Nightly News Roundup for Apr. 13, 2026

Trump blockaded the Strait of Hormuz and is already taking Iran's calls; Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress in the same week — one accused of rape, one of coercive texting a staffer who later killed herself, both citing process and God's plan respectively; Trump feuded with Pope Leo XIV, called him soft on crime, and explained a deleted Jesus image as a medical miscommunication; Judge Darrin P. Gayles threw out the $10 billion Epstein letter lawsuit and wrote that Trump came nowhere close to proving malice; JD Vance went 0-for-2, losing Hungary and Iran in the same road trip while Trump's Easter brunch alibi was already on the record; and Trump announced a 4,500-seat fight cage on the South Lawn for his 80th birthday, which Joe Rogan called a gimmick. Joe Rogan. Tape rolls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.