News for April 23, 2026

Trump is trying to force Iran into a deal fast, but Iran is holding out and may be gaining leverage as the war drags on.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a Tax Day video to promote a new luxury property tax, and billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel pushed back after being singled out.

Sens. Katie Britt and John Fetterman are pushing new social media rules for kids and teens, saying Congress needs to act now to protect young people’s mental health.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he is fine paying California’s high taxes and urged billionaires to stay in the state, even as a wealth tax debate puts pressure on rich residents and tech leaders.

Regeneron won FDA approval for the first gene therapy for a rare genetic hearing loss, and the company says it will provide the treatment free to U.S. patients.

A shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge left one person dead and five others wounded, and police say the Baton Rouge Police Department is still looking for more people involved.

Wildfires are spreading across Georgia and northern Florida as severe drought and dry weather push state officials to mount a large response.

A federal judge ordered the release of Hayam El Gamal and her five children from immigration detention in Texas after they had been held for nearly 10 months.

President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to use force against Iranian small boats in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran rose over shipping and oil seizures.

Adam Hall has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years after a court found he deliberately infected five young men and two boys with HIV and raped four of them.

Ecuador’s top court approved sending Dario Penafiel, a Los Choneros lieutenant, to the United States to face drug trafficking and gun charges.

Senate Republicans approved a budget measure that could let them write a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol without Democratic support, while Senate Democrats pushed back against the move.

The Senate passed a budget plan aimed at reopening the Department of Homeland Security by funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement over Democratic objections.

Anthropic is trying to show a court that it cannot control Claude once the AI is used in Pentagon military systems, after the government labeled the company a supply chain risk.