
The Raw Story - 4 hours 20 min ago
The New York Times editorial board had a message Tuesday on what it takes to defeat Trumpism and authoritarianism as midterms approach. The editors described how the landslide defeat of Viktor Orban by Peter Magyar in Hungary should inspire Americans hoping to see change in the United States amid President Donald Trump 's tumultuous second administration. They outlined the different ways opposing candidates could identify vulnerabilities for Trump and his regime using Magyar as an example of...

The Hill - 4 hours 41 min ago
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said "you'd have to ask a psychiatrist" about President Trump's recent clash with Pope Leo XIV over the war in Iran. "It isn't even worthy of a conversation; it's really worthy of a diagnosis," Pelosi said during an event at George Washington University on Monday. Trump accused the pontiff...

The Raw Story - 4 hours 53 min ago
Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance just suffered a humiliating foreign policy defeat that exposes the severe limits of American influence abroad and signals potential disaster for the GOP in the midterm elections. According to the Washington Post's Michael Birnbaum, Trump's decision to personally intervene in Hungary's election by dispatching Vance to campaign for strongman Viktor Orban n ot only failed catastrophically , but also damaged Republican credibility on the international...

CNBC - 5 hours 7 min ago
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a trickle, despite President Donald Trump proclaiming that a ceasefire with Iran depended on it reopening.

BBC - 5 hours 43 min ago
Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?...

The Raw Story - 5 hours 55 min ago
A U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz went into effect Monday at 10 a.m. EST at the direction of President Donald Trump, but in a matter of hours, the blockade was breached without incident by at least four Iran-linked vessels, BBC reported Tuesday. On Monday, Trump said that he had instructed the U.S. Navy to "seek and interdict every vessel in international waters that has paid a toll to Iran," and the U.S. military later said that the "blockade will be enforced impartially...

The Guardian - 5 hours 55 min ago
Vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after the pope criticized the White House over the Iran war JD Vance has weighed into Donald Trump's feud with Pope Leo, effectively telling the pontiff to stay in his lane after the head of the Catholic church criticized the White House over the Iran war. "It would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality, to stick to matters of what's going on in the Catholic church and let the president of the United States stick...

The Guardian - 5 hours 56 min ago
Chancellor frustrated and angry' at decision to attack Iran without being clear what the objectives are' UK politics live latest updates Middle East crisis live updates Rachel Reeves has hit out at the "folly" of Donald Trump's decision to go to war against Iran without a clear exit plan. Speaking to the Mirror before a trip to Washington for the International Monetary Fund spring meeting, the UK chancellor renewed her criticism of the war, which has pushed up oil prices and...

TMZ - 6 hours 10 min ago
President Donald Trump is done with one of his most ardent supporters Riley Gaines, after she dared to criticize him for posting an A.I. image of himself looking like Jesus Christ. Here's the deal ... Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer and current…...

Huffington Post - 6 hours 18 min ago
The president dissed the MAGA disciple whom he once praised as a leader in the administration's fight against transgender women in sports.

The Independent - 6 hours 20 min ago
Donald Trump ordered a McDonald's meal directly to the Oval Office as his administration promoted their "no tax on tips" policy.

The Guardian - 6 hours 32 min ago
Kevin Warsh, seeking to replace Fed chair, Jerome Powell, had to file financial disclosures for Senate approval Kevin Warsh, the former Federal Reserve governor chosen by Donald Trump to lead the central bank, has submitted financial disclosures that suggest he holds assets worth well over $100m. The document is required for his nomination to advance through the Senate, beginning with a yet-to-be-scheduled hearing. Continue reading...

Variety - 6 hours 36 min ago
Donald Trump’s social media post attacking Pope Leo XIV as "weak" left late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel in disbelief during their respective April 13 episodes. Both men regularly bash Trump during their monologues, but the president’s tirade against the Pope left them puzzled to the point of near-speechlessness. "According to one Italian religious […]...

The Independent - 6 hours 52 min ago
President Donald Trump denied being influenced by Fox host's post protesting his meme, saying he was not a fan' of hers, eliciting a surprisingly generous response...

Huffington Post - 7 hours 1 min ago
President Donald Trump received an earful from one of his strongest former defenders.

The Guardian - 7 hours 1 min ago
The Middle East on fire, a spat with the pope and he posts himself as Potus Almighty. Will his disciples now see that their messiah has feet of clay? You hear such a lot from Maga Republicans about how liberals think Trump voters are stupid. But not nearly enough about the far more salient point: that Donald Trump thinks Trump voters are stupid. Naturally, nobody deplores his own people as passionately as a populist, but even by those exacting historical standards Trump really does regard his supporters...

Fortune - 7 hours 21 min ago
President Donald Trump had two bags of McDonald's delivered to the Oval Office on Monday by a DoorDash driver he tipped $100, using his favorite food and a reality TV flourish to promote a tax policy he says has meant big rebates for Americans who earn gratuities. Sharon Simmons, dressed in a “DoorDash Grandma" T-shirt, walked up […]...

The Hill - 7 hours 42 min ago
Vice President Vance downplayed concerns about President Trump's ongoing feud with Pope Leo XIV late Monday, suggesting it was not newsworthy. Trump recently clashed with the leader of the Catholic Church over the war in Iran, calling the pope "weak on crime" in a social media post on Sunday. Vance, who is promoting his upcoming...

The Guardian - 7 hours 44 min ago
Critics warned of higher ticket prices, more fees, and fewer options' for passengers if two travel giants try to combine The CEO of United Airlines is said to have pitched a blockbuster merger with American Airlines during a meeting with Donald Trump, floating the combination of the world's two largest carriers. Scott Kirby, who leads United, raised the prospect during an encounter with the US president in late February, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed sources. Such a deal would overhaul...

The Raw Story - 7 hours 48 min ago
Appearing on MS NOW to expand upon her report on the meme war between Donald Trump's White House and Iran on social media, which has become the latest tool for spreading propaganda , Politico's Dash Burns claimed White House insiders admit things are not going well on multiple fronts. Speaking with the hosts of "Morning Joe," Burns claimed Trump insiders are dismayed at how badly things are going. "You know the old adage: a picture says a thousand words? I think a meme in this...

The Raw Story - 8 hours 5 min ago
JD Vance's decision to add to Donald Trump's attacks against Pope Leo XIV earned him a scolding on MS NOW on Tuesday morning as "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough called him out for lecturing the Catholic leader on "morality." Adding to the Trump administration's all-out attack on arguably the world's most powerful religious leader, Vance told Fox News, "I certainly think that in some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality,...

NBC News - 8 hours 17 min ago
President Donald Trump is insisting he will not apologize to Pope Leo XIV after lashing out at the head of the Catholic Church for criticizing the Iran war. The president also offered a new explanation for the now-deleted and controversial AI image appearing to depict himself as Jesus that received swift bi-partisan backlash. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

NBC News - 8 hours 23 min ago
The United States military's partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz imposed by President Donald Trump is now in effect, preventing Iran from exporting oil. Pakistan has proposed hosting a second round of talks in Islamabad before the two-week ceasefire expires. NBC's Richard Engel reports for TODAY.

Yard Barker - 8 hours 27 min ago
There may be another name change on the way for UFC's White House event after a suggestion that came up during a press conference. While fans know it as UFC White House,' the official title for the June 14 card is Freedom 250, marking both the 250th birthday of the United States and President Donald Trump's 80th.