Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Facts when it is complicated. Clarity when it is not.
FactualChris Taylor defeated Maria Lazar to expand the liberal majority on Wisconsin's Supreme Court to 5-2. The result puts the conservative minority out of reach of a majority until at least 2030.
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FactualCrude oil prices have nearly doubled in a month as the Iran war disrupts global energy supply. Goldman Sachs warned the S&P 500 could enter bear market territory if the conflict continues.
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Moral clarityA Russian drone strike on Odesa killed two women and a toddler, with 16 more wounded including two teenagers. Overnight attacks also left 340,000 people without power in Chernihiv.
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FactualPresident Trump signed an executive order to resume pay for Homeland Security employees, bypassing a Congress that left for recess without ending the shutdown. The move does not reopen the department.
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FactualUkrainian drones hit a Russian frigate in Novorossiysk port and set the Sheskharis oil terminal ablaze. Kyiv defied allied pressure to pause attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
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FactualThe US military struck more than 50 targets on Iran's main oil export hub, escalating the 39-day war. Iran warned it would cut off the region's oil and gas supply for years in retaliation.
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FactualTwenty-three states filed a federal lawsuit to block Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting. The case tests whether the president can override state control of elections.
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FactualTen days of heavy rain across Afghanistan have killed at least 99 people and destroyed over 5,000 homes. Fresh flood warnings cover all 34 provinces.
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FactualCuba announced the release of 2,010 prisoners in what it called a humanitarian gesture. The move comes as the island faces its worst energy crisis in decades under a US oil blockade.
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BalancedThe DHS shutdown has passed 50 days, making it the longest government shutdown in US history. Congress left for recess without resolving the funding dispute.
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BalancedThe Justice Department will hand state voter registration data to DHS for immigration screening. Civil liberties groups warn the error-prone system could intimidate eligible voters before the midterms.
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FactualDelta Force and SEAL Team Six extracted the second crew member of an F-15E shot down over Iran after a two-day mountain rescue. It is the most significant US aircrew recovery since the conflict began.
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FactualUS petrol has topped $4 a gallon for the first time in three years after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Airlines and retailers are now passing fuel surcharges to consumers.
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BalancedDefence Secretary Pete Hegseth forced the Army chief of staff and two generals into immediate retirement during active combat in Iran. Firing a service chief in wartime is nearly without modern precedent.
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FactualIsraeli strikes killed at least 14 people in Lebanon over Easter weekend as the ground invasion entered its second month. More than 1.2 million people have been displaced.
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FactualA federal judge blocked a Trump administration survey requiring universities to hand over seven years of race-based admissions data. The ruling halts the broadest enforcement tool for policing post-affirmative-action admissions.
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FactualThe 30-year fixed mortgage rate has climbed to 6.46%, the highest since September 2025. Applications have fallen nearly 40% year-on-year, stalling the spring homebuying season.
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FactualCivil society groups have filed a criminal genocide complaint against Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Indonesia over the 2017 Rohingya atrocities. Indonesia's updated penal code allows universal jurisdiction over genocide.
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FactualPope Leo XIV used his first Easter address to call on world leaders to choose dialogue over force. The message is widely read as directed at the Trump administration during the Iran conflict.
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BalancedA Supreme Court majority, including several conservatives, appeared sceptical of Trump's order ending birthright citizenship during oral arguments. A ruling is expected by June.
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