News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: The Senate rejects a fourth attempt to curb President Trump's war powers in Iran.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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The U.S. is sending thousands of additional troops into the Middle East in the coming days, as the Trump administration attempts to pressure Iran into a deal while considering the possibility of additional strikes or ground operations.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) April 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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No vessels made it past U.S. forces in the first 48 hours of the U.S. blockade on ships entering and exiting Iranian ports, according to U.S. Central Command.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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President Donald Trump has again criticized Pope Leo on social media, continuing an ongoing war of words against the pontiff.
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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VP Vance warns the pope should "be careful" when talking about theology.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Johnson backs Trump, Vance in criticism of pope
— Politico (@politico.com) April 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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The Trump administration is moving to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of extremists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, who earlier received commutations instead of full pardons. n.pr/3OEEHGE
— NPR (@npr.org) April 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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The U.S. military launches a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people in the fourth such attack announced in the past few days.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 15, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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Breaking news: President Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell if he does not step down from the central bank. “I’ll have to fire him,” Trump said on Fox Business. “If he’s not leaving on time.”
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) April 15, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered US District Judge James Boasberg to end his efforts to hold Trump administration officials accountable for flouting his orders in a high-stakes immigration case.
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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The medical officer for the Texas summer camp where 27 girls were killed in a flood last year testified Tuesday she still has not officially reported the deaths to the state health agency that regulates camps and is reviewing its application to reopen this summer.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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An Oklahoma high school principal "saved kids' lives" last week when he tackled a gunman and was shot in the leg in the process, the local police chief says.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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