White House Seeks 40 Percent Increase in Military Spending – The New York Times nytimes.com/live/2026/04/03/…
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Day: April 3, 2026
Highs and lows from the US jobs report https://t.co/XphKJtWGqT https://t.co/XphKJtWGqT
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 3, 2026
Duke freshman Cameron Boozer named AP Player of Year https://t.co/DjGOZBisba https://t.co/DjGOZBisba
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 3, 2026
United Airlines to introduce tiered fare categories for premium cabins https://t.co/1JriEBdE5D https://t.co/1JriEBdE5D
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 3, 2026
2/ Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 3, 2026: isw.pub/UkrWar040326
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Apr 3, 2026
NEW: Ukraine continues to generate leverage against Russia by accomplishing tactical, operational, and strategic battlespace effects.
Other Key Takeaways:
Swedish authorities boarded a Russian shadow fleet tanker on April 3 that was suspected of causing an oil spill in the Baltic Sea.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
Russian forces launched 10 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 25 Kh-101 cruise missiles, two Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 542 drones toward Ukraine on the night of April 2 to 3.
Russian forces will likely shift their long-range strike campaign toward Ukrainian water supply and logistics targets in Spring and Summer 2026.
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Apr 3, 2026
Friday on the News Hour, a U.S. fighter jet is shot down over Iran for the first time in five weeks of war. Young conservatives share their views on the war in Iran. Plus, Palestinian residents of the occupied West Bank, including American citizens, face rising attacks from Israeli settlers. PBS News is supported by – https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy