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Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10B lawsuit

Fri, April 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his tax information to news outlets between 2018 and 2020. In a federal court filing Friday, Trump asks a judge to pause the case for 90 days while the two sides work to reach a settlement or resolution. “This limited pause will neither prejudice the parties nor del ...

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Sam Altman's Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder

No one wants to talk to a bot, but how far are you willing to go to prove that you’re human? Sam Altman is banking on people being willing to surrender scans of their eyes in order to authenticate themselves, and he’s amassing some powerful sources to push more people to go along with the scheme. On Friday, both Tinder and Zoom announced partnerships with Altman’s World, the company behind the creepy, eyeball-scanning orb that is meant to prove users are human. World has already been working wi ...

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Trump blasts Fox News host Jessica Tarlov - 'Get her off the air'

President Donald Trump is taking aim at Fox News commentator Jessica Tarlov after the TV host highlighted Trump's low approval rating. During an appearance on "The Five" on Thursday, April 16, Tarlov noted that Trump "has a 35% approval rating in most polls." "The guy has been in office twice," Tarlov, 42, continued. "No Americans wanted the tariffs. They didn't want the war in Iran, and they don't want the ballroom." Tarlov, a political strategist for ...

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Trump Admin Hands Mega-Deal to Company Backed by Jared Kushner's War-Profiteer Brother

Updated Apr. 17 2026 8:41AM EDT Published Apr. 17 2026 5:37AM EDT The Trump administration just handed a huge deal to a defense firm backed by the brother of the president’s son-in-law. The Defense Department has announced a new contract with Anduril Industries, Inc.—which counts Joshua Kushner, younger brother of Jared Kushner, among its major funders—to provide up to $20 billion in military equipment and systems. Large portions of the full contract notice, reviewed by the Daily Beast, a ...

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Air Canada will suspend flights to JFK for nearly 5 months as jet fuel costs soar

Updated 2:50 PM EDT, April 17, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Air Canada will suspend service to New York’s JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages that have sent prices soaring. Canada’s flag carrier said Friday that service from Toronto and Montreal to JFK will cease June 1 and resume Oct. 25. Service to the New York metropolitan area’s two other airports — LaGuardia and Newark — will continue. Air Canada offers 34 flights a day to those two airports fr ...

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'Who the Hell Wrote That?' Trump Stops Mid-Speech To Say He Doesn't Know What a 'Corner Store' Is

(Mediaite) President Donald Trump paused his prepared remarks on Thursday to confess he had “never heard” the term “corner store” before. The president was in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he touted last year’s passage of his “No Tax on Tips” policy, which was included in the omnibus budget the Republican-controlled Congress passed in July. “The great big beautiful bill also slashed taxes on millions of Americans, small businesses, including restaurants, dry cleaners, corner stores,” the president said before pausing his speech. “What is a corner store? I’ve never heard that term. I know what a quarter store is, but I’ve never heard it described. A corner store. Who the hell wrote that, please?”

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Trump Says Gas Prices Are 'Not Very High' When Asked When Americans Can Expect Relief

(Mediaite) President Donald Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House on Thursday and was asked about gas prices, which he declared are “not very high.” “Okay, and then on gas prices, how much longer will Americans continue to see these high gas prices?” Trump was asked by a reporter during the lengthy Q&A. “Well, they’re not very high. If you look at what they were supposed to be in order to get rid of a nuclear weapon, with the danger that entails, so the gas prices have come down very much over the last three, four days,” hit back Trump. “$4 a gallon still,” replied the reporter.

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Trump Turns Totally Toxic for Europe's Far Right

(Political Wire) Politico: "Donald Trump has become so politically toxic in Europe that even his closest ideological allies increasingly view him as a liability. 'We need to keep our distance,' France’s Marine Le Pen told her fellow far-right National Rally lawmakers at a meeting Tuesday, according to a senior party official in attendance.'"

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ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds

(AP) Their backgrounds stand out. And not in a good way. Two bankruptcies and six law enforcement jobs in three years. An allegation of lying in a police report to justify a felony charge against an innocent woman — an incident that led to a $75,000 settlement and criticism of his integrity. A third job candidate once failed to graduate from a police academy, then lasted only three weeks in his only job as a police officer. Their common bond: All were hired recently by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during an unprecedented hiring spree.

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Now it's Republicans blaming American companies for inflation

(Politico) When Democrats were grappling with sky-high inflation just a couple of years ago, Donald Trump called their plans to fight price gouging by American companies tantamount to communism. Now that it’s the Republican Party in the affordability hot seat, Trump Cabinet members — and GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill — are doing much the same, laying into CEOs and calling for new regulations and antitrust suits.

