April 22, 2026
President Talks On Key Issues, President Hosts 7 NCAA Champion Teams, Democrat Shutdown Day 66, Patriot Joseph Warren, And More
On April 21, 2026, the White House published the release President Trump Addresses Key Issues Facing the Nation in Exclusive CNBC Interview. During the telephone interview, President Trump addressed:
- Iran - we are in a powerful negotiating position.
- What about the Iranian people? They need to use common sense and put themselves in a position to make themselves a great country.
- If negotiations fail? Expect bombing.
- President Trump called out Democrats for giving Iran false hope and he does not want them to have hope.
- Catastrophic consequences of failing to confront the Iranian threat? Crashed stock market. Iran will try blowing up the Middle East, then Europe, then come after the US.
- President Trump told NATO we don't need them to send anyone after everything is over - American strength and independence will end this debacle.
- Kevin Warsh? President Trump said he wants Warsh to lead the Fed and that he will do a great job.
- Interest rates? We should have the lowest interest rates in the world.
- Airline industry? Someone needs to buy Spirit but American and United are doing well. President Trump does not want to see the airlines merge.
- NIL policies and court decisions on college sports? NIL destroyed college sports. Now it's all about football (no fencing or other sports). And a liberal leaning democrat liberal judge that never did sports in her life decided the 150 year sports program we had going was no good. Because of that, college sports is a disaster.
On April 21, 2026, President Trump hosted 7 NCAA Collegiate National Champions at the White House. During the event, President Trump addressed the attendees with brief remarks. He welcomed:
- 2025 Division 1 men's golf champions, the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He said: The Cowboys dominated throughout the spring, capturing multiple victories before securing their 12th national title.
- 2025 NCA women's volleyball champions, the Texas A&M Aggies. He said: Real powerhouses and champions.
- 2025 NCAA men's tennis champions, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He said: they battled through the fierce postseason to claim their second national title.
- 2025 NCA Women's Tennis Champions, the Georgia Bulldogs, who just captured their third national title. He said: And all I can say is go Bulldogs. It's a great state. I love that state.
- 2025 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Champions, the Youngstown State Penguins. He said: It's not easy bowling. I've tried it. Doesn't work too well for me. It's very difficult. Actually, it's very difficult and it's supposed to be one of the best teams in many years beyond everything else.
- 2025 NCA women's soccer champions, the Florida State Seminoles. They just clinched their fifth national title and back-to-back championships for the second time in the program history. He said: They just clinched their fifth national title and back-to-back championships for the second time in the program history.
- 2025 National Collegiate Mixed Rifle Champions, the West Virginia Mountaineers, 51 points. He said: This was the school's record as the number one most winning program in collegiate rifle history. So, you have the number one school in rifle history. Congratulations.
President Trump then went on to say that the athletes in attendance are the very best, showing grit and determination and teamwork. He spoke about the steps he has taken this term such as banning men from women's sports, signed an EO to implement key reforms protecting sporting programs. He said Congress needs to act to protect College sports on every level. The White House convened 64 top people, respected sports figures and commissioners. This issue needs to be addressed because 75% of college athletes compete for Team USA in the Olympics. He concluded:
So I want to congratulate you. You know you're a group of real champions. I know what it is to win in sports and win in life but to win in sports is uh I always say it's a microcosm of life. The beautiful thing you know in two hours or you know in a season how you are in life sometimes you have to go a lot of years before you can figure it out. But I have to say, you are unbelievable champions. I admire and respect all of you and it's an honor to have you in the White House and you'll come back. And who knows, someday you might, one of you or two of you or three of you, Susie, what do you think? Might come back as me. You don't want that. I don't think you want that. I don't think. Don't, it's not worth it. But, uh, it's an honor to have you here and congratulations. And here we have some beautiful trophies as you see. And uh we're going to be giving things out and we're going to be seeing maybe some of you later. You're going to hang around and enjoy the White House for a little bit. And thank you very much for being here. Appreciate it. Thank you very much everybody.
On April 21, 2026, Day 66 of the Democrat's Partial Federal Government Shutdown, and yet another day passes with no resolution on fully opening the Federal government, funding DHS, passing the SAVE America Act, or any thing else We The People want them to pass! So what did they do instead?
