Voices, The Peoples News
April 9, 2026
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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“Recommend virtue to your children,
that alone — not wealth — can give happiness.”
– Ludwig van Beethoven
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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Migrants
How ICE Went Rogue: A Brief Analysis of the Legal Authorities Governing ICE and CBP Operations — and How They’re Being Undermined and Violated by Policy and Practice
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/ice-cbp-legal-analysis/
ICE expansion has outpaced accountability. What are the remedies?
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ice-expansion-has-outpaced-accountability-what-are-the-remedies/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banking / Taxes / IRS / Cryptocurrencies
No April 2026 Stimulus Check Confirmed: No April 2026 Stimulus Check Confirmed — Here’s the Truth. Many Americans are asking the same question right now: “Are we getting a $2,000 stimulus check in April 2026?”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/getting-2-000-stimulus-check-124521860.html
Bondi successor reveals shocking number of fraud cases with eye-popping taxpayer theft. Blanche praised Bondi’s ‘vision and commitment to justice’ while signaling continuity in fraud enforcement
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-bondi-successor-reveals-shocking-number-fraud-cases-eye-popping-taxpayer-theft
Justice Department creates new unit to tackle taxpayer fraud
https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/acting-ag-todd-blanche-to-highlight-trump-administrations-fraud-wins-in-first-briefing-pam-bondi-fired-minnesota-california-jd-vance-fraud-czar-colin-mcdonald-medicare-medicaid-dr-oz
A new economic iron curtain is falling across America as trillions in wealth flee to the ‘Boom Belt’:
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/new-economic-iron-curtain-falling-across-america-trillions-wealth-flee-boom-belt
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on nations supplying arms to Iran: ‘No Exclusions Or Exemptions’
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/macro-economic-events/26/04/51701940/trump-threatens-50-tariffs-on-nations-supplying-arms-to-iran-no-exclusions-or-exemptions
Showdown in small federal trade court in NY over Trump’s tariffs could reshape US trade policy
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_af662137-ab44-41c5-9f8a-0a8e6a3b0f8b.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity
# Food / Farming / Agriculture / SNAP [Food Stamps] / USDA
“The Alarm Bell”: Arizona’s Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
https://www.benton.org/headlines/%E2%80%9C-alarm-bell%E2%80%9D-arizona%E2%80%99s-drop-snap-participation-signals-potential-nationwide-impact-trump
SNAP restrictions leave impoverished with less: Policing The Plate: The Politics Of Texas’ New SNAP Restrictions. When your only options for grocery shopping are a corner store or a dollar store, your diet becomes much more of a survival strategy than a personal choice.
https://newsone.com/6852491/texas-snap-restrictions-policing-poverty-politics/
Nearly 42 million Americans lose their food stamp benefits. The lapse in benefits could be temporary if the Trump administration complies with a recent court order requiring them to use emergency money to fund SNAP.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/01/millions-lose-food-aid-snap-trump-shutdown-00632404
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
Democrats vow to hold Bondi in contempt for refusing Epstein deposition. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee for her scheduled deposition April 14, an announcement that garnered a flood of condemnation from Democrats.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_04161544-20a0-41d9-9289-442a764ee9ec.html
# Gov / Politics
[Video] ‘REMOVE TRUMP NOW’: Impeachment Drive Begins In US House… Top Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has renewed her call for Trump’s impeachment, saying the ceasefire “changes nothing.” In a sharply worded response, she accused the President of pushing the United States into a dangerous conflict without Congressional authorisation and warned of catastrophic global consequences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GPVgyVlVQ0
Texas Moves to Restrict Noncitizens’ Rights Through New Laws and Policy Changes. Texas is cutting undocumented immigrants off from school, work and driving. The sweeping rule changes, all enacted outside the typical legislative process, have upended life for noncitizens, including those who are here legally.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/02/texas-immigration-crackdown-regulatory-legal-changes-undocumented-immigrants-daca/
Anthony Scaramucci Says ‘Everything That Could Be Done Wrong Has Been Done Wrong’ As He Slams Trump’s Tariffs, Energy Spikes, Economic Uncertainty
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/04/51697020/anthony-scaramucci-says-everything-that-could-be-done-wrong-has-been-done-wrong-as-he-slams-trumps–
GOP in freefall as Dems pull out ‘landslide victory’: ‘We screwed up another race’
https://www.rawstory.com/midterm-elections-2676678380/
Salazar Slams Critics Over Claims That Dignity Act Amounts to Amnesty for Immigrants: ‘Read the Bill Before You Open Your Mouth.’ Supporters describe the bill as a “pragmatic” attempt to address labor shortages, border enforcement and the legal status of long-term residents
https://www.latintimes.com/salazar-slams-critics-over-claims-that-dignity-act-amounts-amnesty-immigrants-read-bill-before-596435
Donald Trump Health Rumors Explode After “Secret” Hospital Visit Claim, Niece Mary Trump Raises Alzheimer’s Concerns. Mary Trump, the president’s niece and a clinical psychologist, has publicly claimed that Donald Trump is exhibiting signs similar to those of her grandfather, who had Alzheimer’s. Her remarks follow recent speculation about the president’s health after an alleged hospital visit, which the White House has denied. Officials and allies have dismissed the claims as unfounded, framing them as politically motivated attacks.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/mary-trump-claims-president-shows-signs-of-alzheimer-s-white-house-denies/gm-GM5ED66E88?gemSnapshotKey=GM5ED66E88-snapshot-3
Political pressure from Somali community hampered Minnesota fraud probes. A key whistleblower in a Minnesota government fraud unit suggests politics may have played a role in undermining investigations into child care welfare rackets. Although being less than 2% of the total population, the Somali community is a major political force, having helped elect Ilhan Omar to Congress.
