News Digest https://news.jenquist.com/ Daily news from across the political spectrum en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:07:41 +0000 Iran War Ceasefire Hopes Rise as U.S. Blockade Continues; Swalwell Resigns Amid New Assault Allegations https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-15.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-15.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S. Blockade of Iranian Ports Escalates Hormuz Crisis as Trump-Pope Feud Intensifies https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-14.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-14.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Trump Announces Strait of Hormuz Blockade as Iran Peace Talks Collapse; Pope Leo Clashes with White House https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-13.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-13.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S.-Iran Talks End Without Deal as Ceasefire Holds; Artemis II Crew Returns Home https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-12.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-12.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Artemis II Crew Splashes Down After Historic Moon Mission; Inflation Surges on Iran War Energy Costs https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-11.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-11.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Putin Declares Easter Ceasefire in Ukraine; Strait of Hormuz Traffic Remains Low Despite Iran Ceasefire https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-10.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-10.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Israel Launches Massive Strikes on Beirut as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Teeters; Gilgo Beach Killer Pleads Guilty to Seven Murders https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-09.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-09.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Threatens $5 Gas https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-08.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-08.html Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Artemis II Makes Historic Moon Flyby as Iran Tensions Escalate https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-07.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-07.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S.-Iran War Escalates as Downed Airman Rescued; Pope Leo Delivers First Easter Address https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-06.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-06.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S. Airman Rescued in Iran as Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum; Judge Blocks College Race Certification Rule https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-05.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-05.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S. Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran as War Intensifies; 23 States Sue Over Mail Voting Order https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-04.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-04.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran Strikes Gulf States After U.S. Hits Iranian Infrastructure; Bondi Fired as Attorney General; Artemis II Heads for the Moon https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-03.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-03.html Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Artemis II Launches on Historic Moon Mission as Trump Signals Possible NATO Withdrawal https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-02.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-02.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Trump Signals NATO Exit as Iran Crisis Deepens; Supreme Court Takes Up Birthright Citizenship https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-01.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-04-01.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S.-Iran War Escalates as Gas Hits $4, Supreme Court to Hear Birthright Citizenship Case https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-31.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-31.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 US Weighs Ground Operations as War on Iran Enters Second Month; Spain Closes Airspace to US Military https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-30.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-30.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran War Escalates as Houthis Strike Israel, U.S. Deploys 3,500 More Troops; Millions Rally in "No Kings" Protests https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-29.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-29.html Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 DHS Shutdown Fight Intensifies as House GOP Rejects Senate Bill; Iran Conflict Escalates https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-28.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-28.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 IOC Bans Transgender Women From Olympic Events; DHS Shutdown Drags On; Iran Strike Pause Extended https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-27.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-27.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 DHS Shutdown Hits Day 40 as Airport Chaos Grows; Court Backs Trump on Immigration Detention https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-26.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-26.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S. Deploys 82nd Airborne to Middle East as Iran Tensions Escalate; DHS Shutdown Drags On https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-25.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-25.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Trump Delays Iran Strikes Amid Back-Channel Diplomacy; LaGuardia Crash Under Investigation https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-24.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-24.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran Escalates With Major Missile Strikes on Israel as DHS Shutdown Drags Into Day 37 https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-23.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-23.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Robert Mueller Dies at 81; Iran Strikes Near Israeli Nuclear Site; Hawaii Faces Catastrophic Flooding https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-22.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-22.html Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S. Escalates Iran War Posture as Government Shutdown Drags On https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-21.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-21.html Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran War Fallout Dominates as Oil Prices Surge, Gas Costs Squeeze U.S. Consumers https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-20.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-20.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran War Escalates as Israeli Strike on South Pars Gas Field Sends Oil Past $111; Senate Rejects War Powers Resolution https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-19.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-19.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Counterterrorism Chief Kent Resigns Over Iran War as Senate Debates SAVE America Act https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-18.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-18.html Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Government Shutdown Disrupts Air Travel as TSA Workers Miss Paychecks; Israel Escalates Strikes on Iranian Leadership https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-17.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-17.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran War Enters Third Week as Missile Strikes Intensify and Oil Prices Surge Past $100 https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-16.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-16.html Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S. War in Iran Escalates as Strait of Hormuz Threatened, Government Shutdown Strains Travel https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-15.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-15.html Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran War Drives Gas Price Surge as Synagogue Attack Shakes Michigan Community https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-14.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-14.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S.-Iran War Escalates as Domestic Attacks Hit Michigan Synagogue and Virginia University https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-13.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-13.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 US-Iran War Enters Day 13 as Iran Strikes Gulf Oil Infrastructure and Costs Soar https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-12.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-12.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S.-Iran War Intensifies as Hegseth Promises "Most Intense Day of Strikes"; Gas Prices Surge, TSA Staffing Collapses Amid Government Shutdown https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-11.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-11.html Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran War Enters 10th Day as Trump Signals Conflict "Very Complete"; New Supreme Leader Named https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-10.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-10.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran Names New Supreme Leader as U.S. War Escalates; Explosive Device Thrown at NYC Mayor's Home https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-09.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-09.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalates as Trump Faces Economic Pressures and Diplomatic Tensions with UK https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-08.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-08.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Iran War Enters Second Week as Trump Vows Escalation; Gas Prices Surge https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-07.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-07.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Trump Signals Regime Change Ambitions as U.S.-Israel War on Iran Enters Second Week; Noem Fired from DHS https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-06.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-06.html Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 US-Israeli Strikes Intensify Across Iran as Congress Votes on War Powers; Hezbollah Opens New Front in Lebanon https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-05.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-05.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 US Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship as War Enters Fifth Day; Senate to Vote on War Powers https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-04.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-04.html Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 US-Israel War on Iran Escalates as Markets Plunge, Congress Scrambles on War Powers https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-03.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-03.html Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 US-Iran War Escalates as Hezbollah Opens Second Front, Kuwait Downs Three American Jets in Friendly Fire https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-02.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-02.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 US-Israel Strikes on Iran Continue Into Second Day as Region Faces Escalation https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-01.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-03-01.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 US and Israel Strike Iran; Khamenei Reported Killed as Middle East Erupts https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-02-28.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-02-28.html Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Pakistan Declares 'Open War' on Afghanistan; U.S. Evacuates Israel Embassy Staff Amid Iran Tensions https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-02-27.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-02-27.html Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Columbia Student Detained by ICE Released After Trump-Mamdani Call; Mortgage Rates Drop Below 6% https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-02-26.html https://news.jenquist.com/posts/2026-02-26.html Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000