The Takeout’s April 20 edition tracked a tense and uncertain pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, while domestic politics and personnel shakeups added to an uneasy Washington atmosphere.
A South Florida man who spent months in federal immigration custody has spoken publicly for the first time after his release from a remote detention site commonly called "Alligator Alcatraz."
U.K. Maritime Trade Operations reported two separate shooting incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday morning. The first involved an unnamed cargo ship roughly eight nautical miles off the Iranian coast; a crew...
Virginia voters have approved a constitutional amendment creating an independent process to draw congressional districts, a change supporters say will curb partisan gerrymandering and rebuild trust in elections. The...
Updated April 21, 2026 — Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s choice to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, is scheduled to answer senators’ questions on inflation, interest rates and the Fed’s balance sheet at a...
By Amanda Seitz and Maia Rosenfeld April 21, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Office of Personnel Management to withdraw a plan that would collect detailed medical records for...
April 21, 2026 / 4:54 AM EDT / AP — A federal jury in Charlotte found rideshare company Uber liable for the actions of a driver who grabbed a passenger’s inner thigh as she exited the front seat and asked if he could...
President Trump has insisted he will not be pressured into a deal with Iran as a tentative two-week ceasefire approaches its expiry and the prospects for follow-up talks remain uncertain. Posting on Truth Social, Trump...
Singer-songwriter d4vd, legally David Anthony Burke, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced. Burke...
Updated April 21, 2026 — House Republicans' campaign arm posted its biggest opening quarter ever, the National Republican Congressional Committee announced, reporting $47.1 million raised in the first three months of...
A Canadian woman was shot dead and at least 13 people were injured Monday at the Teotihuacán archaeological site, Mexican officials said. Mexico’s Security Cabinet reported that a gunman opened fire at the popular...
This week the White House offered an uneven public narrative about efforts to negotiate with Iran as a fragile ceasefire and shifting blockades around the Strait of Hormuz rattled markets and complicated U.S. strategy....
