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„If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,“ Trump told the crowd at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. „It will be called the Trump dividend.“
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GOP launches midterm ‚Trumpapalooza‘ convention in Dallas
The Republican National Committee launched its midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump set to be the keynote speaker on Wednesday followed by Vice President JD Vance and the president on Thursday.
âBeyond Parodyâ: Critics Left Stunned by Revelations in Shocking WSJ Report on John Fetterman
Critics were shocked by the numerous allegations in The Wall Street Journalâs bombshell report on Sen. John Fettermanâs (D-PA) behind-the-scenes behavior, with one calling the Pennsylvania Congressmanâs actions âbeyond parody.â
Reporter Outright Asks JD Vance if Heâll Support Ted Cruzâs 2028 Presidential Bid
During Thursdayâs White House briefing, Vance played the role of press secretary after Karoline Leavitt, who departed the administration last month. The White House has yet to name a replacement. At the presser, a reporter asked Vance if he would consider backing Cruz or Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for president.
WATCH: Israeli soldiers block Knesset member from besieged Palestinian home
Israeli soldiers blocked Knesset member Ofer Cassif from reaching a Palestinian family home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, where settlers have maintained a 17-day siege.
Cassif eventually reached the families and expressed his support.
Socialists capture major Florida victory on hit-or-miss night for Trump-endorsed primary candidates
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon scored a massive upset in the state‘s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Nixon ran against retired Air Force Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a prominent critic of Trump who played a central role in the left‘s failed 2019 impeachment attempt, who was expected to emerge victorious.
She defeated Vindman by almost 12 points, despite his $16.3 million war chest, compared to hers of only about $1 million. As of July, Vindman had spent about $9 million on the race, while Nixon had spent just over $700,000.
âHow Does This End?â Fox News Host Grills JD Vance on âSeesawâ Iran War
Fox News host Will Cain pressed Vice President JD Vance on Thursday about the war in Iran, arguing that âfrustrationâ is growing over the âseesaw natureâ of the ongoing conflict.
âLetâs talk for a minute about Iran. There is frustration, Mr. Vice President, I think, out there on the seesaw nature of whatâs going on in Iran,â Cain began, asking:
Eifrig einreihen: Enteignungsdebatte vor Berlin-Wahl
Manch ein Linker mag sich ja bei den AusfĂ€llen der Linkspartei regelmĂ€Ăig an den Kopf fassen. Vertreter anderer Parteien beweisen dann aber doch immer wieder, dass sie zu noch blöderen Aktionen in der Lage sind. So der SPD-Kandidat fĂŒr die Berlin-Wahl, Steffen Krach, der sich mit dem Spruch »Hier können wir enteignen, liebe Linke!« vor dem Russischen Haus ablichten lĂ€sst, um nicht nur seine Einreihung in die ideologische Front gegen Russland, sondern auch in die gegen Vergesellschaftung zur Schau zu stellen.
El-Sayed Challenges âCorporate Selloutâ and âCowardâ Mike Rogers to Five Debates
Ripping Rogers as a âcorporate sellout,â El-Sayed said that he is âa guy who spent 14 years in Congress with one goal: to figure out how to cash out the day he left. And guess what he did: As soon as he left Congress, after having taken corporate check after corporate check after corporate check, to empower the corporations to pick your pockets, he went and he cashed out.â
âNot in Michiganâno, winters are too cold for him,â he added, eliciting chuckles from the crowd. âHeâs got thin skin, after all. He went to Florida. So, Mike, if you wanna be a Florida man, go be a Florida man.â
Rogersâ who was unopposed in Tuesdayâs GOP primary, worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation before entering politics, first at the state level and then representing Michiganâs 8th District in Congress from 2001-15. In comments to Fox News late Tuesday, the Republican cited his time fighting âterrorismâ in the FBI and falsely claimed that El-Sayed believes âAmerica deserved 9/11.â
Part of Earthâs core has switched directions. And nobody really knows why
(June 11, 2026)
The observation provides new insights into the behaviour of the liquid outer core, which plays a key role in generating Earthâs magnetic field. Without this magnetic shield, the planet would be dangerously exposed to solar radiation.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh checked ground observations and satellite data between 1997 and 2025. They report in The Journal of Studies of Earthâs Deep Interior, that in 2010, a broad region of iron-rich fluid beneath the equatorial Pacific switched from moving weakly westwards to strongly eastwards.
Vance says he believes AOC will be leading Democratic candidate in 2028
Asked by CNN about Vanceâs comments, Ocasio-Cortez smiled and said, âI hope he isâ the nominee.
The union man who unleashed a political earthquake in California
(March 25, 2026)
When Gavin Newsom stood before a room of economic elites in New York last December and derided a âsingle labor leaderâ pushing a tax on California billionaires, he never said his name. He didnât need to.
