Author: Press Room
Tuesday on MS NOW’s special coverage of the State of the Union address, host Rachel Maddow said President Donald Trump was “wound up and weird.” Maddow said, “At the very beginning, he was speaking very quickly and very excitedly, and he ran through a number of striking lines on economic matters. The very beginning of the speech, he, talked about having inherited the worst inflation in the history of the country, completely ignoring the worst inflation in the history of the country was in the 1980s and the 1920s. He then talked about gas prices and misstated them dramatically.” She…
House members are eyeing a new phase in their monthslong investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein: a race to produce results that match the stunning Epstein fallout across the globe and satisfy an electorate clamoring for accountability. This week’s interviews of Bill and Hillary Clinton — who are scheduled to testify to lawmakers under subpoena and behind closed doors about their relationships with Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell — could be a pivotal moment in this effort. Bill Clinton has maintained that he was an acquaintance of Epstein’s but stopped communicating with him at least a…
Spanish police have arrested the alleged gunman in the 2025 assassination of Andrey Portnov, a former senior aide to ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich, in a joint operation with German authorities in the western German town of Heinsberg.The suspect, whose identity has not been released, was detained by Spain’s Grupo 5 de Homicidios (Homicide Group Unit) with support from Germany’s BKA special operations forces, Spain’s National Police announced on Wednesday.A European Arrest Warrant and European Investigation Order had been issued for the suspect, allowing authorities to also search his residence in Heinsberg, located near the Dutch border.Portnov, 53, was shot multiple…
The New York Times praised Eileen Gu, an American-born Olympic skier who chose to compete for China, and criticized the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, claiming they “lost the room” for visiting President Donald Trump after their gold medal win. In the newspaper’s sports section, The Athletic, the Times published a headline titled “Inside the mind of Eileen Gu, Winter Olympics superstar — and so much more,” which lauded the athlete as “the most decorated freestyle skier.” “With three silvers and three golds to her name across two Olympics, Gu is a freak of nature, extraordinary in every sense of the word. So…
President Donald Trump announced during his State of the Union address that the U.S. women’s hockey team will also be visiting the White House “soon” after their male counterparts. The men’s and women’s hockey teams made history in Milan after they both beat Canada for the gold, making it the first Winter Olympics since 1980 that both U.S. squads won. While the men immediately accepted Trump’s invitation to go to the White House and State of the Union, a spokesperson for the women’s team initially declined due to prior commitments. “We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our…
The Inflation Victory Lap Economists Said Trump Couldn’t Take President Trump led off his State of the Union speech by addressing the state of the economy, highlighting the progress on bringing down inflation after the Biden-Powell surge that undermined America’s post-pandemic recovery. “The Biden administration and its allies in Congress gave us the worst inflation in the history of our country, but in 12 months, my administration has driven core inflation down to the lowest level in more than five years, and in the last three months of 2025 it was down to 1.7 percent,” Trump said. The math here is…
Tuesday, during her network’s coverage of the State of the Union address, host Kaitlan Collins said President Donald Trump became “increasingly irritated” during the speech. Collins said, “I think what stood out to me as we were watching this is, you know, this is not unfamiliar territory for the president. He has delivered many of these addresses. He’s now broken his own records on how long he has spoken.” She continued, “But these moments as he was in there and at the beginning, obviously getting started, he was largely looking over to the left side of the chamber where a…
The CIA has published a plea to potential informants in Iran with guidance on how to securely contact the organization as tensions between Washington and Tehran approach a critical juncture.The two-minute video published Tuesday provides detailed technical instructions for establishing contact, recommending the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) and Tor networks while advising against using business computers or office phones.“The Central Intelligence Agency can hear your voice and wants to help you,” the agency said in the Farsi-language message, which appeared on X, Instagram, and YouTube.The recruitment drive comes amid a significant US military buildup in the Middle East, including the deployment of two aircraft carrier…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper said that he’s “not sure what the Democrats’ message is” on foreign policy. While speaking with DNC Chair Ken Martin, Tapper said, “When it comes to foreign policy, I’m not sure what the Democrats’ message is. We have President Trump having led that effort to militarily take out the Iranian nuclear weapons program last June. He also ordered a military operation to take Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela. Does the Democratic Party support or oppose those two military operations?” Martin answered that “where we agree with the President is, we need…
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Polite Kambamura, announced on Wednesday that all exports of raw minerals and lithium concentrates would be banned until further notice due to unspecified “continued malpractices” in the mining industry. Kamambura told reporters the ban would take effect immediately and would even apply to minerals “currently in transit.” The mining ministry said it expects “cooperation of the mining industry on this measure which has been taken in the national interest.” “Government remains committed to ensuring transparency, in-country value addition and beneficiation, compliance, and accountability in the exportation of Zimbabwe’s mineral resources,” the ministry added.…