https://justthenews.com/accountability/whistleblowers/pressure-somali-community-hampered-minnesota-fraud-probes
Vance, Witkoff, Kushner to lead Iran negotiations: The negotiations are led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner but Vance could be tagged in if there is a direct meeting with Iranian officials.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/06/vance-is-on-standby-in-iran-talks-00860811
Schumer blasts Trump’s Iran war as failure, moves to rein in his war powers amid ceasefire. Iran has already presented a 10-point peace plan that Trump swiftly rejected as the ceasefire enters its first day
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-blasts-trumps-iran-war-failure-moves-rein-war-powers-amid-ceasefire
Trump Makes Unhinged War Threat in Wild Midnight Meltdown. Trump’s threats came as dozens of international law experts signed an open letter raising concerns that U.S. strikes on Iran—including attacks on civilian infrastructure for no clear military purpose—could amount to war crimes.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/panicked-trump-79-fires-off-084257539.html
Dems Say Iran Ceasefire Doesn’t Change Fact That ‘Unstable, Unhinged, and Unfit’ Trump Must Go
“Whether by his Cabinet or Congress, the president must be removed from office,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “We are playing with the brink.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-25th-amendment-iran
Where the f**k is Congress? While Trump runs ‘roughshod over the rights of millions,’ Congress sits idly by, ignoring their constitutional power to stop him.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O8UBq3Necss
Congress MIA As Trump Threatens Civilizational Destruction. As President Donald Trump threatens war crimes and total annihilation of Iran, Congress has gone dark.
https://www.aol.com/articles/congress-mia-trump-threatens-civilizational-185608082.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
Pakistan Reiterates That Lebanon Is Still Part of Ceasefire Despite Israel’s Attacks. A foreign policy expert told Common Dreams that Israel’s unprecedented attack on Lebanon, backed by the US, “appeared to be a direct attempt to blow up the ceasefire, and it worked.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/pakistan-lebanon-ceasefire
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act. The prohibition of racial discrimination in voting and the right to have absentee ballots counted are in grave peril.
https://truthout.org/articles/supreme-court-is-poised-to-gut-remaining-protections-of-the-voting-rights-act/
# Medical / Science / Research / Nursing / Biologicals / Pharmaceutical / Chemistry / FDA
New medical dystopia unlocked when Connecticut man dies in ICU while the only doctor on duty was a screen
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/connecticut-hospital-telehealth-doctor-icu-b2953085.html
They needed treatment for drug addiction. The company they turned to may have used them to commit fraud. Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kentucky-addiction-recovery-care-medicaid-fraud
# Military / Department of Defense [DOD]
Automatic registration for US military draft-eligible men begins in December. “This statutory change transfers responsibility for registration from individual men to SSS through integration with federal data sources,” the website reads.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/08/automatic-registration-for-us-military-draft-eligible-men-to-begin-in-december/
Ret. Major General Says He’s Been Told the Military Is ‘Already Saying No’ To Pentagon Higher-Ups: “I think it’s more clear than ever before this concept of following– that you’re not supposed to follow illegal orders,” said Manner.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/ret-major-general-says-hes-been-told-the-military-is-already-saying-no-to-pentagon-higher-ups/
Hegseth says U.S. has right to conduct Midnight Hammer-type attack over Iran’s enriched uranium. The U.S. military inflicted massive damage to the Iranian military, but at least part of the Iranian regime’s highly-enriched uranium stockpile remains in the regime’s hands. Although successful negotiations may render such action unnecessary, Hegseth made clear that if required, the U.S. could conduct a similar operation again.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/hegseth-says-us-reserves-right-conduct-midnight-hammer-type-attack-over-irans
U.S. has violated ceasefire agreement, Iran parliamentary speaker says
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5822691-iran-us-ceasefire-lebanon-dispute/
# Military / Global
Israel Carpet Bombs Lebanon After Announcement of Iran Ceasefire. Israeli forces announced on Wednesday that it struck 100 sites in Lebanon over 10 minutes.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-carpet-bombs-lebanon-after-announcement-of-iran-ceasefire/
# NATO
Trump to meet NATO secretary general at White House, amid president’s vow to remove US from alliance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSV9DJfgZLk
Trump slams NATO after meeting with Mark Rutte. Rutte’s meeting with Trump at the White House lasted about two hours on Wednesday. It followed the Trump administration’s rising frustration with NATO allies due to their refusal to enter the U.S.-Israeli conflict against Iran.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5823232-trump-slams-nato-after-meeting-with-mark-rutte/
# Social Services / Programs / Social Security
New push in Washington to “fix” your Social Security. But don’t be fooled because their solution isn’t about strengthening this program for the future or protecting your earned benefits, it’s about cutting Social Security. Some lawmakers are proposing to means test Social Security, which would reduce or eliminate benefits for millions of Americans who’ve paid into the system their entire working lives. They claim it’s necessary to “save” Social Security.
https://fortune.com/2026/03/19/social-security-only-6-years-left-benefit-cut-better-than-tax-raise/
# Sports
ICE warns sports fans to be wary of fraud ahead of FIFA World Cup later this year; warns fans of counterfeit merchandise ahead of FIFA World Cup
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-warns-fans-counterfeit-merchandise-ahead-fifa-world-cup
# Transportation / Trucking
Americas huge car culture is being targeted with a controversial ban forcing treasured vehicles off roads on certain days of the week. There are fears of a US-wide rollout of the new license plate law targeting old military vehicles, street rods, plus vintage or classic cars and even motorcycles
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/16194171/classic-car-minnesota-license-plate-bill-weekend-rule/#:~:text=AMERICA’S%20huge%20car%20culture%20is,classic%20cars%20and%20even%20motorcycles.
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