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President Trump said Friday he may end the ceasefire with Iran unless a long-term agreement is reached by Wednesday, stating "Maybe I won't extend it, but the blockade is going to remain." Trump insisted any deal must eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons program, warning the U.S. would act if no agreement is reached. The U.S. Navy's sea blockade will remain in place until a formal deal is signed.
Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress after five women came forward accusing him of sexual assault and harassment, including allegations of drugging and raping one woman. The DOJ has opened a federal investigation, and district attorneys in both Los Angeles and New York have launched their own probes. Swalwell has denied all allegations, calling them "a calculated and transparent political hit job."
The White House is investigating the disappearances and deaths of at least 11 American scientists with ties to classified military and government research since mid-2024. Cases include retired Air Force General William McCasland, who vanished from his Albuquerque home, and Caltech astrophysicist Carl Grillmair, who was shot and killed outside his home. Officials are looking into whether the cases are connected.
Four consequential April elections in Georgia, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Virginia are shaping House majority control ahead of November's midterms. Trump-backed Clay Fuller won the Georgia-14 special election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat, padding the GOP's razor-thin majority. A New Jersey special election and Wisconsin Supreme Court race remain closely watched.
Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz "completely open" for commercial vessels during the ceasefire period, sending oil prices tumbling. Brent crude fell 9% to $90.38 and WTI dropped 11.4% to $83.85 — the second-largest one-day drops since the war began. Wall Street hit fresh records as investors rapidly repriced geopolitical risk, though uncertainty remains over whether shippers will resume transit through the waterway.
President Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire as part of the broader de-escalation tied to the Iran conflict. The ceasefire is contingent on Iran maintaining open passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The agreement comes as Europe faces critically low jet fuel reserves, with analysts estimating roughly six weeks of supply remaining.
China condemned the ongoing U.S. military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, claiming it "will only aggravate confrontation, escalate tension, and undermine the already fragile ceasefire." The blockade involves more than 10,000 sailors, marines, and airmen, over a dozen ships, and dozens of aircraft enforcing a chokehold on Iran's oil exports. Iranian officials warned they will close the waterway again if the U.S. blockade persists.
NASA's Artemis II crew — astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — splashed down safely after a 10-day journey around the Moon. The Orion spacecraft traveled farther from Earth than any crewed mission in history, surpassing the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. NASA continues to target early 2028 for the first Artemis lunar landing.
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a new chip design that could make data centers far more energy-efficient by rethinking how power is converted for GPUs. The breakthrough addresses one of the biggest bottlenecks in computing infrastructure as demand for processing power continues to surge.
Over 400,000 units — 13 tons — of special Formula 1 car-shaped Kit-Kat bars were stolen in transit between Italy and Poland. The massive chocolate heist involved specially produced bars, not the typical log-shaped wafers, and authorities are still investigating. No suspects have been publicly identified.
