Author: Press Room

While many GOP players have rallied behind his attacks on the Vatican, a handful have shunned the president US President Donald Trump’s war of words with Pope Leo XIV appears to have split his own MAGA movement. While a number of prominent Republicans have distanced themselves from the exchange, others have stepped in to reassure him of their continued support. The feud erupted after Pope Leo, the first American‑born pontiff, publicly criticized the US‑Israeli war on Iran, calling Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization “truly unacceptable” and stating that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage…

On Thursday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) commented on a vote to block some offensive weapons from being sold to Israel where 40 Democrats voted against providing the weapons by saying that “we’ve grown from 17 opposing those weapons to 40 over the course of the last year and a half, and I think the momentum will continue to grow.” Co-host A Martínez asked, [relevant exchange begins around 4:30] “One more thing, Senator, really quick, your Senate colleague, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), has been pressing to block weapon sales to Israel. More and more senators seem…

Joe Rogan told Spencer Pratt he is “rooting” for him in his bid for Los Angeles mayor in the upcoming June election. The podcaster, who moved out of California years ago, told the TV personality, “I would vote for you” — if only he could still cast a ballot in the Golden State. “I can’t vote for you, but I’m rooting for you. I mean, if I lived in Los Angeles — no question whatsoever — I would vote for you,” Rogan told Pratt during Wednesday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, adding, “I’m a Texas resident.” The two were discussing Pratt’s intention…

President Donald Trump promised a quick end to the war in Iran, but the ongoing conflict has kept energy costs high — and some Senate Republicans are starting to go public with their concerns. GOP lawmakers who already feared November would be an increasingly tough battle are trying to nudge the president toward clearly defining his endgame after a surge in oil, gas and fertilizer prices. Trump warned the sticker shock might not completely recede by the time the November elections roll around, though news Friday that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen could begin to bring some relief if…

Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could trigger flight cancelations and higher energy costs, Fatih Birol has told the AP Europe could run out of jet fuel within weeks if oil supplies continue to be disrupted by the Iran war, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.In an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol warned of far-reaching global consequences from what he described as “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” triggered by disruptions to oil, gas, and other critical supplies flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.The US-Israeli bombing campaign…

In a recent televised rant on the Fox News Channel, the neoconservative publicist Mark Levin made the eye-opening claim that the current US-Israeli War on Iran is “every bit as important as World War Two.” Still more, according to Levin, the specter of an Iranian nuclear weapon (for which there is approximately zero evidence), requires us, as good citizens to rally around the President and the military. Not surprisingly, Levin also noted that President’s Truman decision to use atomic weapons against Japan saved “a million men” by forestalling a US invasion of the Japanese Home Islands (the inference being: Trump…

Congress passed a short-term extension of a key government surveillance authority after the House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) failed to ram through a clean extension of Section 702 of FISA over the interests of bipartisan lawmakers who want to reform the spy power. The Senate on Friday passed the short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) after a long-term renewal failed amidst bipartisan opposition to a clean extension of the spy power in the House. Section 702 is a surveillance authority meant to be used to spy on foreign adversaries. However, Americans’ private communications incidentally…

Illegal migrants in Spain with criminal records may still benefit from the Spanish government’s mass amnesty thanks to new changes in the country’s immigration regulations, the newspaper El Mundo reported on Friday. The socialist government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez signed on Tuesday its mass amnesty Royal Decree to grant legal status to half a million illegal migrants living in Spain — provided they comply with a notably lax list of requirements, one of which states that the migrant must have “no criminal record and do not pose a threat to public order, public safety, or public health.” El Mundo reports…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles today as the AI giant seeks to end its ongoing conflict with the Pentagon over government use of its technology. Axios reports that the scheduled Friday meeting at the West Wing represents a significant development in Anthropic’s attempts to resolve a bitter dispute with the Department of Defense that has resulted in the company being blacklisted from certain government contracts. The conflict centers on restrictions regarding how the Pentagon can utilize Anthropic’s AI systems. The Trump administration has taken note of the capabilities demonstrated by Anthropic’s…

Rosie O’Donnell says she is “heartbroken” over former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)’s sexual assault allegations, declaring “men suck” after comparing the disgraced Democrat’s scandal to former President Bill Clinton. “Can we talk a little bit about Eric Swalwell?” O’Donnell said in a Monday TikTok video. “I know that guy, in the ‘What kind of way?’ Like, spoke to him on the phone a couple times, donated money to him, I believe.” “Talked about him in some public appearances years ago, about how I believed in him, and his cute little family and two kids, and standing up to all those people…