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Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

1 hr ago - In the months leading up to the midterm elections, hundreds of accounts have emerged on social media featuring A.I.-generated pro-Trump influencers posting at a rapid pace about the “radical left” and “America First.” They tend to ... (NYT)

Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus

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Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterms voting

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DOJ removes top prosecutor who questioned case against former CIA Director John Brennan

3 hrs ago - The Justice Department has removed the lead prosecutor overseeing an investigation involving former CIA Director John Brennan, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter. Maria Medetis Long, a vetera ... (MS NOW)

A Trump pledge is falling flat as Ohio musical instrument plant closes

4 hrs ago - 8h EASTLAKE, Ohio, April 17 (Reuters) - When Keith Czika learned the brass-instrument factory where he had worked for nearly 18 years was closing and his job was headed to China, the 62-year-old Ohioan focused on what he saw as a source of leverage: ... (msn/Reuters)

White House eyes alleged Utah scandal as GOP frets about redistricting loss

4 hrs ago - April 17, 2026 / 2:08 PM EDT White House officials are closely monitoring an alleged Utah scandal, leaning on Republicans there to delve further into ethics concerns about a relationship between two key players in a high-profile gerrymandering case, ... (CBS News)

RFK distances himself from measles outbreak, bashes Tylenol study

5 hrs ago - Posted April 17, 2026 at 2:30pm Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to distance himself from U.S. measles outbreaks on Friday at a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on the administration’s fiscal 2027 b ... (Roll Call)

House Dem Asks General For Assurances If Trump Deploys Troops To Polling Places

5 hrs ago - Apr 17th, 2026, 3:16 pm Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) asked the man in charge of the National Guard for assurances if President Donald Trump were to deploy troops to polling places for the midterm elections. Gen. Steven Nordhaus appeared before a budget ... (MEDIAite)

Democrats Eye Deep-Red Turf As Trump's Popularity Tumbles

6 hrs ago - Apr 17, 2026, 06:00 AM EDT | Updated 10 hours ago A major Democratic group announced Friday it plans to target 17 House Republicans representing solidly red districts, a sign of how Democratic confidence is growing ahead of November’s midterm el ... (Huff Post)

Trump's legal fees slush fund is drying up

6 hrs ago - Apr. 17, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT President Donald Trump’s army of lawyers may be the largest of any Oval Office occupant in history. Aside from the attorneys who work for the office of the president, he has retained a veritable phalanx of personal att ... (MS NOW News)

The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

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Exclusive: Barack Obama calls for Virginians to vote 'Yes' in new video just days before crucial redistricting election

7 hrs ago - April 17, 2026, 10:01 AM Former President Barack Obama, in a video shared exclusively with ABC News, called on Virginians to vote in favor of a redistricting measure that could give Democrats a boost in the 2026 midterms if it passes. "By voting yes, ... (ABC News)

Sam Altman's Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder

7 hrs ago - No one wants to talk to a bot, but how far are you willing to go to prove that you’re human? Sam Altman is banking on people being willing to surrender scans of their eyes in order to authenticate themselves, and he’s amassing some powerful ... (Gizmodo)

Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10B lawsuit

7 hrs ago - Fri, April 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit the president filed against his own tax collection agency over the leak of his tax informa ... (Yahoo! News/AP)

Logjam of U.S. immigration applications puts millions at greater risk of deportation

8 hrs ago - April 17, 2026 5:00 AM ET Millions of immigrants are stuck in legal limbo, waiting to change their legal status under the second Trump administration, an NPR analysis shows, leaving more of them vulnerable to deportation. Since the start of last yea ... (NPR)

Trump administration considers unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets as peace talks ramp up

8 hrs ago - The Trump administration is considering unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets as part of ongoing negotiations with Tehran, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. Officials are hoping that a broader deal to end the war could be fin ... (CNN)

Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Detailed Information About Rhode Island Voters

8 hrs ago - April 17, 2026, at 3:15 p.m. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit demanding detailed voter data from Rhode Island, a decision that follows similar rulings in a handful of other states. U.S. ... (US News & World Report/AP)

Air Canada will suspend flights to JFK for nearly 5 months as jet fuel costs soar

9 hrs ago - Updated 2:50 PM EDT, April 17, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Air Canada will suspend service to New York’s JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages that have sent prices soaring. Canada’s flag carr ... (AP)

Trump blasts Fox News host Jessica Tarlov - 'Get her off the air'

9 hrs ago - President Donald Trump is taking aim at Fox News commentator Jessica Tarlov after the TV host highlighted Trump's low approval rating. During an appearance on "The Five" on Thursday, April 16, Tarlov noted that Trump "has a 35% approval rating in mos ... (AOL News)

Exclusive: Justice Department removes lead prosecutor from probe of Trump critic John Brennan

9 hrs ago - The Justice Department has removed the career Miami federal prosecutor leading the investigation into John Brennan, after she resisted pressure to quickly bring charges against the former CIA director and prominent critic of President Donald Trump, a ... (CNN)