🗞️Religious resurgence amongst young men

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April 16th, 2026

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• New Gallup data has found that while Americans overall are becoming less religious, religiosity has recently risen sharply among men aged 18–29, 42% of whom now say religion is “very important” in their lives, up from 28% in 2022–2023 while young women remain around 31%…this marks the first time in 25 years of Gallup tracking that young men are more religious than young women

• President Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10‑day ceasefire that will begin at 5 p.m. ET today

• A federal judge again halted President Trump’s plan to build a 90,000‑square‑foot White House ballroom, ordering that all above‑ground construction stop unless and until Congress authorizes the project…the ruling still allows limited underground bunker and security work to proceed

• President Trump has chosen Dr. Erica Schwartz, a former deputy U.S. surgeon general, as his pick to lead the CDC

• Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, fatally shot his wife, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, and then killed himself in their home in Virginia, in what police describe as an apparent murder‑suicide…read more here

• The U.S. military said it carried out another lethal strike on a small vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three men it claims were “narco‑terrorists” engaged in drug trafficking

• New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District special election is today to fill the seat vacated by Mikie Sherrill when she became governor…voters are choosing among Democrat Analilia Mejia, Republican Joe Hathaway, and independent Alan Bond

• The U.S. plans to establish a high-tech manufacturing zone in the Philippines that will give American firms access to advanced production sites and critical minerals while reducing dependence on China-centered supply chains

• The Trump administration is exploring converting U.S. auto and industrial plants such as GM, Ford, and GE Aerospace into wartime production lines to rebuild weapons stockpiles, reminiscent of a practice used during World War II

• Charles Schwab is launching a new app called Schwab Crypto that will let brokerage clients buy and sell bitcoin and ether directly, putting the firm in competition with platforms like Robinhood

• Google is in talks with the Department of Defense/War on a deal that would let the Pentagon deploy its Gemini AI models in classified environments

• S&P up .26% / Nasdaq up .36% / DOW up .24%

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