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Thursday, April 16th, 2026
Today, members of Jeanine Pirro’s office made an unannounced visit to the Federal Reserve and were turned away; Donald is now straight up threatening to fire Jerome Powell if he doesn’t resign; the US is sending thousands more troops to Iran despite claiming the war is over; Senate Republicans and Fetterman have once again blocked a War Powers Resolution to rein in Trump; Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans school walkouts and protects conservative speakers; mass civil rights violations are being reported at alligator Alcatraz; the Eighth Circuit swats a challenge to a Minnesota policy embracing trans athletes; Chinook salmon are found naturally hatching in the Upper Klamath River for first time in a century; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran | Washington Post
Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers | The New York Times
Trump Threatens to Fire Powell if He Does Not Resign From Fed | The New York Times
Chinook salmon found naturally hatching in Upper Klamath River for first time in a century | OPB
Justice Department officials turned away from Fed construction site | Washington Post
Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers | WPLN News
Alligator Alcatraz phones were cut off. Then the beatings began, court docs say | Miami Herald
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