Headlines for April 23, 2026

Iran Says It’s Collecting Tolls for Ships Transiting Strait of Hormuz, Senate Republicans Defeat Iran War Powers Resolution for Fifth Time, Pentagon Fires Navy Secretary John Phelan After Clashes with Hegseth, Despite Ceasefire, Israel Kills 5 in Lebanon, Including Journalist Amal Khalil, FBI Launched Probe of New York Times Reporter Following Unflattering Coverage of Kash Patel, Democratic Rep. David Scott of Georgia Dies at 80, Toxic Gas Release at West Virginia Metal Refining Plant Kills 2, Injures 30 Others, American Lung Association: Nearly Half of U.S. Children Are Breathing Dangerous Air Pollution, Houston City Council Votes to Gut an Ordinance Limiting Police Cooperation with ICE, U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law Requiring Classrooms to Display Ten Commandments, Pope Leo Wraps Up Four-Nation Visit to Africa, NYC Councilmember Chi Ossé Released After Violent Arrest at Anti-Eviction Protest