Embattled Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales announced Monday that he would step down from Congress, just days before he faced the possibility of a high-stakes vote that could have made him the seventh member to ever be expelled from the House.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/13/politics/tony-gonzales-leaving-congress
Embattled GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales announces he’s stepping down from Congress
Embattled Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales announced Monday that he would step down from Congress, just days before he faced the possibility of a high-stakes vote that could have made him the seventh member to ever be expelled from the House.
“My administration was able to find a lot of common ground with Pedotopia. Other presidents have tried, but this is the first time anyone has succeeded.”
https://theonion.com/u-s-reaches-trade-deal-with-pedotopia/
U.S. Reaches Trade Deal With Pedotopia
WASHINGTON—In a major new agreement expected to provide the United States with unprecedented market access to the island nation, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he had finalized a long-anticipated trade deal with Pedotopia. Despite years of tension between the two leaders, Trump smiled and gave a thumbs-up as he shook hands with Prime Minister […]
A number of other major journalism organizations have also recently moved to restrict the Wayback Machine from archiving their stories, including The New York Times.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-internets-most-powerful-archiving-tool-is-in-mortal-peril/
The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril
As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.
Meanwhile, the Iran war has driven up the cost of buying homes, with average rates for 30-year mortgages jumping from just under 6% to 6.37%.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-housing-shortage-affordability-5db3092fa2f5f3c43929912c1bcddc3d
How big is the US housing shortage? 10 million homes
White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses. That's according to a report out Monday. It says more construction would lower prices, increase home ownership and fuel faster economic growth. President Donald Trump's approval ratings have slumped because of concerns over his handling of the economy. Trump has taken some steps to make it easier to build houses, but he's been slow to embrace other measures. The new report is from the White House Council of Economic Advisers. It lays out a blueprint for how more construction could help the middle class and the economy, setting up an argument Trump could make to voters.
“In 18 months I went from hesitantly voting for Trump to thinking there’s a decent chance he’s the antichrist,” added Clint Russell, host of the right-wing Liberty Lockdown podcast.
https://www.wired.com/story/staunch-trump-supporters-are-now-asking-if-hes-the-antichrist/
Staunch Trump Supporters Are Now Asking if He’s the Antichrist
The Iran war and a series of social media posts, including one depicting Trump as Jesus Christ, have some conservative commentators and fans suspecting the president may be the antichrist.
“I don’t think there’s any line right now between policy decisions and political calculations and the interest of the Trump family,” said Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian at Princeton University.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-organization-crypto-conflict-eric-deals-863d8850f536df291391e949ba1bc00e
Trump family deal spree could open door for future presidents to profit from office
For the Trump family, business is booming. Whereas the Trump Organization didn’t do a single deal overseas in Donald Trump's first term as president, it did eight in the past year. It got more than double the money in four months selling Trump “meme” coins than it did in four years running a massive Washington D.C. hotel. And there are more potential conflicts as the family makes money investing in companies dependent on federal contracts and seeking taxpayer funded grants and loans. While past presidents avoided even the appearance of profiting from their office, some historians worry how Trump's approach might influence future holders of the office.
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