anyone who had come within 10 feet. In one conversation with advisers in the dining room next to the Oval Office last year, Trump said he would host a news conference and ann ...

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France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. Linux is an open source operating system that is free to download and use, with various customized distributions that are tailored and designed for specific use cases or operations. In a statement, French minister David Amiel said (translated) that the effort ...

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Service members are trying to find ways out early after anger over Iran war: 'It's been a mess'

Friday 10 April 2026 10:18 EDT U.S. service members are increasingly looking for ways to leave the military early rather than participate in President Donald Trump’s Iran war, a report has alleged. Almost 3,600 people, including at least 1,665 civilians, have been killed so far by the joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes against Tehran that began on February 28, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. Many soldiers have taken to calling the 24-hour GI Rights Hotline run by the nonprofi ...

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Ex-staffer accuses Eric Swalwell of sexual assault, upending governor's race

Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading candidate to succeed outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom, allegedly sexually assaulted a staff member in 2019, according to a report published Friday by the San Francisco Chronicle. A former staffer claims Swalwell sexually assaulted her twice while she was too intoxicated to consent, charges Swalwell denied. “These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the frontrunner for governor,” Swalwell said in a statement sent to reporters. “For nearly 20 ...

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Jubilant return of Artemis II shadowed by 'extinction-level' cuts to Nasa: 'It's discordant'

9 min ago - Sat 11 Apr 2026 08.33 EDT Last modified on Sat 11 Apr 2026 08.34 EDT The astronauts on board Artemis II were “almost poets”, Nasa’s administrator, Jared Isaacman, declared on Friday, referring to their inspiring words as they swung abo ... (The Guardian)

Sources: Manhattan DA now investigating CA Rep. Eric Swalwell for sexual assault allegations

40 min ago - NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is now investigating California Representative Eric Swalwell. A former staffer for the Democratic lawmaker claims Swalwell assaulted her while at a hotel in New York City. Swalwell has denie ... (ABC 7 NYC)

Education Secretary Linda McMahon Used AI-Generated Photo in Post Honoring Ida B. Wells

42 min ago - Secretary of Education Linda McMahon shared a social media post honoring civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells — but critics are speaking out after she used an A.I.-generated image rather than a real photo of Wells. On Friday, April ... (People)

Texas excluded Islamic schools from voucher program, lawsuit says

46 min ago - April 11, 2026, 6:02 a.m. ET Efforts by state officials in Texas and Florida are raising questions − and triggering lawsuits − over whether their taxpayer-funded school voucher programs discriminate against Islamic schools in violation of ... (USA Today)

Developer of Massachusetts offshore wind farm sues to stop turbine manufacturer from walking away

1 hr ago - April 11, 2026 The developer of a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm is suing its turbine manufacturer seeking to force it to stay with the project. Vineyard Wind filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Massachusetts against GE Renewables. That comes after ... (WHDH-TV Boston, MA/AP)

New Republican Food Benefit Cuts Are Taking Effect

2 hrs ago - Apr 11, 2026, 07:00 AM EDT | Updated 8 hours ago Over 2 million fewer people are receiving federal food assistance since Republicans in Congress cut benefits last year. Nationwide enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program stood at ... (Huff Post)

Exclusive: US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire, sources say

2 hrs ago - Natasha Bertrand Haley Britzky Zachary Cohen Updated 49 min ago US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar ... (cnn)

Trump's budget hawk is still trying to slash medical research. Congress is saying no.

2 hrs ago - 04/11/2026 12:00 PM EDT White House budget director Russ Vought isn’t done trying to cut the National Institutes of Health’s funding, but Congress isn’t taking him seriously anymore. Vought released a proposal last week to slash the 20 ... (Politico)

Exclusive: Bishop Strickland Decries Trump Admin's 'Threatening Attitude' Towards Pope

3 hrs ago - Published. Apr 11, 2026 at 05:00 AM EDT updated Apr 11, 2026 at 06:53 AM EDT A Catholic bishop in the U.S. told Newsweek Friday that the pope is bigger than one world leader or administration, after reports the Pentagon told Vatican officials to get ... (Newsweek)

Officials: Stabbings on New York subway leaves 3 hurt as officers shoot and kill knife-wielding man

4 hrs ago - By JULIE WALKER and GARY D. ROBERTSON Updated 1:05 PM CDT, April 11, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station on Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorit ... (AP)

Federal judges say White House ballroom construction can continue, for now

4 hrs ago - April 11, 2026 at 1:32 p.m. EDT A panel of federal judges is allowing construction to continue for now on President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom while instructing a lower court that temporarily halted the project to seek more informati ... (Washington Post)

Ukraine Can Play Useful Role in Strait of Hormuz, Britain Says

5 hrs ago - April 11, 2026 6:22 AM EDT Update 4 hours ago KYIV, April 11 (Reuters) - Ukraine can play ​a useful role in international efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Britain's armed services minister said, ‌praising its drone technology as am ... (Reuters)

Trump's Treasury boss visits NY diner, downplays gas-price surge as 'blip'

6 hrs ago - 12h YORKTOWN, NY − On a day reporting historic increases in gas prices and rising inflation, President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary downplayed rising costs while promoting tax policies in suburban New York. Scott Bessent, head of the ... (msn/USA Today)

A key criminal case could soon get tossed because of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's comments

7 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 AM ET As Todd Blanche takes the reins at the Justice Department, a federal judge is set to decide whether controversial remarks made last year by the now-acting attorney general should lead to the unravelling of one of th ... (CNN Politics)

A 9-year-old found locked in a utility van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk

7 hrs ago - Updated 5:38 AM CDT, April 11, 2026 Leer en español PARIS (AP) — A 9-year-old boy was rescued this week after living locked in his father’s utility van in eastern France since 2024, according to the local prosecutor. The child has b ... (AP)

NWS gave uneven warnings, faced communication gaps in deadly Texas flood, watchdog finds

8 hrs ago - Posted 12:01 AM, Apr 11, 2026 and last updated 12:01 AM, Apr 11, 2026 A federal watchdog investigation into the National Weather Service's emergency warning systems ahead of last year’s fatal flooding in central Texas found that officials provid ... (Scripps News)

US DHS calls furloughed staff back to work despite shutdown

9 hrs ago - April 10, 2026 11:35 PM EDT Updated 9 hours ago WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told all furloughed employees to return to work despite the ​ongoing partial government shutdown, according to a notic ... (Reuters)

Trump Administration Demands Reddit Reveal Identity of User Who Criticized ICE

9 hrs ago - Apr 10th, 2026, 10:00 pm The Trump administration has ordered Reddit to provide personal information on one of its users who criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement, The Intercept reported on Friday. Reddit has until April 14 to provide the d ... (MEDIAite)

Trump, Senate GOP agree on frame of fast-track spending bill

10 hrs ago - 12h (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump and top Senate Republicans agreed Friday to the outline of a partisan fast-track spending bill aimed at bypassing minority Democrats and focused on providing funding for immigration enforcement and the US Bor ... (msn/Bloomberg)

US Democratic lawmaker Raskin seeks commission to oversee removal of presidents

10 hrs ago - 12h WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland told fellow House Democrats on Friday that he will introduce legislation creating a commission to facilitate the removal of any president deemed unable to carry out the ... (msn/Reuters)

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