News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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'What the hell did he just say?' GOP Iran worries build after Trump speech
— Politico (@politico.com) April 2, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Trump threatens to hit Iran 'extremely hard' over next two to three weeks reut.rs/4dkwhOE
— Reuters (@reuters.com) April 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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U.S. crude oil tops $110 per barrel and Wall Street tumbles after President Trump vows to escalate attacks on Iran.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 2, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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Breaking news: Oil prices rose sharply again after President Trump presented no plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a meeting called by Britain, more than 30 country officials convened to discuss reopening. The U.S. was not expected to be present.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) April 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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The U.S. Embassy in Iraq has warned Americans to leave the country as soon as possible over threats from militias aligned with Iran to carry out imminent attacks in Baghdad over the next two days.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Average US mortgage rates climbed again for the fifth week in a row, making homebuying more expensive than it was just a few weeks ago, before the outbreak of war with Iran. https://cnn.it/47YKSfl
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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How high could oil and gas prices go if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed?
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Damaged Russian LNG tanker breaks loose from tow off Libya reut.rs/41KP8LE
— Reuters (@reuters.com) April 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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President Trump has ousted Pam Bondi as attorney general, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/47FxQ67
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/3NZGHsz
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) April 1, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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The Senate sent its deal to fund most of DHS back to the House this morning — marking what should be the beginning of the end of a historic partial government shutdown.
— Politico (@politico.com) April 2, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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The Justice Department said that a federal law enacted in the wake of the Watergate scandal that requires the president to preserve certain documents and turn them over to the National Archives at the end of his administration is unconstitutional.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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