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A $400 million ballroom was just the beginning. Now, Trump plans to spend $174 million more on renovations  Fortune

High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn. (Image credit: Michael Conroy)

Artemis 2 astronauts fly around the moon in record-breaking lunar loop by NASA  Space Artemis II Flight Day 6: Lunar Flyby Updates  NASA (.gov) Artemis II astronauts swung by the moon, broke an Apollo record, and saw an eclipse  NPR Artemis II updates:

At White House Easter Egg Roll, Trump tells the children about the war  washingtonpost.com

Trump’s tipping point: Destroy Iran’s infrastructure or give talks a chance  Axios Iran War Live Updates: Trump’s Hormuz Deadline Hangs Over the Middle East  The New York Times Trump’s Deadline to Reopen Hormuz Looms  Bloomberg.com Trump Says He’s Calling Iran’s Bluff in Eight-Minute

Trump, 79, Grips Onto Melania for Dear Life Down White House Steps  The Daily Beast

Stephen K. Bannon, a former close aide to President Trump, was convicted for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack.

In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.

President Trump also asserted that God supports the American war against Iran “because God is good, and God wants to see people taken care of.”

The president indicated he would ask an unnamed media outlet to reveal the sources behind its coverage of Iran’s successful strike on a U.S. fighter jet, and of its crew.