The Senate passed the vote on the motion to proceed on SCR33 with a vote of 52 (all Republicans) to 46 (44 Democrats and 2 Independents) with 2 members not voting (1 Republican and 1 Democrat). Note the Senate did NOT pass SCR33 they only passed the vote to proceed with discussing the bill. The Senate adjourned and will reconvene at 10am on April 22, 2026.
The House discussed 9 bills:
- HR1189 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1182) expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1897) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5587) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.
- HR1201 Doctors in our Borders Act (J-1 Visa)
- HR1202 Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act of 2025
- HR2319 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025
- HR2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
- HR3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
- HR5201 Kari's Law Reporting Act
- HR6387 Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act or the FIRE Act
- S1020 A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
The House voted on the following 3 bills discussed:
- HR5201 Kari's Law Reporting Act which passed in a 405 (198 Republicans, 206 Democrats, and 1 Independent) to 5 vote (all Republican) with 20 members not voting (13 Republicans and 7 Democrats).
- HR2493 Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025 which passed in a 406 (198 Republicans, 207 Democrats, and 1 Independent) to 4 (all Republican) vote with 20 members not voting (14 Republicans and 6 Democrats).
- S1020 A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects which passed in a 394 (186 Republicans, 207 Democrats, and 1 Independent) to 14 (all Republican) vote with 22 members not voting (16 Republicans and 6 Democrats).
The House then adjourned until 11am on April 22, 2026.
It's common sense: U.S. elections should be for U.S. citizens only.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 21, 2026
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On April 21, 2026, the White House published Nominations Sent to the Senate:
- Riley Barnes, of Texas, to be Director of the Peace Corps.
- Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize.
- Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice.
- Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
- Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
- Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
- Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
- Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Gary Shatswell, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology).
The Layoff Tracker 2026 – Recent Layoffs update:
- April 21, 2026: Blackstone-affiliated UKG lays off 950 employees, citing AI.
- April 20, 2026: Meta Plans Up to 8,000 Job Cuts in New Round of Layoffs.
- April 18, 2026: Alliance Healthcare, a Boots-linked firm, will close its Nottingham site in a move that is expected to result in around 150 job losses.
- April 17, 2026: GoCardless to axe 90 jobs as UK fintech eyes profitability.
- April 16, 2026: Snap Is Cutting 1,000 Jobs After an Activist Investor Said It ‘Over-Hired’.
LAWFARE lawsuit tracker to date:
- 316 active cases
- 22 suits filed by the Trump Administration
- 17 SCOTUS stays or motions to vacate of lower court orders
- 2 SCOTUS affirmation of lower court order
- 10 suits where judges ruled for the federal government
- 10 suits where judges ruled against the federal government
- 6 criminal prosecutions by the DOJ:
- Representative McIver,
- former FBI Director James Comey, dismissed without prejudice 11/24/2025,
- former National Security Advisor John Bolton,
- (illegal alien) Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ordered released 12/11/2025;
- New York AG Letitia A James, dismissed without prejudice 11/24/2025,
- Congressional candidate Katherine Abughazaleh
A new lawsuit Common Cause [additional plaintiffs include Common Cause Education Fund, Anthony Nel, Haley Smith, Linda Duckworth, and Ruth Nasrullah all individuals from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington] v. Department of Justice docket # 1:26-cv-01352 filed in District Court, District of Columbia on April 21, 2026 about DOJ Request for Voter Rolls where Common Cause sued the Department of Justice over its attempt to gain access to unredacted statewide voter registration lists from nearly every state and Washington, D.C. The lawsuit seeks the following relief:
- Declare that DOJ’s Voter Registration Nationalization Policy and actions to compile, consolidate, use, and disclose Confidential Voter List data, as well as the associated policies and agreements, are unlawful, ultra vires, unconstitutional, and arbitrary and capricious;
- Hold unlawful, stay, vacate, and set aside DOJ’s Voter Registration Nationalization Policy and actions to compile, consolidate, use, and disclose Confidential Voter List data, as well as the associated policies and agreements;
- Order DOJ to delete, disentangle, and unlink any Confidential Voter List data in its possession, custody, or control;
- Order DOJ to instruct any party it has provided Confidential Voter List data delete, disentangle, and unlink that data;
- Order DOJ to publish all information and comply with all procedures mandated by the Privacy Act and PRA for the Confidential Voter List data it has already collected;
- Enjoin DOJ from disclosing any Confidential Voter List data internally and to non-DOJ personnel, including to other federal agencies, state agencies, or private contractors (of DOJ or any other agency);
- Grant any temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive relief necessary to prevent Defendants’ actions from irreparably harming Plaintiffs;
- Retain jurisdiction to ensure compliance with this Court’s orders;
- Award Plaintiffs their costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in this action; and
- Grant any other relief this Court deems just and proper.
