Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Ticks Higher as Bank Earnings Show U.S. Economy Holding Up - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal

WSJ

Thu Apr 16 2026

Scoop: Trump discussed "Jesus" meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say - Axios

Axios

Marc Caputo

Thu Apr 16 2026

The mystery of who may have helped introduce the meme to Trump wasn't clear, until now.

Senate rejects resolution to block Trump from striking Iran - The Washington Post

The Washington Post

Theodoric Meyer, Noah Robertson

Wed Apr 15 2026

The war powers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war’s start — but some Republicans expressed fresh concern about the war as it approaches the two-month mark.

NBA play-in tournament: Live updates from Wednesday's matchups - ESPN

ESPN

ESPN staff

Wed Apr 15 2026

The NBA play-in tournament continues on Wednesday with four teams vying for a spot in the playoffs.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issues unusual apology over 'hurtful' remarks about colleague Brett Kavanaugh - NBC News

NBC News

Lawrence Hurley, Gary Grumbach

Wed Apr 15 2026

The liberal Supreme Court justice had criticized her conservative colleague while talking about an opinion he wrote last year in an immigration case.

Republicans worry White House ‘nonsense’ is hurting midterm prospects - Politico

Politico

Dasha Burns

Wed Apr 15 2026

Trump’s weaves and fights come at an increasingly inconvenient time for a party clinging to razor-thin margins in Congress.

Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’ - AP News

Associated Press

Samy Magdy, Sam Mednick

Wed Apr 15 2026

Sudan is entering a fourth year of war marked by famine and massacres in what the United Nations calls an “abandoned crisis.” The conflict between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has displaced 13 million people. At least 59,000 people h…