On April 23, 1988, a federal ban on smoking during domestic airline flights of two hours or less (accounting for 80% of all U.S. flights) went into effect.
Today in History: Smoking ban on domestic flights goes into effect
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pulled airstrike info from secure military channel for Signal posts: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pulled the airstrike information he posted into Signal chats with his wife, brother and dozens of others from a secure communications channel used by U.S. Central Command.
Pennsylvania governor reopens fire-damaged official residence to public as cleanup goes on
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reopened the governor’s official residence to the public Tuesday for an Easter egg hunt barely a week after an alleged arsonist’s fire tore through one of its wings and said he will begin sleeping there again soon.
Today in History: First Earth Day observed
On April 22, 1970, an estimated 20 million Americans participated in gatherings for the first Earth Day, a series of events proposed by Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin to promote environmental protections.
Education Department to refer student loans in default to debt collection
Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans.
White House Easter egg roll welcomes thousands
President Donald Trump welcomed tens of thousands of people Monday to the White House Easter egg roll, saying the overcast weather meant no one would have to worry about getting sunburned. He thanked the National Park Service for how “spiffy” everything looked.
60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts
The program, Emergency Housing Vouchers, is running out of money — and quickly.
Thousands are expected to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll
Kids and families can sign a mini-Declaration of Independence or dress up as Founding Fathers during the daylong event that will feature multiple activity stations, live performances and story times.
Democratic state lawmakers start to move on promise to ‘be a check’ on Donald Trump
Democratic Illinois lawmakers are considering measures they say would protect the state against federal action under the Trump administration.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had another Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared the same details of a March military airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi militants that were sent in another chain with top Trump administration leaders, The New York Times reported.