AMNA NAWAZ: In the day's other headlines:# Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threatened## possible criminal prosecution against former# staff he accused of leaking information.

That## information involved Hegseth sharing# airstrike logistics in another chat## over the Signal messaging app, this# one including his wife and brother.

On his former FOX show this morning, Hegseth again# denied sharing any classified information Signal.## Instead, he honed in on the internal and# recent removals of several of his top staff.

PETE HEGSETH, U.S. Defense Secretary: But we took# it seriously.

It led to some unfortunate places,## people I have known for quite some time,# but it's not my job to protect them.

When## that evidence is gathered sufficiently,# and this has all happened very quickly,## it will be handed over to DOJ, and those# people will be prosecuted if necessary.

AMNA NAWAZ: The Pentagon's inspector# general is investigating the secretary## and staff's use of the Signal# app.

Today, the White House again## defended Hegseth as he faces mounting# criticism about his job performance.

Secretary Marco Rubio instituted a sweeping# reorganization of the State Department today.

That## includes cuts and the elimination of a key office# that advances American values abroad.

Some of the## duties of that office will be folded into other# parts of the department, but few details were## provided.

Rubio also announced that State plans# to cut 15 percent of its U.S.-based employees.

Turning overseas now, Russia is ramping# up its attacks across Ukraine after## Moscow claimed to have observed a# brief Easter cease-fire.

Overnight,## crews battled burning buildings after# Russian drones hit the port city of## Odesa.

Hours later, Russian glide bombs# struck Zaporizhzhia, killing one woman.

All this comes as both Moscow and Kyiv# have signaled some openness to direct## talks.

A Kremlin spokesman said Russia# would consider a Ukrainian cease-fire## proposal on attacks to civilian# infrastructure.

Ukraine's President## Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a cease-fire# would open the door for more dialogue.

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian President# (through translator): As for our delegation,## it has a mandate for discussing# an unconditional cease-fire or a## partial cease-fire.

We are ready for this# stage.

We are also ready to state that,## after the cease-fire, we are# prepared to sit down in any format.

AMNA NAWAZ: President Trump's# Ukraine envoy, General Keith Kellogg,## will represent the U.S. in a new round# of peace talks tomorrow in London with## Ukrainian and European officials.

Special# envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow this## week for a new round of talks with# Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Authorities say at least 26 people are dead# after four gunmen opened fire at a popular## Himalayan mountain resort in Indian-administered# Kashmir, the disputed territory between India and## Pakistan.

It was one of the deadliest# attacks on civilians in the region in## recent times.

In addition to the dead, three# dozen others were injured, many seriously.

Police and soldiers are still# searching for the attackers,## and there's been no claim yet of# responsibility for the massacre.

Meanwhile, on a visit to India, Vice# President J.D.

Vance said it's time## for more collaboration between the world's two# largest democracies.

Speaking to business leaders,## he warned of a very dark time ahead if the# two countries didn't more closely align on## everything from energy and defense to trade.# The U.S. is India's largest trading partner.

Vance knocked back criticisms that President# Trump's aggressive tariffs were threatening## that relationship and causing global turmoil.

J.D.

VANCE, Vice President of the United# States: Critics have attacked my president,## President Trump, for starting a trade war in# an effort to bring back the jobs of the past,## but nothing could be further from the truth.

He# seeks to rebalance global trade so that America,## with friends like India, can build a future# worth having for all of our people together.

AMNA NAWAZ: Vance met yesterday with# India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi,## and both leaders cited significant# progress toward a trade agreement.## Both nations have set an ambitious goal,# to try and double bilateral trade by 2030.

Today, a federal judge in Colorado# extended her order blocking the Trump## administration from deporting anyone in# that state under the Alien Enemies Act,## the rarely used wartime law passed in 1798.# The ruling also said the government must## give 21 days of notice before deportation to# allow for contesting the removal in court.

The Justice Department recently said it would# give migrants only 24 hours' notice before## deporting them.

The judge's order was the first# to impose some due process rights for migrants,## following a Supreme Court order earlier this month## that migrants be given the opportunity# to challenge their removals in court.

A federal jury in Manhattan today found The New# York Times did not libel former Alaska Governor## Sarah Palin.

Today's verdict came in a retrial of# Palin's case, where she alleged that a 2017 Times## editorial damaged her reputation by implying her# political action committee helped to incite the## deadly mass shooting in Arizona that severely# wounded former Representative Gabby Giffords.

The newspaper admitted the mistake and# had issued a correction within hours.

Three more federal prosecutors who# worked on the corruption case against## New York Mayor Eric Adams have resigned.

In# a letter obtained by several media outlets,## they said they were pressured to express regret# to the Justice Department for refusing to drop## Adams' case.

They wrote -- quote -- "We# will not confess wrongdoing when there## was none.

The department has decided# that obedience supersedes all else."

Adams had agreed to cooperate with the Trump# administration's immigration crackdown,## which led to the dismissal of his# criminal case.

At least 10 federal## prosecutors in Manhattan and Washington have# now resigned over that case being dropped.

And the Trump administration announced a plan# this afternoon to phase out eight artificial## dyes from the U.S. food supply by the end of# next year.

The petroleum-based additives are## found in many grocery store staples,# from cereals to sports drinks.

But,## today, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said# it's critical to get them off of shelves.

He cited some studies that found links between# synthetic dyes and neurobehavioral issues in## children.

He called on food manufacturers# to replace them with natural substitutes.

DR. MARTY MAKARY, FDA Commissioner: For the last# 50 years, we have been running one of the largest## uncontrolled scientific experiments in the world# on our nation's children without their consent.## And, today, we are removing these# petroleum-based chemicals from their food supply.

AMNA NAWAZ: Today's announcement# drew praise from advocates who say## the dyes carry health risks, but serve no# purpose beyond the cosmetic.

The FDA has## long maintained that synthetic# dyes are safe for consumption.

Still to come on the "News Hour": we# examine the Trump administration's## claim that student activists are# undercutting U.S. foreign policy;## the Education Department resumes collection# of student debt from borrowers in default;## and a new book chronicles the life of the# trailblazing South Asian actress Merle Oberon.