From the New York Times, it's the headlines.

I'm Tracy Mumford.

Today's Thursday, April 16th.

Here's what we're covering.

Is this war over?

I think it's close to over.

I mean, I view it as very close to over.

Over the course of 12 hours this week, President Trump promised the war with Iran was ending soon.

But he also doubled down on his fight with the Pope on social media,

threatened to fire the chair of the Federal Reserve,

and posted an image of himself receiving a hug from Jesus Christ,

which was not his first Jesus meme of the week.

On top of that, the White House revealed new renderings for the giant arch that Trump wants

to build outside D.C. It's so tall at 250 feet, even the architectural expert who proposed it

says it's way too much. For Trump, this stretch has been one of the most vivid examples of

his scattershot, what will he do next, style. When he's under pressure on an issue, in this case,

the war in Iran that's taken longer than he originally thought it would, Trump shifts public

attention elsewhere. One of his former press secretaries from his first term, Stephanie Grisham,

told the Times, quote, he'll double down, lie more, and say that everything's perfectly fine and

great, and then do all his bonkers postings. But she added that this week, he's being erratic

even for him. Inside the White House, some of Trump's current advisors have privately acknowledged that

his attacks on the Pope were not productive, and they're hoping he can shift the attention to tax

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