News for April 21, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military will no longer require flu shots for all service members, citing medical freedom and religious rights.

Senate Republicans advanced a budget resolution to help fund immigration enforcement agencies through reconciliation, moving closer to a GOP-only plan for ICE and border funding.

The Pentagon said U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean without incident as part of a wider effort to stop ships tied to Iran.

The Justice Department says it indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on fraud charges over a secret informant program that prosecutors say misused donor money.

President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will seek answers after four people, including U.S. Embassy workers and Mexican officials, died in a crash in Chihuahua tied to an anti-drug operation.

Trump said the US-Iran ceasefire will stay in place while talks continue, even as Iran says US and Israeli actions are blocking real negotiations.