Today's Headlines: Democrats Win a Big Battle in the Fight Over Midterm Maps: 4 Takeaways
Trump Extends Cease-Fire, Even as Peace Talks Are Put on Hold
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April 22, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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Democrats Win a Big Battle in the Fight Over Midterm Maps: 4 Takeaways

Virginia’s approval of an aggressive gerrymander could give Democrats up to four additional House seats as they seek to win back Congress.

Trump Extends Cease-Fire, Even as Peace Talks Are Put on Hold

With the cease-fire on the verge of ending, President Trump said on Tuesday that he would keep it in place until Iran’s “proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other.”

Justice Dept. Charges Prominent Civil Rights Group With Financial Crimes

Republicans have accused the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating hate groups, of unfairly targeting conservative and Christian organizations.

World

Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.

Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations.

Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Shooting Near West Bank School

A child was among the dead, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The Israeli military said it had attempted to break up clashes in Al Mughayir, which has seen a surge of Israeli settler violence.

Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain

The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.

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U.S.

Here’s What the New Virginia House Map Looks Like

Democrats now hold six of the state’s 11 seats in the U.S. House, but the new map could allow the party to win 10 of them.

Here’s Where the National Fight Over Gerrymandered Maps Stands

With Virginia’s vote on Tuesday, Democrats pulled close to even with Republicans, who may have further cards to play in the race to gain extra House seats.

U.S. Abruptly Rescinds Subpoenas It Had Just Issued in John Brennan Inquiry

The reversal came after the Justice Department replaced a career prosecutor with a loyalist to President Trump in the administration’s effort to charge the former C.I.A. chief with a crime.

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Politics

Here’s What the New Virginia House Map Looks Like

Democrats now hold six of the state’s 11 seats in the U.S. House, but the new map could allow the party to win 10 of them.

Here’s Where the National Fight Over Gerrymandered Maps Stands

With Virginia’s vote on Tuesday, Democrats pulled close to even with Republicans, who may have further cards to play in the race to gain extra House seats.

Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for Trump

“I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people,” said the conservative commentator, who has broken sharply with the president over the war with Iran.

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Business

SpaceX Strikes Deal With Cursor for $60 Billion

The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.

Job Cuts Driven by A.I. Are Rising on Wall Street

“A.I. gives us places to go we haven’t gone,” said one bank’s chief executive.

Devin Nunes Departs Trump Media After 4 Years as C.E.O.

The former congressman said it was an “appropriate time” for a leadership change at Truth Social’s parent company, whose share price has floundered.

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Technology

A.I. ‘Hallucinations’ Created Errors in Court Filing, Top Law Firm Says

Sullivan & Cromwell apologized for submitting a court document that had fake citations created by artificial intelligence.

A Wish List for the Man Replacing Tim Cook as Apple’s C.E.O.

John Ternus, an Apple veteran who runs hardware engineering, will take over an extraordinarily profitable company in need of new ideas.

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New York

Is a ‘Curse of the Mambino’ Plaguing the Mets? Mamdani, Say It Ain’t So.

On April 9, Zohran Mamdani posed for a picture with the New York Mets mascots. Since the joyous photo op, the Mets have not won a game.

N.Y.P.D. Narcotics Unit Under Review After a Beating Is Caught on Tape

The police also disbanded a team within the unit after two of its detectives were seen on tape beating a man in Brooklyn last week.

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Arts

With $116 Million Gift, National Gallery Will Send Its Art Around Nation

The large contribution from the billionaire collector Mitchell P. Rales is enabling long-term loans to smaller museums in perpetuity.

Olafur Eliasson Uses Art and Sound to Raise Climate Awareness in Utah

The Danish Icelandic artist reflects on his childhood and how it influenced and empowered his art.

The Vienna Climate Biennale Contrasts Chaos with Hope

In a world marked by ecological, social and political crises, the art festival aims to get people talking, thinking and ready to imagine a better world.

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