Saturday, April 18, 2026
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Coverage via The Guardian and NPR Politics. Updated every 10 minutes.
The Guardian
<p>President signed executive order directing FDA to expedite review of psychedelic drugs including ibogaine</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>Iran claims US blockade of ports violates ceasefire, as officials say Trump meeting with Vance, Rubio, Hegseth and Bessent</p><p>Separate to the Pakistani army
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>Pontiff says that despite ‘certain narrative that has not been accurate’, he will continue to preach message of peace</p><ul><li><p><a href="htt
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>US president’s desperation for war to end has seen him trying to speed through a process he does not fully control</p><ul><li><p><a href="https:
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait during brief window when shipping lane had reopened</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguard
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>Construction was stopped after suit challenged president’s authority to raze East Wing without congressional approval</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguar
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>Manhattan church led by Norman Vincent Peale was known for opposing presidency of JFK – and Catholics in general</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>Nicholas Enrich was an eyewitness to the dismantling of the US foreign aid organization by the Trump administration</p><ul><li><p><a href="https
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>The US president’s grudge match with the pope underlines how religion really functions in American politics</p><p>I’m not a particularly religious person, even
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV polarizing the diverse community as faith and politics come to a head</p><p>Maryellen Lewicki meets once a week for Bible study
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they are</p><p>Donald Tr
Apr 18
The Guardian
<p>The president has opened fissures in his base by starting a war he couldn’t finish with Iran, stoking inflation and offending Christians. Barred from running again, he may
Apr 18
NPR Politics
We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and encouraging its journalism.
Apr 18
NPR Politics
Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped f
Apr 11
NPR Politics
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the successful launch of NASA's Artemis II this week. The four astronauts aboard will travel around the moon.
Apr 4
NPR Politics
The White House has depicted the war in Iran online with videos that weave real life images of missile strikes and destruction with clips from video games, sports clips, and action
Mar 28
NPR Politics
Residents in and around Washington braced themselves for damaging storms earlier this week, but turns out it was a forecast flop. One local meteorologist apologized.
Mar 21
NPR Politics
Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ingredients, indicating that they may have been experimenti
Mar 14
NPR Politics
Traders on prediction markets bet on nearly anything. One made more than half a million dollars betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. But should people wager on human suffering?
Mar 7
NPR Politics
She was thrilled to become the first teacher from a government-sponsored school in India to get a Fulbright exchange award to learn from U.S. schools. People asked two questions th
Mar 1
NPR Politics
A storied football team may be moving out of Illinois. Will fans of the Chicago Bears stick with them when they become the Hammond Bears?
Feb 28
NPR Politics
Rev. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. NPR's Scott Simon remembers covering Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign in Mississippi.
Feb 21
Spotlight Dispatch
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