Everyone in California politics knows of Dave Regan, the legendarily combative health care union chief who has spent decades wielding Californiaâs ballot initiative system against the health care industry.
But his newest mission is on a scale orders of magnitude larger.
White House delivers Iran agreement to Congress
A swath of GOP senators and some House Republicans were livid Wednesday when a Trump administration official read the memorandum to reporters before sharing the document with lawmakers.
Senior White House officials have held small-group and individual calls with select GOP lawmakers, but an all-member briefing from Trump administration officials on the agreement is not expected until next week.
As AIPAC Spends Millions to Oust Him, Massie Unveils Bill Requiring Pro-Israel Lobby to Register as Foreign Agent
As the Israel lobby attempts to end his political career, the Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced a bill that would require lobbyists working for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly known as AIPAC, to register as foreign agents.
The bill, known as the Americans Insist on Political Agent Clarity (AIPAC) Act, would amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA), which requires those working to influence government policy on behalf of a foreign power to register with the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
We took a boat into the Strait of Hormuz. Here‘s what we saw.
That is where we met Sharif. His real name is not being used. Sharif is from Egypt and has spent decades working along this coastline. In normal times, he told us, tourists would be lining up for him to take them on trips out to sea. Now, there was almost no one.
After some negotiating, he agreed to take us. We paid $120 for two hours.
His boat was a traditional dhow: wooden, worn, painted brown. The kind that has been used in these waters for generations. Inside, embroidered cushions lined the seats.
We climbed aboard…
After the latest Mandelson revelations, Starmer needs to get a good lawyer. Wasnât he supposed to be one?
During the opposition years, his defenders countered that a stolid technocrat was exactly what the country needed. They sold the former head of the Crown Prosecution Service as the polar opposite of Boris Johnson, who was driven from Downing Street in part by Starmerâs own forensic questioning. If only Starmer had lived up to the billing of his detractors, reluctantly conceded by his allies, he wouldnât be in the hole he finds himself this weekend.
Instead, he now has to rely on a defence that is lawyerly in the worst sense of that word. To have knowingly misled parliament is, in political terms, a capital crime. So the PM has to proceed on two tracks, one for âknowinglyâ the other for âmisledâ.
List of Conservatives Rebuking Donald Trumpâs Jesus Image, Pope Feud
Candace Owens, conservative commentator
Carmine Sabia, conservative pundit
Megan Basham, The Daily Wire
Brilyn Hollyhand, MAGA influencer
Marjorie Taylor Greene, former GOP Representative
Milo Yiannopoulos, right-wing influencer
Riley Gaines, anti-trans activist
Iran says it âwould be dumbâ for US to let Netanyahu kill diplomacy
âIf the US wishes to crater its economy by letting Netanyahu kill diplomacy, that would ultimately be its choice. We think that would be dumb but are prepared for it,â Araghchi wrote.
His comment mirrors language used by US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday. Vance had warned against Iranians letting the ceasefire fall apart over Lebanon, saying, âWe think that would be dumb, but thatâs their choice.â
Many of us, liberal Europeans, spent decades pushing back against the European extreme left‘s cartoon version of America ( it‘s all oil/ imperialism/getting rich at the expense of others) and then one dumb administration walks in and performs the caricature to perfection.
(March 31, 2026)
âI just want to go homeâ: Despair settles over the Capitol as DHS deal hopes evaporate
âIt looks like everybody is going to stare at each other for a little while,â Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday, before nodding at lawmakersâ best hope for getting a deal â their overwhelming desire to leave town.
âYou know how it is around here, itâs not Thursday yet,â he said.
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One GOP senator, granted anonymity to speak candidly, summed up their feelings: âI just want to go home.â
Enten: Key allies âabsolutely despiseâ US action in Iran
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten breaks down international support for US military action in Iran as President Donald Trump is asking for other countries to help secure shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.
Die Meinung von Iris Sayram, RBB, zur vorerst gestoppten Einstufung der AfD
tagesthemen, Das Erste, 26.02.2026 âą 22:15 Uhr
Trumpâs Attack on the Supreme Court Was Unhinged Even for Him
Perhaps, at next weekâs State of the Union address, heâll blame the actual Phantom of the Opera.
Global: European states must retract outrageous attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
(February 13, 2026)
âIt is reprehensible that ministers in Austria, Czechia, France, Germany and Italy have attacked the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese, based on a deliberately truncated video to misrepresent and gravely misconstrue her messages â as is clear from watching her original address in its entirety.
