False Claims Trump Made as He Addressed the Nation About Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mischaracterized core elements of the U.S. economy and stretched the facts in claiming to have toppled Iran’s government as he addressed the nation Wednesday night in a time of soaring gas prices and persistent inflation. Here’s a look at some of his statements: CLAIM: “We were a dead and …

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Takeaways From Trump’s Speech on Iran

By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump staunchly defended his handling of the month-old, ⁠U.S.-Israeli war ⁠on Iran in a prime-time address on Wednesday, saying the ⁠U.S. military was nearing completion of its mission while also reinforcing his threats to bomb the Islamic Republic back to the Stone …

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DNC and top Democratic leaders sue Trump over mail-in voting executive order

A coalition of major Democratic groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, seeking to strike down an executive order that would exert more federal influence over mail-in voting — including by creating lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state. The suit — filed in D.C. federal court by the Democratic …

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4/1: CBS Evening News – CBS News

4/1: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump addresses the nation on the Iran war; Artemis II blasts off in a historic moon mission.

Trump Says ‘Core Strategic Objectives’ in Iran War Are Nearing Completion

WASHINGTON, ⁠April ⁠1 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President Donald ​Trump ‌said ‌on ⁠Wednesday Washington’s “core ⁠strategic objectives” in ​the ​Iran war were ⁠nearing completion. “I’m ⁠pleased ⁠to say ​that these ​core ⁠strategic ⁠objectives are nearing completion,” Trump ⁠said in a primetime address. (Reporting by Kanishka ⁠Singh in Washington, editing ​by Michelle ​Nichols) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Trump Threatens to Hit Iran ‘Extremely Hard’ Over Next Two to Three Weeks

WASHINGTON, April ⁠1 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump ​said on Wednesday ‌Washington will strike ‌Iran “extremely ⁠hard” ⁠over the next two to ​three weeks and hit ​the country into ⁠the “Stone Ages.” “We ⁠are ⁠going to ​hit them extremely hard ​over ⁠the next two to three ⁠weeks. We are going to bring ⁠them back …

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Florida Vice Mayor Shot Dead, Husband Jailed as Suspect

April 1 (Reuters) – The vice ⁠mayor ⁠of Coral Springs, Florida, ⁠was shot and killed on Wednesday and ​her husband was taken into custody as the lone suspect in what ‌police called a case ‌of domestic violence, officials said. Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, was ⁠the first ⁠Black woman and first Haitian American woman to serve …

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