Episode Details

Today’s Headlines: Trump spent Easter Sunday posting threats on social media that Tuesday would be "power plant day and bridge day" in Iran, told Axios he's in "deep negotiations" but will blow up "everything over there" if no deal is reached, skipped Easter Mass and the Easter Egg Roll, and cryptically posted "TUESDAY 8PM EASTERN.” Meanwhile, two U.S. fighter jets were struck by Iranian fire on Friday, with one pilot rescued from a mountain crevice in Iran in a genuinely dramatic search and rescue operation. Pope Leo used his first Easter Mass to tell world leaders to choose dialogue over domination. Nobody in this administration was listening.

March's jobs report came in surprisingly strong — 178,000 jobs added versus a forecast of 59,000, reversing February's loss of 133,000 — with unemployment ticking down to 4.3%. A federal judge upheld his own decision blocking the DOJ's subpoena of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, again ruling the investigation is politically motivated. NASA's Artemis II flew by the moon and will be headed home, touching down Friday near San Diego — the photos are genuinely worth looking up.

Tiger Woods was arrested on a DUI charge in Florida after flipping his SUV, and told the arresting deputy he had "just been talking to the president" — the first known attempt at "do you know who my president is." Kanye West sold out two nights at SoFi Stadium, but pressure is mounting to pull him from headlining London's Wireless Festival in July after his "Heil Hitler" era last year. Pepsi already pulled its sponsorship. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the booking "deeply concerning."

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

Time: How a U.S. Airman Shot Down in Iran Was Rescued From a Mountain Crevice

Axios: Trump to Axios: Iran deal possible by Tues., otherwise "I am blowing up everything"

WaPo: On Easter, Pope Leo delivers commanding message of peace to a world at war

CNBC: Jobs report March 2026:

Axios: Judge rejects Department of Justice bid to reinstate Powell subpoenas

AP News: It's time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13's distance record. What to know about the moon flyby

AP News: After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was 'talking to the president,' body camera shows

AP News: Pressure mounts on Ye to be pulled from his headline role at a summer festival in London

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