Iran's 8pm Deadline, Soleimani Niece Arrest, Artemis II Breaks Space Travel Record： AM Update 4⧸7
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Every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding, and never to be used again if a deal is not struck tonight. President Trump is warning Iran of devastating consequences if no deal is struck before the deadline. The Supreme Court dismisses Steve Bannon s conviction, and a major milestone in space, the Artemis II astronauts reaching farther into deep space than any humans in history.
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good morning everyone i'm megan kelly it's tuesday april 7th 2026 and this is your am update every
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power plant in iran will be out of business burning exploding and never to be used again
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a major deadline looming president trump warning iran of devastating consequences
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if a deal is not reached tonight ice arresting the niece and grand niece of deceased iranian
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General Qasem Soleimani, reportedly living lavishly in America for more than a decade.
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The Supreme Court's ruling today fixes this great injustice.
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A win for former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way
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to dismiss his conviction for defying a congressional subpoena.
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And a major milestone in space, the Artemis II astronauts reaching farther into deep space
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than any humans in history. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.
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The clock is ticking to a potentially major escalation in the war with Iran.
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President Trump setting a hard 8 p.m. Eastern deadline tonight with a strong warning.
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reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or face devastating attacks on Iranian power plants and bridges.
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At a press conference yesterday, the president responding to a question about how far he is
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willing to go if no deal is struck before the deadline. Mr. Trump painting a stark picture.
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Very little is offline. Are there certain kinds of civilian targets, though? I'm thinking
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I don't want to tell you that. I don't want to tell you that.
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we have we have a plan because of the power of our military where every bridge in iran
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will be decimated by 12 o'clock tomorrow night where every power plant in iran will be
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out of business burning exploding and never to be used again and it'll happen over a period of
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four hours if we wanted to we don't want that to happen we may even get involved with helping
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them rebuild their nation. And you know what? If that's the case, the last thing we want to do is
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start with power plants, which are among the most expensive things, and bridges. Do I want to destroy
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their infrastructure? No. It will take them a hundred years to rebuild. Over the past several
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weeks, the administration's cycling through various claims about the state of the operation,
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frequently claiming we have already, quote, won, and referring to the Iranian regime as, quote,
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decimated, saying things are ahead of schedule, while also saying more time is needed to finish
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the job. The president asked about that, too. So which is it? Are you winding this down?
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I can't tell you. I don't know. I can't tell you. Depends what they do. This is a critical period.
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They have a period of, well, till tomorrow at eight o'clock. I gave them an extension. They
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asked for an extension of seven days, right? I said, Steve, give them 10 days. 10 days is up
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actually today. So I gave him 11, I guess, indirectly. I thought it was inappropriate
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the day after Easter. I want to be a nice person. They have till tomorrow. Now we'll see what
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happens. I can tell you they're negotiating. We think in good faith. We're going to find out.
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We're getting the help of some incredible countries that want this to be ended because it affects them also.
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A lot of people are affected by this, but we're giving them till tomorrow, 8 o'clock Eastern time.
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And after that, they're going to have no bridges.
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Yesterday afternoon, Iranian state media announcing a nationwide campaign aimed at
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protecting key infrastructure, with Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Ali Reza Rahimi
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calling on young people to form human chains around power plants across Iran. Rahimi writing
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on X, quote, we will stand hand in hand to say attacking public infrastructure is a war crime.
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These human shields, chains, expected to form 13 hours before President Trump's deadline to make a deal.
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The White House has not yet responded to these developments.
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Last Friday in Los Angeles, ICE agents arresting the niece and grandniece of notorious former Iranian General Qasem Soleimani,
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who have each been living in the U.S. for more than a decade.
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An American drone strike killing Soleimani in January 2020, who at the time was widely
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considered the second most powerful figure in Iran. Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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revoking the green cards or lawful permanent resident status of 47-year-old Hamideh Soleimani
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Afshar and her 25-year-old daughter Serena Sadat Hosseini. Soleimani's niece Afshar,
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entering the U.S. in 2015 on a tourist visa, according to DHS, then granted asylum in 2019
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and in 2021 a green card, allowing her to live and work permanently in the U.S.
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Throughout that time, Afshar reportedly maintaining open support for the Iranian
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regime while also showcasing a lavish lifestyle on social media. Photos showing her sporting
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designer brands taking helicopter rides and posing in luxury vehicles. Despite the highly
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curated social media accounts depicting a life of luxury. According to the New York Post,
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Afshar lives in a small accessory dwelling unit, which looks like an air-conditioned
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shed behind a two-bedroom, two-bath home she reportedly rents to a tenant.
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According to the State Department, Afshar referred to America on social media as the
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quote, great Satan, and celebrated attacks on U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.
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In July of last year, Afshar applying for naturalization,
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According to the Department of Homeland Security,
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Afshar traveled back to Iran at least four times
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also entering the U.S. in 2015, but on a student visa. In 2019, a judge granting her asylum too,
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and in 2023, a green card. Her now-deleted social media accounts showing her dressed in
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revealing outfits, posing provocatively, documenting a jet-setting lifestyle.
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Many of the behaviors exhibited in these posts, of course, would be illegal in Iran.
