The Weekly Rundown

April 11, 2026   7:00 AM ET

IT MATTERS. Military leaders say the historic mission to rescue a second downed U.S. airman in Iran was one of the most complicated ever carried out. CBN News spoke with two retired special operators who explained why no other military could have pulled it off. Here’s the story from our Washington, D.C., bureau. Meanwhile, officials in Tehran are boasting that the U.S. and Israel have been defeated as the fragile ceasefire continues. Yesterday, our Middle East Bureau shared this from Jerusalem.

POLITICS. Texas Senator John Cornyn is facing MAGA firebrand Ken Paxton in a Republican senate primary race. Sen. Cornyn is expected to outspend Paxton, who has significant challenges from his past to overcome. Here are the details.

HAPPENING HERE. On Day 6 of the Artemis II mission, the team of four astronauts awoke to the Mandisa and TobyMac song Good Morning. The crew splashed down last night off the coast of California, ending a historic 10-day mission. Here’s how faith became part of their journey.

A college football field turned into a makeshift baptistry this week after the UniteUS outreach rallied thousands of students at Alabama's Samford University. Don’t miss this encouraging story! If you haven’t watched CBN’s documentary The Revival Generation, download it here.

Classical education is making a comeback, particularly among homeschoolers. And in several states, public schools are hiring chaplains to combat the “plague-level” crisis of teen suicide. Here are the details.

For over 20 years, CBN has beamed life-giving Farsi language broadcasts into Iran despite internet shutdowns. Now, with war erupting across the country and civilians facing mass displacement and suffering, CBN is ready to deliver prayer support, emergency food, humanitarian aid, and the hope of Jesus to families whose lives have been upended by conflict. Donate here.

INTERNATIONAL. An ex-Iranian revolutionary heard God’s voice, and it changed him forever. Here’s his story.

An American journalist kidnapped from a Baghdad streetcorner on March 31 has been released. Here are the details.

China expert Gordon Chang recently told CBN News that the Iran war Trump Doctrine undermines China’s plan for worldwide domination. Here’s how.

HEALTH. Israel’s “dream doctors” project has more than 100 healing professionals involved in clowning. Here’s why their work has been shown to reduce anxiety and pain.

ENTERTAINMENT. A new film about the spiritual awakening that fueled the American Revolution hit #6 at the box office during its first weekend in theaters. Learn more about A Great Awakening.

Fox News anchor Shannon Bream recently joined the CBN News Faith in Culture podcast and talked about balance and priorities. Here’s what Bream shared about her faith in Christ.

Perez Hilton posted an emotional video where he said that he’s reading through the whole Bible “from start to finish” for the first time. Here’s what led him to kick off this very public faith journey.

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We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

- I John 4:6-11 (NKJV) 

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