How Massie’s Kentucky primary may test Trump’s hold on the Republican Party
Massie has emerged as one of Trump's most prominent critics in the Republican Party. Will his re-election campaign survive the president's ire?
· Chris Hughes
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Newest first · UTC+11:00JV Ejercito convenes ethics panel, applies 'first-in, first-out' rule on complaints
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito said the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges, which he leads, on Tuesday tackled the first of the eight pending complaints against fellow senators.
· Bernadette E. Tamayo
Shamed Hunter Biden sets tongues tagging in exclusive California enclave after being spotted back on his old stomping ground
Malibu has become a hotbed for Democratic party refugees, it seems.
· Ian Mohr, Peter Kiefer
House justice panel should justify report would translate into impeach articles - Tiangco
MANILA. Philippines - Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco believes that the House Justice Committee should justify in plenary that its upcoming committee report on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte would translate to the articles of impeachment that would be transmitted to the Senate for trial.
· Red Mendoza
House Republicans readying new DHS funding bill 73 days into shutdown
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed that House Republicans will take up a brand-new funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, 73 days into the partial government shutdown.
· Ryan King
Anthony Fauci indicted by Department of Justice
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice indicted a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday for allegedly concealing records amid probes into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
· Josh Christenson
Anthony Fauci adviser indicted by Department of Justice
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice indicted a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday for allegedly concealing records amid probes into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
· Josh Christenson
Stunning hot mic moment captures TV host ripping security at WHCD before shooting: ‘Two random chicks’
Fox News host Jimmy Failla was busted on a hot mic ripping subpar security at the ill-fated White House Correspondents’ Dinner — insisting “two random chicks” were in charge of letting people in.
· Emily Crane
PGA Tour heads to Doral for 1st time in 10 years, PGA Tour Champions has another major
Scottie Scheffler prepares to putt on the 17th hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Hilton Head, S.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
· The Associated Press
Watch: Jimmy Kimmel defends 'expectant widow' joke after first lady criticism
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel defended his joke in which he called Melania Trump an "expectant widow" just days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The first lady described the sketch as "hateful and violent", and the White House urged ABC to fire the comedian. Kimmel said the joke w…
Trump, First Lady Demand Jimmy Kimmel Be Fired Over 'Widow' Joke Days Before Assassination Attempt
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump sharply escalated their long-running feud with late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel on Monday, publicly demanding that the ABC host be immediately fired by Disney and the network over a joke he made days before a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Din…
· Tyler Durden
Southern Poverty Law Center says law enforcement knew about its informant program
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
· Collin Binkley
UAE to quit Opec in blow to oil exporters’ cartel
Big win for Donald Trump, who has accused organisation of ‘ripping off the rest of the world’ by inflating oil prices
· Reuters
US green power growth to hit another record in 2026, despite Trump, says report
Clean energy is still a fast cheap source of new capacity, but the government has tried to halt or slow the building of solar and wind farms
· Bloomberg
US green power growth to hit another record in 2026, despite Trump, says report
Clean energy is still a fast cheap source of new capacity, but the government has tried to halt or slow the building of solar and wind farms
· Bloomberg
BP profit more than doubles in Q1 as US gas prices hit a new 2026 high
A gas price is displayed as a customer holds a fuel pump nozzle before filling up her vehicle’s gas tank at a gas station, in Lincolnshire, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
· Michelle Chapman
Iran Believes It Can Outlast US Based On 'Munitions, Markets, & Midterms'; Trump 'Not Open' To Tehran's Latest Proposal As 'Tank Tops' Loom
Trump doesn't appear open to Iran's proposal which hinges on US naval blockade ending & nuclear issue being pushed to future negotiations (CNN).
· Tyler Durden
Futures Tumble On AI Spending Fears As Brent Hits 2 Week High
US equity futures are lower, dragged by tech, following a report that OpenAI missed revenue and user targets and there growing internal pushback against Sam Altman's notorious aggressive spending (the company has $1.5 trillion in commitment it won't be able to meet), which is hitting semiconductors and the broader s…
· Tyler Durden
Is Tucker Carlson eyeing a 2028 presidential run? | Arwa Mahdawi
He has said he is ‘tormented’ by his previous support for Donald Trump – and some suggest the former Fox News host is positioning himself for the GOP nomination
· Arwa Mahdawi
Facing US and Chinese pressure, the EU must forge its own strategy
To remain competitive, Brussels must leverage its market power to engage Beijing – while aligning with Washington on its own terms
· Robin Hu
Facing US and Chinese pressure, the EU must forge its own strategy
To remain competitive, Brussels must leverage its market power to engage Beijing – while aligning with Washington on its own terms
· Robin Hu
Trump’s attempt to crush clean energy progress not going to plan, experts say
US generated more power from renewables like solar and wind than gas last month in a first
· Oliver Milman
(2nd LD) Trump's eldest son visits S. Korea: sources
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)
· Chae Yun-hwan
Press dinner shooting conspiracy theories spread in era of fractured politics
Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say
· Rachel Leingang
Netanyahu helped 'create a genocide in Gaza', top Biden official says
A senior US State Department official during the Biden administration has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped create a genocide in Gaza.