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It is unclear where the funds are from that financed these allegedly extravagant lifestyles.
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the mother-daughter duo now being held in ICE detention, per Fox News, pending removal.
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Afshar's husband, not named by the State Department, also barred from entering the U.S.
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the Trump administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals
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Coming up, a major win for former Trump advisor Steve Bannon as the U.S. Supreme Court clears
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the way to dismiss his contempt of Congress conviction. And a record-breaking journey
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into deep space. Artemis II astronauts observing parts of the moon never before seen by human eyes.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday clearing the way
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for the DOJ to dismiss former Trump advisor Steve Bannon's conviction for defying a congressional
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subpoena issued by the now-defunct House Select Committee investigating the January 6th riot.
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The Democrat-led panel, which included just two Republicans, the anti-Trump representatives
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Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, issuing that subpoena in 2021, demanding both documents
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and testimony from Bannon. Bannon refusing to comply, citing executive privilege on
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the advice of counsel. The then-Democrat-controlled House voting to hold Bannon in contempt,
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referring the matter to the Biden DOJ, which then charged him with two counts of contempt of
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Congress. A jury convicting Bannon in 2022, Trump appointed District Judge Carl Nichols,
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sentencing him to four months in prison and a $6,500 fine, with the prison sentence paused
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pending appeal. Bannon then appealing that conviction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for
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the D.C. Circuit, arguing his failure to comply was not willful as required by the statute
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because he was acting on the advice of counsel. Nineteen months later, in May 2024, a three-judge
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panel rejecting Bannon's argument and upholding the conviction. The district judge ordered Bannon
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to then report to prison on July 1, 2024, which he did. Bannon continuing to appeal his case,
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though, during and after serving his sentence. Nearly one year after leaving prison, Bannon
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filing a motion requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court hear his case on the merits. In February of
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this year, the now Bannon-friendly DOJ filing a motion with the Supreme Court in support of
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Bannon, urging the high court to, quote, remand the case to the district court for further
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consideration. The DOJ also filing a motion with the district court to dismiss this indictment
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altogether. Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court in an unsigned order doing just that, vacating the
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appeals court ruling upholding Bannon's conviction and sending the case back down for consideration
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of the DOJ's motion to dismiss this case altogether. It is not yet clear when the
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lower court will act on that motion. Bannon's attorney, Michael Bushbacker, telling CNN,
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quote, this case should never have been brought, and we're delighted that the decision affirming
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Mr. Bannon's unlawful conviction has finally been vacated. We spoke with attorney and founder of
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the Article 3 project, Mike Davis, who tells us yesterday's decision is an important correction
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of a fundamentally flawed prosecution. The Supreme Court's ruling today fixes
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this grave injustice, this grotesque violation of the separation of powers. The Supreme Court
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is sending this case back to the D.C. District Court, Judge Carl Nichols. And Judge Carl Nichols
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should dismiss this indictment against Steve Bannon as if no criminal charges were ever
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brought. This will exonerate Steve Bannon. While Bannon has already served his sentence
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and will never be able to get that time back, Davis tells us this is far from just a symbolic
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victory. This is a crucial victory for Article 2, the Constitution, the separation of powers,
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the presidency, because this sends a powerful message in the future that you cannot jail
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presidential advisors for following constitutional executive privilege going back 250 years
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to George Washington. This makes it clear that presidents can trust that their advisors will
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not get hauled before Congress and have to reveal their confidential, candid discussions,
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their advice they're giving to the president of the United States.
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We asked Davis for the biggest takeaway from yesterday's order.
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sends a very powerful message today to the D.C. Circuit and the D.C. District Court
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that the Supreme Court is done with these partisan games when it deals with
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constitutional executive privilege. Unfortunately, Steve Bannon already spent
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four months in prison. Those who did this to Steve Bannon must be held accountable.
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The Artemis II crew yesterday making history, officially traveling farther from Earth than
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any humans ever, surpassing the Apollo 13 record set more than five decades ago,
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Here, that moment captured by astronaut Jeremy Hansen aboard Artemis II.
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From the cabin of integrity here, as we surpass the furthest distance humans have ever traveled from planet Earth,
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we do so in honoring the extraordinary efforts and feats of our predecessors in human space exploration.
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We will continue our journey even further into space before Mother Earth succeeds in pulling us back to everything that we hold dear.
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But we, most importantly, choose this moment to challenge this generation and the next to make sure this record is not long-lived.
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Yesterday's lunar flyby lasting about six hours,
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the Orion capsule carrying four astronauts passing within about 4,000 miles of the moon's surface,
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In that time, the crew getting a direct view of parts of the lunar surface never before seen by
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human eyes. Throughout the flyby, crew members taking turns at the windows, photographing the
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surface and annotating what they were seeing. Around 6.44 p.m. Eastern, the capsule moving
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into a blackout period, temporarily cut off from all communication with Earth,
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re-establishing contact about 40 minutes later. Now, with the fun part complete, the Orion
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slingshotting back to Earth, a four-day journey home. Splashdown expected in the Pacific Ocean
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just after 8 p.m. Eastern on Friday. Godspeed. And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan
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