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Saturday, April 25, 2026

The News Roundup – Domestic and International (The 1A) 2026-04-24

Domestic

President Donald Trump is giving Iran a short window to unify behind an offer for peace in the Middle East after negotiations between Tehran and Washington recently broke down — or the ceasefire he extended Tuesday ends.

Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is leaving the agency amidst accusations of misconduct. She’s now the third cabinet member to leave during the second Trump administration.

Elsewhere, Virginia voters approved a new congressional map on Tuesday that could help Democrats pick up seats in the House during the midterms later this year. But a state judge blocked the map from being certified just a day after its passage.
Interview:

https://the1a.org/segments/trum-labor-iran-virginia/

International

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, tonight for another round of peace talks with the U.S.

A top Trump administration envoy floated the idea to FIFA this week to replace Iran with Italy at this summer’s World Cup. The swap was likely suggested as an effort to repair ties between President Donald Trump and Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni amid rumors they’ve fallen out over the presidents attack on Pope Leo XIV.

The Trump administration is reportedly in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo to send as many as eleven hundred Afghan refugees there, including more than 400 children.
Interview:

https://the1a.org/segments/italy-iran-trump-pakistan/

RFK Jr claims he has never spread misinformation. #publichealth #vaccine...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QN8N-54doYA

Trump's Most Dangerous Mental Lapse Yet?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AG6eGxxPUjc

A Michigan County Claiming Solar Farms Are a Health Threat Isn’t Alone — ProPublica

Craig Adair, vice president of development at Open Road Renewables, which has pursued renewable energy projects in several states, has fielded a range of concerns over the years — from how soil could be contaminated to the possibility of electromagnetic fields causing cancer.

“Those questions, in just about every case, have an answer,” Adair said. “There is rigorous academic study, and there are examples of projects that have been operating.”…

https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-solar-farms-health-concerns-st-clair-county

Hegseth declares victory while preparing for more war with Iran - POLITICO

Hegseth opened his remarks by saying that the operation is not an endless war like Vietnam or Iraq and Afghanistan, all of which dragged on for years amid shifting or unachievable strategic goals.

Despite that, the U.S. has “all the time in the world” to achieve victory, he added…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/24/iran-hegseth-victory-endless-war-00890455

Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease | PBS News

"It's mathematically impossible" for the reduction to be higher than 100% and for the consumer to still have to pay something, said Maryclare Griffin, associate professor in the University of Massachusetts-Amherst's mathematics and statistics department...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-rfk-jr-s-claim-theres-more-than-one-way-to-calculate-a-percentage-decrease

The groups backing RFK Jr. are running low on cash - POLITICO

“It’s hard to actually refer to MAHA as a movement when you’re looking at just a small number of donors providing the vast majority of financial support,” said Devin Burghart, president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, a nonprofit watchdog that studies conservative groups…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/24/rfk-maha-lyons-pac-midterms-00889913

Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal, appeals court says | PBS News

WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order suspending asylum access, a key pillar of the Republican president's plan to crack down on migration at the southern border of the U.S.

A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that immigration laws give people the right to apply for asylum at the border, and the president can't circumvent that…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-asylum-ban-at-the-border-is-illegal-appeals-court-says

Read the Court Order. Here's What It Actually Says.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puEfTMUEwX8

Why Trump wants to spend $1 billion on Great Salt Lake : NPR

The lake's primary water source comes from Utah's snowpack. During bad snow years – and 2026 was Utah's worst snowfall on record – the lake suffers more. Water from the three main tributaries that feed into Great Salt Lake is often diverted for other purposes before it ever makes its way to the lake…

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/nx-s1-5746844/why-trump-wants-to-spend-1-billion-on-great-salt-lake

Republican lawmakers attempt to shield big oil from climate lawsuits in ‘alarming’ bills

New House and Senate bills, led by Harriet Hageman, a Wyoming representative, and Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, respectively, would give oil and gas companies broad legal immunity from policies and lawsuits aimed at holding the industry accountable for damages caused by its emissions...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/republicans-big-oil-climate-lawsuits