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| Good morning. It’s Monday, April 13, and digital thieves are using clever tricks to steal people’s contacts and scam their friends — here are the red flags to watch out for. Now let’s catch up from the weekend. | |
 | President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of Iran. | - This weekend in Pakistan: More than 20 hours of talks between the U.S. and Iran, led by Vice President JD Vance, failed to yield a peace deal. Here’s what went wrong.
- What now? Trump’s blockade of ships from Iranian ports, meant to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear program, could derail the two-week ceasefire and increase oil prices.
- Last night: Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV, a critic of the war, calling him “weak” and “terrible.”
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 | Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor. | | | An accusation of sexual assault against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) by a former employee in his congressional office surfaced in a news report Friday. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) | |
 | Viktor Orban conceded defeat in Hungarian elections. | | |
 | More is being revealed about how the U.S. DOGE Service actually worked. | | |
 | More Americans are millionaires than ever before, but many don’t feel rich. | - Average net worth in the U.S. is over $1 million per household: About 1 in 6 families surpass the seven-figure mark, data shows. But millionaires told The Post why they feel middle class.
- The challenge: Rising prices have chipped away at the value of a million dollars, which stretches about as far as $480,000 did 30 years ago. And the wealth gap is widening.
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 | It’s about to feel like summer in some parts of the U.S. as drought worsens. | | | In early April, around 79 percent of the United States was covered by unusually dry or drought conditions. (Ben Noll/The Washington Post; USDM) | - From the Plains to the Northeast: High temperature records are forecast to be neared, tied or broken at about 600 locations this week. See which areas will be warmest here.
- If you really like weather: The Post’s veteran storm chaser created a simple guide to tornadoes of every kind, from mile-wide monsters to skinny ropes. See them up close in these photos.
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Hannah Jewell and 
