Hello readers, and welcome to On Politics. Kathryn Palmer here. Let's dive straight in to Thursday's news. |
Trump fires Pam Bondi after criticism over Epstein docs: reports |
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, no longer. The former Florida attorney general who represented Trump in his first impeachment trial has been fired, according to multiple media reports. Her departure comes after several Justice Department investigations of Trump's perceived enemies were thwarted, and amid consistent controversy from lawmakers and the public over her handling of files related to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. | U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi applauds as President Donald Trump walks past her at an event in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 23. Trump fired Bondi as attorney general on April 2, according to reports. Kevin Lamarque, REUTERS |
Bondi's firing was Trump's second removal of a Cabinet official in his second term. He fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March and replaced her with Markwayne Mullin, a former senator from Oklahoma. Bondi will be succeeded temporarily by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. |
How the US is waging AI-assisted war on Iran |
Hundreds of Iranian civilian deaths in the war have put the U.S. military's new AI systems in the spotlight, raising concerns from lawmakers over whether these systems are making deadly mistakes. |
Experts and former officials say the military's artificial intelligence systems are central to Operation Epic Fury, which is seeing AI deployed on the battlefield to a new degree. At a closed-door House Armed Services Committee briefing last week, Pentagon officials told lawmakers AI was used in data management, but not final target selection, a person with knowledge of the briefing told USA TODAY. | Smoke rises following an explosion during a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026. Elahe Asiabai, via REUTERS |
Dems, advocates sue over effort to restrict mail-in voting |
The ACLU and other civil rights organizations are representing the voting rights groups, which include the League of Women Voters of the United States. They are arguing Trump's order could prevent millions of citizens from voting. A day earlier, a group of Democrats filed their own legal challenge: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and a group of Democratic organizations argue that the changes to voting threaten to "disenfranchise lawful voters" and is an overreach of presidential authority. | | Texans of diverse backgrounds and opposing politics are uniting to fight President Trump's plan build a border wall in the state's Big Bend region. | | Even if the commission votes in support of the ballroom, it can't override the judge's decision to stop construction on the project. | | | | The vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was found dead in her home April 1. Her husband was arrested for murder and tampering with evidence. | | | | The move to pause warehouse purchasing comes amid the first few days of new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin's tenure. | | | | President Donald Trump has given a list of changing objectives for Iran. What did he say in his address to the nation last night, April 1? See transcript. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | |
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