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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories In a roughly 20-minute address to the nation last night, President Trump made the case for the war with Iran, which began over a month ago. He said that the war has been a military success and he expects U.S. forces to leave the country in a few weeks. The president was critical of U.S. allies, saying it is their responsibility to reopen the Strait of Hormuz…

Dan WetzelApr 2, 2026, 07:00 AM ETCloseDan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling.Multiple AuthorsIt’s been over a week since North Carolina fired basketball coach Hubert Davis. Since then, there have been few updates on the Tar Heels’ coaching search.The silence is deafening, so deafening that despite a dynamic men’s Final Four in Indianapolis this weekend — UConn vs. Illinois, Arizona vs. Michigan — UNC will be a primary topic of discussion, from power broker-filled downtown bars to news conferences in Lucas Oil Stadium, with up to three potential targets involved among the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dr. Gal Rosen is an Israeli paramedic who has saved lives under the threat of missile attacks.Racing from emergency to emergency, heart pounding, but calm under fire — “don’t think, just act.”He said he lost his mother when he was a child at the hands of a murderous terrorist. He saved lives as an army paramedic, but he continues to do it now as a civilian — defiantly choosing to live in Israel and work at Tel Aviv’s Magen David Adom (MDA) while under threat and emergencies from multiple-front wars.He saves lives…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chinese nationals are using birthright citizenship to secure U.S. citizenship for their children at what one expert calls an “industrial scale,” raising concerns about national security and the long-term impact on American institutions.”It’s industrial scale,” author Peter Schweizer said Wednesday on “Jesse Watters Primetime.””The Chinese Communist Party, about 12, 13 years ago, started explaining to the Chinese elite in the People’s Daily, in official publications, ‘Hey, guess what? Your kids can get U.S. citizenship if you do this,’ and a massive industry was born.”Schweizer, author of “Invisible Coup,” said more than 1,000…

The state of New Hampshire receives revenue from sports wagers made with DraftKings, but officials are worried that people will switch to new prediction market platforms. Zoey Knox/NHPR hide caption toggle caption Zoey Knox/NHPR Two things have New Hampshire state Sen. Tim Lang feeling blue. “I do have a bracket. It broke pretty hard,” says Lang, a Republican, on the sorry state of his NCAA men’s basketball tournament predictions. He says he’s also concerned about the outlook for state revenues. New Hampshire legalized sports wagering in 2019, the year after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to…

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office, ending a widely criticized policy implemented by his predecessor Kristi Noem that critics said put a particular burden on the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’s work aiding disaster response and recovery. The decision marks the first major action by the new Homeland Security leader, sworn in last week, to change a policy implemented by Noem, whom President Donald Trump fired in March. Mullin’s move is expected to ease a spending bottleneck that lawmakers and states said delayed…

MEXICO CITY — MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Wednesday designated Roberto Velasco, the foreign ministry’s subsecretary for North America and a leading expert in bilateral relations with the U.S., as the country’s new foreign minister during a critical time for Mexico-U.S. relations. The previous minister, Juan Ramón de la Fuente, a 74-year-old psychiatrist who has been a key member of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration, requested to step down for health reasons, the president’s office announced Wednesday on social platform X. Velasco, a 38-year-old lawyer with a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, has…

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook Northern California early Thursday morning, ​according to the United States Geological ​Survey (USGS).The epicenter struck at a depth of 10.9 ​km (6.77 ⁠miles) near Boulder Creek, California, approximately 65 miles southeast of San Francisco.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona and Atletico Madrid square off in La Liga this weekend in a preview of their series in the Champions League quarterfinals.It will be the first of three games between Barcelona and Atletico in 10 days. The Spanish rivals will face each other five times in less than two months. They also met in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey in February and March when Atletico advanced to the final 4-3 on aggregate.AdvertisementThe Champions League games will be on Wednesday in Barcelona and on April 14 in Madrid. Barcelona is looking to make it to the…

President Donald Trump isn’t inclined to seek Congress’s approval for his controversial $400 million White House ballroom — and many lawmakers are not inclined to give it.A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Trump must obtain congressional authorization to complete his ballroom project, which the president has sought to fund with private donations. The White House immediately appealed the decision, and Trump struck a defiant tone in remarks to reporters and on social media.