News for April 13, 2026

Rep. Eric Swalwell said he will resign from Congress after sexual assault and misconduct allegations led to an Ethics Committee probe and growing pressure to leave.

The Justice Department fired at least four prosecutors who worked on FACE Act cases during the Biden administration, deepening a Trump-era purge of officials tied to those cases.

The Department of Homeland Security is recalling thousands of furloughed workers to duty during the shutdown, with President Donald Trump’s administration saying it will use available funds to keep them paid for now.

Minnesota officials are investigating whether ICE’s warrantless arrest of Hmong American citizen ChongLy “Scott” Thao may amount to kidnapping, burglary, and false imprisonment.

The Trump administration reversed course and agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York after a lawsuit challenged its removal.

Congress returns to a packed agenda that includes funding the Department of Homeland Security, possible expulsion votes for lawmakers, and a new fight over President Donald Trump’s Iran war.

Three Palestine Action activists were cleared of violent disorder over a break-in at an Elbit Systems site near Bristol, but the case against them and others on criminal damage still goes on.

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is drawing strong pushback from Hollywood, with critics saying it could hurt competition, jobs, and creative freedom.

A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, but gave him a chance to file an amended complaint.