· Middleeasteye
Trump Jr. returns to South Korea for personal visit: Local report
Eldest son of US president reportedly to attend private Shinsegae concert
· Kim Jae-heun
Trump shooting scare renews 'staged' conspiracy theory
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A flood of misinformation exploded online after US President Donald Trump escaped a weekend shooting scare, fueling renewed — and unfounded —claims that he has staged assassination attempts to boost his political fortunes.
· Agence France-Presse
First Loaded LNG Tanker Clears Hormuz; First Crude Supertanker Attempts Exit
While all the attention has been focused on President Trump's national security team reviewing an Iranian peace deal that would end the two-month war and reopen the Hormuz chokepoint, while deferring nuclear negotiations to a later date, new vessel-tracking data show that the first loaded LNG tanker has exited the c…
· Tyler Durden
Rubio on White House shooting: 'A lot of leadership' and warns Iran 'seeks to dominate the region'
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised US President Donald Trump’s leadership and transparency during the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as he also addressed ongoing tensions with Iran and conflict involving Hezbollah in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Trey Yingst on Monday.
· FRAIDY MOSER
Trump unhappy with Iran, IDF takes down over 1000 Hezbollah sites
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Trump administration fires entire National Science Board
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has terminated the entire National Science Board of more than 20 members, two fired members of the board said on Monday.
· Kanishka Singh
Live updates: King Charles visits Trump at the White House
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived at the White House Monday for a four-day U.S. visit celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed the royal couple for tea and a look at a new White House beehive.
Lip reader reveals what President Trump said to King Charles III after royals arrived at White House
President Trump brought up both Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and Russian President Vladimir Putin within minutes of King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving at the White House Monday to kick off their historic state visit.
· Chris Bradford
Kid Rock addressed Pentagon on Strait of Hormuz
Kid Rock, the rap-rockstar turned ardent supporter of US President Donald Trump, addressed the Pentagon on Monday, discussing the Strait of Hormuz and war on Iran.
· Middleeasteye
NATO could reduce summits due to Trump ‘drama’ – Reuters
NATO leaders could stop gathering annually due in part to the “drama” associated with US President Donald Trump, according to Reuters.
· RT
King to meet Trump off-camera amid clash fears before Charles’ Congress speech – US politics live
State visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that ‘our countries have always found ways to come together’
· Tom Ambrose, Joseph Gedeon
Quem em Teerã influencia as negociações entre os EUA e o Irã
Desde 8 de abril, os Estados Unidos buscam um acordo com o Irã para encerrar a guerra. No entanto, as conversações, conduzidas por meio de mediadores, estão estagnadas. O impasse se agravou no fim de semana passado, depois que o ministro do Exterior do Irã, Abbas Araghchi, deixou o Paquistão sem demonstrar qualquer …
· Shabnam von Hein
George Clooney condemns Washington shooting and calls on citizens to ‘truly make America great again’
Star tells awards ceremony: ‘I disagree with everything that this administration stands for, but there’s no place for the kind of violence we saw two nights ago’
· Andrewpulver
The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps disabled Americans stay in their homes. Born two months prematurely into a poor family in Philadelphia, unable to breathe or swallow without tubes and largely confined to medical facilities until age 4, …
· Eli Hager
Best photos of April 28: Heatwave in Mumbai to violent clash at protest in Ankara | The National
Previous slideNext slide Children cool off at Gorai Beach in Mumbai, India, where a weather warning is in place due to a heatwave. EPAInfo Britain's King Charles III and US President Donald Trump meet for tea at the White House in Washington. ReutersInfo Children are enchanted by a bird at a displacement shelter in …
· The National
Trump right to take on misogyny of Iran regime
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Iran Already Scrambling For Oil Storage After Two Weeks Of US Blockade
Trump's blockade is having a predictable effect on Iran's economy and oil industry, with reports that the regime is scrambling to repurpose old and rusty tankers as floating storage. Kharg Island is hitting capacity and the results could lead to disaster for Iran's oil wells.
· Tyler Durden
Lack of signatures? Lacson to bring flood control report straight to Senate floor
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· jpcruz0306
Comedian Kimmel hits back at criticism over Melania Trump joke
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hit back on Monday at Donald Trump's call for him to lose his job over a joke about First Lady Melania Trump days before an alleged attempt to assassinate the US president.
· Agence France-Presse
Republicans Brace for Brutal Midterms as Trump’s Popularity Slips
The elections are still six months off, and some within the G.O.P. say there is still time to right the ship.
· Shane Goldmacher
Shrugging at calamity: America is reacting in strange ways to our chaotic times | Francine Prose
The reaction to the Washington DC shooting shows that Americans are swinging between outrage, exhaustion and numbness
· Francine Prose
Ron Paul Saw The U.S. Mint’s Gold Problems Coming
Long before he became a hero of the Republican Party’s libertarian wing, Ron Paul was a little-known Texas congressman with a fringe idea: He wanted to re-tether the dollar to gold.
· Justin Scheck
Man accused of Trump assassination attempt could face life behind bars
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Thunder sweep Suns while Magic push Pistons to brink
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder swept into the second round of the NBA playoffs on Monday with a 131-122 victory at Phoenix.
· Agence France-Presse