Voices, The Peoples News
April 8, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
Republicans’ grand plan to fund ICE is crumbling under the weight of too many bizarre demands, and it’s getting worse
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/republicans-grand-plan-to-fund-ice-is-crumbling-under-the-weight-of-too-many-bizarre-demands-and-its-getting-worse/
A Dallas community leader and college graduate has spent the past seven months in ICE custody following a traffic stop that led to accusations of being in the country illegally. An immigration judge denied his request to remain in the U.S., ruling he did not meet the legal standard to avoid deportation, even though he is married to an American citizen. His family is now preparing to leave Texas and relocate to Mexico to stay together.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/family-prepares-leave-texas-immigration-224424707.html
TSA was built to stop terrorists. Now it’s helping deport immigrants. A new report found that the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement thousands of tips about immigrant travelers, resulting in hundreds of arrests since President Donald Trump began his second term in office.
https://san.com/cc/tsa-was-built-to-stop-terrorists-now-its-helping-deport-immigrants/
Math manipulation? Immigration statistics tracker swapped detainees’ criminal record for convictions
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/immigration-statistics-database-swapped-tracking-detainees-criminal-record
Democrats accuse ICE of creating ‘disappearances’ on US soil. Lawmakers led by Elizabeth Warren in scathing letter say system used to track detainees ‘increasingly unreliable’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/democrats-letter-ice-disappearances
Local GOP Officials Push Back on Trump Warehouse Detention Plan, Warn of ‘Significant Strain’ on Communities. The plan of converting warehouses into large-scale detention sites is currently under review after DHS paused additional acquisitions following the ouster of Kristi Noem
https://www.latintimes.com/local-gop-officials-push-back-trump-warehouse-detention-plan-warn-significant-strain-596375
Texas judge denies petition to release woman detained in Minnesota with medical condition: A woman arrested in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge must remain in an immigration detention facility in Texas pending deportation proceedings even as she suffers excruciating pain from a large ovarian cyst at risk of rupture, a federal judge ruled.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/07/texas-judge-denies-petition-to-release-woman-detained-in-minnesota-with-medical-condition/
The US Is Dumping Elderly Migrants in Mexico Without ID, Money or Phones. After living in the U.S. for decades, vulnerable, sick deportees are sleeping on sidewalks and dying in a country they don’t know.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-us-is-dumping-elderly-migrants-in-mexico-without-id-money-or-phones/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
Top 1% to Get $117 Billion in Trump Tax Cuts This Year as Bottom 95% Pay More. Many large, profitable corporations are paying little or no federal income tax following changes in the federal corporate income tax
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-tax-cuts-2026
# Education / Schools / Children / Youth
Texas considers required reading lists with Bible passages in schools. Texas is considering a statewide curriculum change that would require millions of public school students to read Bible passages alongside other assigned texts, with a final board vote expected in June.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5819365-texas-bible-school-reading-list/
College Students Losing Ability to Participate in Class Discussions Because They Offloaded Their Thinking to AI. “Everyone now kind of sounds the same.”
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-college-students-homogenized
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
The U.S.-Israel led attack against Iran continues to impact the global oil supply by cutting off Persian Gulf crude production and distribution. The U.S.-Israel led attack against Iran continues to impact the global oil supply by cutting off Persian Gulf crude production and distribution. It’s not only impacting the global energy supply, it also is facilitating a supply chain and food stability crisis with ripple effects throughout the economy
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_93ccaeb3-e582-473c-b846-0e3838fc5253.html
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
Texas Railroad Commission chairman warns of hazards from worsening water crisis: Warning that South Texas is headed toward a water crisis he described as a potential “train wreck,” Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Jim Wright said on Monday, April 6 in Goliad that communities must begin preparing now for increasing water shortages and rising costs.
https://www.southtexasnews.com/train-wreck-fixing-to-happen/article_865b4a3f-56ac-4489-b690-87d01005e0ca.html
White House proposes $736M cut to National Park Service: ‘A cut this massive would be catastrophic’: As the Department of the Interior pushes employees into “visitor-facing” roles and proposes to slash $736 million from the National Park Service budget, critics warn the scientists and stewards who keep our parks alive are being purged.
