Month: April 2026

The Hollywood Reporter It looks like The Apprentice might be making a comeback. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is discussing a potential reboot of The Apprentice, the reality TV show once hosted by Donald Trump before he went into politics and became the president of the United States. Talks are reportedly in the early stages, as the reboot isn’t in active development, and the Trump family hasn’t been approached about the idea yet. People close to the matter also told the WSJ that Amazon executives have suggested internally that Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., could potentially serve as the host of the reboot. READ THE FULL STORY

CNBC President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, effectively ending the partial government shutdown that began in February. The U.S. House had approved the measure hours earlier following White House warnings that emergency funding for DHS would run out as soon as Friday. The funding bill’s passage comes after more than a month of House Republican opposition to the plan, which advanced unanimously out of the Senate in late March.   READ THE FULL STORY

NBC News State lawmakers passed redrawn congressional lines Wednesday that create four more GOP-leaning seats in Florida, making it the eighth state to complete mid-decade redistricting in the 2026 election cycle — and most likely setting up a historic legal challenge in the state. The proposal passed the state House and Senate on largely partisan lines, even as some members of the Republican majorities have expressed skepticism about redrawing the congressional lines. Florida GOP lawmakers largely remained silent publicly as the state has become part of a Trump-backed mid-decade redistricting push designed to beef up Republicans’ slim U.S. House majority ahead of the midterms. Several Democratic-controlled states retaliated, leading to something close to a stalemate nationally. READ THE FULL STORY

CBS News   Former FBI Director James Comey made his first court appearance Wednesday after his indictment a day earlier for allegedly making threats against President Trump. He did not enter a plea on Wednesday. Federal Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick read the charges against Comey and denied the Justice Department’s attempts to set conditions of release. “I don’t think conditions on release are necessary in this case,” Fitzpatrick said, adding that “they weren’t necessary last time” Comey was indicted. READ THE FULL STORY   

Breitbart   A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration cannot obtain Arizona’s voter registration list as the administration seeks to ensure election integrity across the nation. Judge Susan Brnovich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday said that the state’s voter registration list is not subject to requests from the U.S. Attorney General. Brnovich, a Trump appointed-judge, dismissed the case with prejudice because an amended complaint would be “legally futile.” READ THE FULL STORY   

The Hill   House GOP leaders struck a deal with hard-line conservative rebels on Wednesday to delay a vote on the farm bill, which has been at the center of controversy in recent days as Republicans remain divided over certain provisions. The agreement came as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held open a procedural rule vote for more than two hours to try to win over holdouts on a rule that would tee up debate on a final vote on the farm bill, a measure to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s warrantless surveillance powers and a budget blueprint to fund immigration enforcement. The holdouts eventually ended up voting yes on the rule, but only after securing an agreement that the farm bill would be punted. READ THE FULL STORY   

CBS News   King Charles addressed Congress in a roughly 30-minute speech, speaking about the “truly unique” relationship between the U.K. and the U.S., and stressing the importance of the alliance. He received a standing ovation when he said “executive power is subject to checks and balances.” Charles’ address to lawmakers is only the second time in history a British monarch has delivered a speech to Congress. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, became the first to do so in 1991. Charles and Queen Camilla were greeted at the White House with a formal state arrival ceremony, complete with a military flyover and cannon salute. President Trump cast the visit in both personal and historical terms, noting his mother’s Scottish ancestry and the long relationship between the U.S. and U.K. There will be a state dinner Tuesday night at the White House. READ THE FULL STORY   

Breitbart   The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday that its 59 years of membership in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will come to an end, effective May 1. The split was not a surprise, given the growing political and economic rifts between the Emirates and other OPEC members, especially Iran and Saudi Arabia. The UAE also withdrew from OPEC+, the expanded coalition formed in 2016 to induct ten major non-member oil producers — notably including Russia, which by that point had become the world’s third-largest oil producer. READ THE FULL STORY   

The Hill   A recent survey by Gallup found that 55 percent of respondents view their personal financial situation as getting worse, a new high dating back to 2001. The polling, released Tuesday, was conducted from April 1-15 for the firm’s annual Economy and Personal Finance survey. It asked respondents questions on their personal financial situations, the most important financial problems they face and how price increases are impacting them, among other queries. The percentage of those who said their personal financial situation is getting worse is higher than the previous high of 53 percent, set last April. The prior high mark was 50 percent, which was set twice — during the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020 and amid high inflation in April 2023. READ THE FULL STORY