âThe ministers that have spread disinformation must act beyond merely deleting their comments on social media â as some have done. They must publicly apologize and retract any calls for Francesca Albaneseâs resignation. Their governments must also investigate how this disinformation happened with a view to preventing such situations.
âIf only these ministers had been as loud and forceful in confronting a state committing genocide, unlawful occupation and apartheid as they have in attacking a UN expert. Their cowardice and refusal to hold Israel accountable stand in stark contrast to the Special Rapporteurâs unwavering commitment to speaking truth to power.
Starmer latest: Streeting accused of orchestrating No 10 coup as embattled PM vows to fight on
Wes Streeting has been accused of orchestrating a coup against Sir Keir Starmer after claims emerged he talked to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar two days before Mr Sarwar called on the prime minister to resign.
Sources said the pair are thought to have discussed the current political situation in the Labour party, with many blaming the health secretary for Mr Sarwarâs intervention, according to the Telegraph.
Frontliners erupt at DNCâs Martin
(January 13, 2026)
Another sticking point: some Frontliners were miffed that Martin tried to offer messaging advice, per sources in the room. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich.) â one of the top electoral overperformers in the country â spoke up and said she needed more resources from the DNC, not messaging guidance.
Overall, the feedback from the Frontliners was this: Helping out state parties wonât matter if Democrats fail to take back the House in 2026. Some members present also told us they felt as though they were being lectured on messaging by a party chair whose name has never been on the ballot.
Trump Goes on Manic 50-Post Rampage After World Leaders Humiliate Him
The White House hyped the âBoard of Peaceâ initiative, which nations can join for a $1 billion fee, as a coalition of nations that âpromote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.â
Though the White House expected representatives from 35 countries at the ceremony, fewer than 20 showed up. World leaders otherwise in attendance at Davos, such as French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, all ignored Trumpâs endeavor.
Trump was left signing what critics called a MAGA-fied U.N. charter with the likes of Argentinian President Javier Milei and far-right Hungarian leader Viktor Orban.
A stunned Europe finally wakes up to Trumpâs Greenland threat
Itâs not often that Europe speaks with one voice â or responds with such urgency.
But US President Donald Trumpâs announcement Saturday of sanctions against several European countries that reject any US claim to Greenland, a Danish territory, was one of those moments.
An emergency meeting of EU ambassadors will take place in Brussels on Sunday in response to Trumpâs threat, which he made after an estimate quarter of the population of Greenlandâs capital Nuuk joined protests against any potential annexation.
Lula Government Pushes Back Against Milei Over Map Depicting Brazil as a Favela and Takes Aim at Argentine Poverty
Vieira said that „the map posted by President Milei needs an urgent update“ and presented data favorable to Brazil without directly mentioning Argentina. The minister highlighted that under President Lula, the country „is modernizing and addressing its social problems,“ has a „growing economy, the lowest unemployment levels, international reserves of US$ 360 billion,“ and has exited the Hunger Map.
Vieira also noted that Brazil has had a „stable currency for 30 years“ and does not owe „a single cent to the IMF,“ while a government source pointed to Argentinaâs financial difficulties.
In 2024, Mileiâs first year in office, poverty in Argentina surged to 52.9%, later falling to 31.6% in the first half of the yearâstill higher than Brazilâs 23.1%. The IMF extended a US$ 20 billion loan to the country.
âSNLâ Savages Trumpâs Blacked-Out Epstein Files Dump in Cold Open
Saturday Night Live began its final show of the year by poking fun at the Trump administrationâs disastrous release of the Epstein files.
Witkoff To Moscow. Zelenskyy Is Wary. A Phone Call Leaks. A Ukraine Peace Plan Coalesces.
âI know what itâs going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere,â Witkoff reportedly said.
Bloomberg did not say how it obtained the recording, which was likely made by US intelligence agencies who routinely monitor and eavesdrop on foreign officialsâ conversations.
WATCH: Trump says âpeople would be shockedâ but he and Mamdani want to see the âsame thingâ
âUltimately, itâs for the good of New York,â Trump said, of the two menâs goals. âI donât care about affiliations or parties or anything else. ⊠If he could be a spectacular success, Iâd be very happy.â
Trump said he and Mamdani discussed crime in New York City, without getting bogged down in their political differences over ICE.
âWhat we did is we discussed crime, more than ICE per se, we discussed crime. He doesnât want to see crime and I donât want to see crime,â Trump said. âAnd I have very little doubt that weâre not going to get along on that issue.â
NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani and President Trump discuss crime, affordability in Oval Office meeting
The Oval Office meeting marked the first time that Mamdani and Trump have met face to face following a war of words between the two leaders throughout Mamdani‘s campaign and election.
„It was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, which is New York City and the need to deliver affordability to New Yorkers,“ Mamdani said.