AM Update for 4/14/26: Two members of Congress, Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales, announce their resignations as sexual misconduct scandals drive mounting political pressure on Capitol Hill. The U.S. moves forward with a sweeping maritime blockade of Iran following failed nuclear talks, escalating the standoff and targeting any vessels tied to Iranian ports. A federal judge dismisses President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, finding the paper did not meet the legal standard for actual malice in its reporting on the alleged Jeffrey Epstein birthday letter. Bahamian authorities release Brian Hooker without charges in the disappearance of his wife Lynette Hooker, as questions continue to build around his account of what happened on the water.
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