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/nps-layoffs-visitor-facing-realignment-2027-budget/
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
The veil of secrecy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case has finally been shredded, revealing a dark web of document destruction and high-level political ties that will leave you questioning everything.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/justice-fragments-epstein-shredded-records-192352649.html
# Gov / Politics
World Bodies ‘Must Urgently Intervene’ to Stop Trump From Wiping Out Iran: The group’s leader urged action to stop “attacks that would plunge an entire country into darkness and deprive millions of their fundamental human rights to life, water, food, healthcare, and an adequate standard of living.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-threat-to-iran
As Trump Threatens Genocidal Attack, House Democrats Rebuked for Dragging Feet on War Powers Vote
“Inaction from House Democratic leadership is complicity,” said an organizer for the National Iranian American Council.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-genocide-iran-war-powers-dems
AOC Among Lawmakers Saying US Troops ‘Must Disobey’ Trump Order to Destroy Iranian Civilization
“We can still stop this,” said one think tank.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-war-crime
Incompetent Trump Is Driving Us Toward Global Political-Economic Collapse. Operation Epic Fury is only the most severe example of President Donald Trump’s poor decision-making, which is likely to produce one mega-disaster after another.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-undermining-us-economy-is-it-incompetence-confusion-or-deliberate-by-michael-r-strain-2025-03
Trump’s Genocidal Threats on Iran Are Enabled by a Vast Apparatus of Destruction. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump threatened.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-genocidal-threats-on-iran-are-enabled-by-a-vast-apparatus-of-destruction/
GOP Lawmakers Defend, Spin Trump’s Genocidal Truth Social Screed Against Iran
“The president has to follow through with his threats,” one GOP lawmaker said, describing Iran as “a cancer.”
https://truthout.org/articles/gop-lawmakers-defend-spin-trumps-genocidal-truth-social-screed-against-iran/
Pritzker, Illinois Dems say Trump’s Iran threat crosses a line, call for his removal
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/nation-and-world-politics/pritzker-illinois-dems-say-trumps-iran-threat-crosses-a-line-call-for-his-removal/
Congress Must Restrain the Trump Administration from Nuclear Weapons First Use: President Donald Trump’s and his administration’s escalating threats against Iran, including alluding to first-use of nuclear weapons, have reached a breaking point. For the safety and security of the United States and the world at large, Congress must urgently intervene to prevent the United States from further escalating this conflict, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
https://www.ucs.org/about/news/congress-must-restrain-trump-admin-first-use-nuclear-weapons
When a president is unfit for office, here’s what the Constitution says can happen
https://theconversation.com/when-a-president-is-unfit-for-office-heres-what-the-constitution-says-can-happen-280120
Trump’s bizarre new plan for the Strait of Hormuz has the world reeling, he declares ‘we’re the winner’ but the cost could be catastrophic
https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/trumps-bizarre-new-plan-for-the-strait-of-hormuz-has-the-world-reeling-he-declares-were-the-winner-but-the-cost-could-be-catastrophic/
A $400 million ballroom was just the beginning. Now, Trump plans to spend $174 million more on renovations
https://fortune.com/2026/04/06/trump-white-house-ballroom-spending-more-renovation-2026/
Trump announces two-week ‘double-sided’ ceasefire with Iran: Relief as US and Iran agree to truce, but enemies’ demands unresolved
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/07/iran-war-us-trump-hormuz-deadline-updates–live/89492185007/
‘Delusional liar’ Trump slammed for easily disprovable claim he assassinated infamous terrorist
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/delusional-liar-trump-slammed-easily-205602641.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
Spain Responds to US Warning for NATO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzjroITaNDY
Trump Administration’s NATO Comments Are Pushing Europe to Seek Alternatives, Spain Says. Madrid’s foreign minister said that recent remarks from Washington were forcing Europeans to ‘take a leap in terms of our sovereignty and defense.’
https://www.ntd.com/trump-administrations-nato-comments-are-pushing-europe-to-seek-alternatives-spain-says_1137287.html
Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel. Defense for Children International-Palestine was critical in exposing Israel’s mass atrocities against children.
