Here is the GPL News Brief for April 2nd 2026:
Hegseth asks the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran
Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general
Trump fires Bondi as attorney general
ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina
Why Trump’s ‘2 to 3 week’ timeline for the Iran war’s end sounds familiar1
Is This Democratic Senate Candidate an Undercover Republican Plant?
TMZ tracks US lawmakers vacationing amid the partial government shutdown
Hershey’s Promises to Use Only Real Chocolate After Backlash
Blake Lively’s Sex Harassment Suit Against Co-Star Justin Baldoni Gutted by Judge
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