Plaintiffs are represented by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Protect Democracy Project, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of the District of Columbia.
I think the Federal government has a RIGHT to know who is voting in Federal elections. Just like States have a right to know who is voting in State elections.
Today's Patriot is Joseph Warren, MD who was born on June 11, 1741 in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was 1st born of 4 children, all of whom survived to adulthood. His father died in 1755.
Joseph attended Roxbury Latin School followed by Harvard College from which he graduated in 1759. He then returned to Roxbury Latin School to teach for about a year while pursuing postgraduate studies at Harvard. He earned a Master of Arts degree in 1763 when he successfully defended his thesis arguing against the idea that all disease was caused by obstruction of bodily vessels.
On September 6m, 1764, Joseph married Elizabeth Hooten (1746-1773). They had 4 children, all of whom survived to adulthood. In 1774, Joseph met Mercy Scollay who would become his fiancée. Mercy was watching the children during the war om Worcester in 1775. She retained custody of the children receiving support for their education from Benedict Arnold and later the Continental Congress. John Hancock (discussed in my July 7, 2025 ANP Article), Samuel Adams (discussed in my September 15, 2025 ANP Article), and Mercy Otis Warren (discussed in my August 20, 2025 ANP Article) also provided support.
Joseph was initiated into the Freemasons at St Andrew's Lodge No 81 in Boston Massachusetts sometime after November 30, 1756 but before May 15, 1769 when he was appointed Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
Joseph began his career practicing medicine and surgery in Boston. He became involved with John Hancock and Samuel Adams through the Sons of Liberty (discussed in my March 25, 2026 ANP Article). He was a leader during the 1768 Liberty Affair, later facilitating an agreement with John Hancock and customs officials.
Joseph was a writer, using the pseudonym A True Patriot. Royal officials put publishers Edes and Gill were put on trial for an article Joseph wrote under his pseudonym but no local jury would convict them. He authored the song Free America published in colonial newspapers.
Joseph was appointed to the Boston Committee of Correspondence sometime between 1773 and 1775. He drafted the Suffolk Resolves advocating resistance to the British Coercive Acts (aka Intolerable Acts). He was appointed President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress where he served from May 2, 1775 to June 14, 1775.
Joseph learned of the British expedition happening on April 18, 1775, setting William Dawes (discussed in my April 19, 2026 ANP Article) and Paul Revere (discussed in my April 16, 2026 ANP Article) on the road (discussed in my April 18, 2026 ANP Article) to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams who were in Lexington at the time.
The morning of April 19, 1775, Joseph slipped away from Boston to join the Battle of Lexington and Concord (discussed in my September 27, 2025 ANP Article). He was nearly killed during this battle when a musket ball struck part of his wig. After this battle, he began recruiting and organizing soldiers for the Siege of Boston.
On June 14, 1775, Joseph was commissioned as a Major General in the Continental Army. He arrived in Charleston just before the Battle of Bunker Hill began. He asked the ranking General where the heaviest fighting would be. Joseph then volunteered to join the militia at a rank of private so that he could serve where the fighting would be heaviest.
Joseph was killed in action on June 17, 1775, at age 34, as he defended the Patriot's last defensive position, firing his weapon until he ran out of ammunition. A forensic analysis conducted in 2011 showed that Joseph was killed in action possibly by a British officer's servant when he ran out of ammunition. The British, having won that round, stripped Joseph's body naked and bayoneted him repeatedly. Once they were done, they buried him in a shallow ditch.
Paul Revere and Joseph's brothers exhumed his body. Paul identified the remains by the dental work he had performed on Joseph's teeth. He was given a Masonic funeral. His body was first interred in the Granary Burying Ground. Then, in 1825, he was reinterred in St Paul's Church in Boston. Finally, in 1855, he was moved to the family vault in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston.
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