https://truthout.org/articles/top-palestinian-childrens-rights-group-shutters-after-being-targeted-by-israel/
Cuba’s President Vows to ‘Fight’ if US Launches Military Action
https://www.newsweek.com/miguel-diaz-canel-cuba-president-vows-to-fight-if-us-launches-military-action-11786924
Iran Threatens Retaliation as US Considers Ground Operations. The Pentagon is developing military options for a “final blow” in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a massive bombing campaign, according to two U.S. officials and two sources with knowledge.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/iran-invasion-plans-kharg-island-trump
Iran Is a Live-Fire Testing Lab for China’s AI-Driven Warfare Strategy
https://asiatimes.com/2026/04/china-using-iran-as-proxy-lab-for-future-ai-warfare-with-us/
Iran Uses Chinese AI Satellite Imagery to Target U.S. Military Bases and Equipment in Middle East. Iranian forces are using AI-enhanced satellite imagery from Chinese firm MizarVision to refine targeting of U.S. military installations across the Middle East
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2026/iran-uses-chinese-ai-satellite-imagery-to-target-u-s-bases-in-middle-east
# Law / Law Enforcement / Prisons / FBI / CIA / ATF / DEA
‘Dreading what is to come’: Former Central Texas inmates testify in trial over extreme prison heat
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/dreading-come-former-central-texas-205153394.html
Texas correctional officers suspended amid ongoing criminal and administrative investigations after two female inmates reported inappropriate conduct at state prison medical facility
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2026/04/02/547992/galveston-correctional-officers-sexual-assault-allegations-tdcj/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Bondi tried to kill ethics investigations. Now she’ll face one. Trump has a long history of lawyers who faced discipline for actions they took on his behalf. Bondi knew that when she took the attorney general job.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/04/07/bondi_tried_to_kill_ethics_investigations_now_shell_face_one_696342.html
# Medicare / Medicaid / Disability Benefits / Health and Human Services [HHS]
Doctors are quitting at record rates heading into 2026, and patients may soon feel the impact nationwide
https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/doctor-shortages-are-here-and-they-ll-get-worse-if-we-don-t-act
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigations Into Dozens of Medicaid Providers to Combat Fraud Utilizing Data from DOGE
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-announces-investigations-dozens-medicaid-providers-combat-fraud
Memorial Hermann, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas remain at impasse, leaving patients out of network. The health system is now out-of-network with BCBSTX for Commercial and Blue Advantage Marketplace plans, the organization said in a statement. Memorial Hermann facilities and affiliated physicians are unable to accept any BCBSTX and out-of-state BCBS plans for patients accessing the local BCBSTX networks.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/memorial-hermann-health-system-blue-cross-blue-shield-texas-fail-reach-contract-deal
As Medicaid Cuts Push 446 Hospitals To The Brink, Mark Cuban Says Their Spending And Overpaying Is The Real Problem. ‘Prove Me Wrong’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/medicaid-cuts-push-446-hospitals-144610499.html
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA
President Trump announced nine more companies joining TrumpRx, aiming for U.S.-Europe drug price parity using tariffs as leverage.
https://www.pharmexec.com/view/president-trump-announces-nine-more-trumprx-participants
Health workers pretended constipated man with dementia was dying and only had months to live so they could reap ‘sham hospice’ benefits, DOJ says
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/health-workers-pretended-constipated-man-with-dementia-was-dying-and-only-had-months-to-live-so-they-could-reap-sham-hospice-benefits-doj-says/
GLP-1 Drugs Found to Affect Bone Health. A large percentage of Americans are currently taking GLP-1 medications, and with such an increased interest, researchers have been examining other potential health benefits of these drugs outside of managing type 2 diabetes and weight loss.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/glp-1s-osteoporosis-bone-health
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
RQ-180’s Likely Role Over Iran Foreshadowed By Secret Cold War Stealth Drone Program. Large sums of money were spent trying to build a spy drone just like the RQ-180 for a very specific mission decades beforehand.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/rq-180s-likely-role-over-iran-foreshadowed-by-secret-cold-war-stealth-drone-program
# Military / Global
Netanyahu says Israeli planes have struck Iran bridges, railways ahead of Trump vow to do so. The IDF said it had completed a wide-scale operation on Iran after reports that railways in Karaj and Qazvin, as well as bridges in Kashan and Tabriz-Zanjan, were destroyed.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-892297
Ukraine long-range drones batter Russian oil refinery near St. Petersburg. The strike, which took place deep into Russian territory, wahobbls part of a strategy to limit Russia’s oil experts
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/ukraine-long-range-drones-batter-russian-oil-refinery-near-st-petersburg?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators
# NATO
‘ENOUGH, NOW STOP…’: NATO Nation Openly Opens New Front Against Trump? Shock Warning Issued. France, a leading NATO nation, has strongly cautioned against any attacks on Iran’s civilian or energy infrastructure, warning that such strikes would violate international law and risk triggering retaliation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gub8ZaXbWaU
# Technology / AI
Company unveils new ‘ceiling-crawling’ robots to tackle major EV charging issue: In China, electric vehicle chargers come to you. It’s a fascinating concept being built by several companies for parking garages, removing the need to roam around in search of a plug-in, according to Electrek.
https://autos.yahoo.com/ev-and-future-tech/articles/chinese-company-unveils-ceiling-crawling-220000080.html
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