Israel-Lebanon ceasefire falters; Trump clashes with Pope over Iran

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, but it's already showing cracks

Plus, the President and the Pope now openly clashing over war, faith, and nuclear weapons

And tariff refunds are coming, but they won't come easy. The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world

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This morning, a new ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is already under strain

with Lebanese officials accusing Israel of violating the deal just hours after it began

Smoke rising from at least one village in southern Lebanon early today

The Lebanese army says Israeli forces carried out what it calls a number of acts of aggression

after the truce took effect at midnight. Israel, meanwhile, says it will continue to hold positions inside Lebanon during the ceasefire

Hezbollah argues that gives Lebanon the right to respond, but says it will hold its fire as long as Israel does

Despite the tension, thousands of displaced families are returning home as the cleanup from the war begins

The ceasefire could shape broader talks tied to the war with Iran involving the United States

Lebanon has been a sticking point. Israeli strikes continued there even after a separate U.S.-Israel ceasefire with Tehran

The U.S. and Israel say Lebanon was not included. Iran says it was

President Donald Trump said Thursday the war could be nearing an end

I don't want to be a wise guy. I don't want to speak too soon. But we do very well

You notice that we're doing very well. I will say the war in Iran is going along swimmingly

We can do whatever we want. And it should be ending pretty soon

It was perfect, I mean it's perfect. On Capitol Hill, an effort to force an end to the war

fell short. The vote was extremely close. The House rejected the resolution 213 to 214

Republican Thomas Massey voted with Democrats in support Maine Democrat Jared Golden broke ranks to oppose it Three Republicans did not vote The feud between the Vatican and the White House is now out in the open

with Pope Leo taking direct aim at global leaders and President Trump firing back. The Pope

speaking during a peace mass in Cameroon, delivered some of his strongest language yet

on war and power. He warned against leaders who use religion to justify violence and said the

world is being ravaged by tyrants. Quote, woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name

of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred

into darkness and filth. The remarks did not name Trump but land in the middle of a growing clash

over the war in Iran. He went on to say, quote, the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants

yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters

Asked about the pope on Thursday, Trump pushed back, insisting there is no clash

I'm not fighting with him. The pope made a statement. He says Iran can have a nuclear weapon

I say Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. And if the pope looked at the 42,000 people that were killed over the last two or three months

as a protester with no weapons, no nothing, I mean, you take a look at that

so I can disagree with the pope. I have a right to disagree. I have a right to disagree with the Pope

You heard there the president saying the Pope supports Iran having a nuclear weapon

The Pope has never said that. In fact, he has a history of speaking out against nuclear weapons

And the tension is now heading closer to home. The Trump administration is ending an $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities in Miami

a program that houses and cares for unaccompanied migrant children. Church leaders say the program will shut down within months, ending a decades-long partnership with the federal government

Acting ICE director Todd Lyons, who has led the agency through President Trump's ramped-up immigration crackdown, is stepping down

Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen announced Thursday that Lyons will leave his role at the end of May

Mullen praised his work, saying, quote, Thanks to his leadership American communities are safer No reason was given for the departure though Lyons is expected to move into the private sector The president appointed Lyons acting director in March of 2025 after reassigning Caleb Vitello

Lyons has led the agency during a major expansion of immigration enforcement under Trump

It is not yet clear who will replace him. Quietly, in the middle of the night, the U.S. House passed a short-term extension

of a controversial surveillance program used by American intelligence agencies. In the early morning hours, lawmakers approved a stopgap measure

to keep the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, from expiring on Monday

The bill buys time until April 30th, as Congress remains divided over Section 702

the provision that allows the government to collect communications of foreigners overseas

including messages involving Americans without a warrant. President Trump has pushed for a clean extension with no changes

But that effort stalled, with about 20 Republicans joining most Democrats to block it earlier

The Senate still needs to approve the short-term extension before the deadline

Businesses that paid tariffs under President Trump could soon begin getting their money back

But they will have to go get it. The check is not in the mail. The federal government is launching a new online system next week to process tariff refunds

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, those duties were illegal. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the portal, called CAPE, opens Monday

allowing companies to file claims electronically. The ruling could put the government on the hook for more than $100 billion in refunds

tied to tariffs imposed under emergency powers. CBP confirmed in a court filing that the system will begin accepting applications on April 20

But the refunds are not automatic. Businesses must apply, document what they paid, and wait for approval

Only certain tariffs qualify, including those still open or finalized within the past 80 days

Only importers of record or brokers who paid on their behalf can file

Consumers who paid higher prices are not eligible. Approved claims could be paid within 60 to 90 days

Finally this morning they been around the moon and back And now the Artemis II crew is talking about what that experience was really like Millions watched as the Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific last Friday with

Navy crews pulling Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cook, and Jeremy Hansen to safety

The crew traveled farther than any astronauts in American history. And they say the experience

forged a bond that will last a lifetime. Like this was an unbelievable adventure and it was

made possible by this crew and the support of each other throughout the whole thing. And

I've said it so many times, we are just, we are bonded forever. I mean, that's the closest four

humans can be and not be a family. We're all kind of struck by these things that make us feel small

And that the sense I had was the sense of, of fragility and feeling small

infinitesimally small, but yet this very powerful feeling as a human being, like as a group

Christina Koch says two moments stuck with her. First, seeing Earth from deep space, small and distant as they circled the moon

And second, the return home. Reentry was so intense, she says the Orion capsule became a blazing fireball

almost impossible to look at as it tore back through the atmosphere

You know, I watched one of these group interviews. It was really, really good. You can tell those four astronauts really like each other and they have this camaraderie

They're very, very authentic and they're friends. And oh, by the way, they are really, really good at their jobs

America is so proud of them. All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today

It's Opinion Day at the Supreme Court. This morning we'll be watching for any major rulings, including the much anticipated one on the Voting Rights Act

Later, President Trump speaks at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, labeled the Build the Red Wall event

And tonight in Lexington, Massachusetts, this is fun, a reenactment of Paul Revere's rye

marking the moment that helped spark the American Revolution. You know the one? The British are coming. The British are coming

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