Middle East crisis live: oil prices climb after Trump defends Iran war in address to the nation  The Guardian Live updates: Trump says war will end ‘shortly’; Iran denies requesting a ceasefire  NBC News Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech  The Atlantic Trump’s primetime speech on Iran war: Key takeaways  Al Jazeera Defeat Has Never Sounded as…

Artemis II successfully launches for historic Moon mission  Axios Artemis II Flight Update: Apogee Raise Burn Complete, Crew Looks Ahead to Proximity Operations  NASA (.gov) In a thunderous launch, Artemis II astronauts leave Earth. Here’s what’s next  npr.org Artemis II Completes First Day of Its NASA Lunar Mission  The New York Times Giant leap for mankind: America’s space edge…

Senate and House Republicans Strike Deal to End DHS Shutdown  The New York Times House GOP relents on DHS funding plan after Trump weighs in  Politico Republicans in Congress say they have a deal to end the record-long shutdown at DHS  npr.org Republican leaders announce two-track plan to end the DHS shutdown  NBC News Top Senate Democrat says ‘House…

‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists  The Guardian California in for ‘ugly summer’ amid one of the worst snowpacks on record  San Francisco Chronicle Sierra snow survey reveals alarming results for water supply  KCRA April 1 is supposed to be peak snow in California. Forget that this year  Los Angeles Times What…

Model was ‘paid $25 a minute to talk dirty with Kristi Noem’s cross-dressing husband’  The Times South Dakotans React to Daily Mail Article on Bryon Noem, Kristi Noem’s Husband  The New York Times Love or hate her, Kristi Noem doesn’t deserve humiliation | Opinion  USA Today Exclusive | Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double…