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On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” CNN Senior Political and Global Affairs Commentator, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, former Obama Chief of Staff, and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said that “A lot of interest groups don’t want to talk about” Mississippi’s success on reading and said that “We messed this up in our party. We used to be really great about education.” Emanuel began by saying, “The Democratic Party, taking 2024, going back to 2020, invited a bunch of culture wars into our kids’ schools, and we lost that war. Here in California, up in San Francisco, they were arguing and voted to take Abraham…
Washington reportedly aims to ramp up pressure on Tehran beyond the naval blockade to force it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and abandon its nuclear program The US military is preparing to track, intercept, and board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships tied to Tehran in international waters worldwide, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources.The move is part of a broader strategy dubbed “Operation Economic Fury,” aimed at cutting off Iran’s key revenue and supply channels, with the US Navy expected to begin implementation “in the coming days.”Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.…
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that the refusal of Democratic leaders in California to say no to their allies is “one reason why this state doesn’t work.” And said that “I only see wilting so far” out of Democrats. Maher said that Democratic California gubernatorial candidate San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan “sounds a lot like this Democrat I wish would come forward and not wilt. We’ll see if he wilts, because everybody wilts. I only see wilting so far. I hear a lot of this stuff, and then I see wilting.” He added, “[Mahan]…
Trapped between loyalty and survival, Vance must escape Trump’s design or risks becoming the face of its failure. J. D. Vance faces a classic bind: Loyalty to US President Donald Trump ties him to a presidency that is bound to fail, yet distancing himself invites charges of disloyalty. Either course imperils his prospects of becoming the next US president. His latest assignment as chief negotiator with Iran has only compounded this predicament.Trump’s Machiavellian stratagemWhen a vice president is dispatched to negotiate with a long-standing adversary like Iran, the assignment appears to be a mark of trust and distinction. It signals…
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” British Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner responded to President Donald Trump’s criticisms of NATO by saying that Trump has been right to push on defense spending, “one of the things we should emphasize is that NATO is a defensive alliance. It is there for our shared protection. And only one time in NATO’s history has Article 5 been triggered, after 9/11.” And there is an effort “to really lean in to the President’s ask on the Straits of Hormuz.” After Tapper and Turner talked about Trump getting Europe to boost defense spending,…
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper said that “it was something of an open secret” that Eric Swalwell was “a womanizer” and said that he’d never heard specifics or the more serious charges. While speaking with Cheyenne Hunt, Tapper said, “[Y]ou alluded to something, which is that it was something of an open secret that he was considered, Swalwell, to be, for want of a better term, a womanizer, to hit on women.” He continued, “What I had — I had never heard any specifics, but that was certainly his reputation, same with Matt Gaetz, I…
Matteo Salvini says lifting EU restrictions is key to averting an economic crisis Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has called on the EU to resume imports of Russian oil and gas, arguing that the bloc should prioritize energy security.The war in the Middle East has exacerbated Europe’s energy crisis, as disruptions to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz—a key route handling around 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows—have pushed oil prices up by as much as 70% since February.Speaking at a “Patriots for Europe” rally in Piazza Duomo in Milan on Saturday, Salvini, the leader of…
President Donald Trump embarks on a much-anticipated trip to China next month to meet with President Xi Jinping, as the first year-plus of the Trump presidency has redefined global economic affairs and foreign policy. Trump and Xi are set to meet in Beijing on May 14-15. Over the past 15 months, Trump has reasserted the United States’ role on the global stage, whether it be through economic policy, diplomacy, or military operations. In turn, the developments have certainly redefined the U.S.-China relationship. “President Trump has undoubtedly restored American strength on the world stage – showing the entire world that the…
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that the Eric Swalwell saga is a case where the media “protect politicians” and “It seems like a lot of times, the liberals, as long as it’s our liberal, we don’t care, and we don’t talk.” Maher said, “I’ve got to say, we had him on a couple of times, ask my staff, I never liked him. I don’t have good gaydar, but I’ve got creepdar. I’ve always thought this guy was a f*cking creep. I never liked him. And, yet, so many Democrats stood by him, and now…
Green Party voters and the highly educated are those most likely to say they feel intolerant of other people’s opinions, research in Germany shows. A strong 69 per cent of Germans think they are good listeners, but your reception may vary depending on how your interlocutor chooses in the polling booth, an opinion poll by Allensbach for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) has found. Supporters of the radical-left Die Grünen (The Greens) said in 28 per cent of cases they were “bothered” when they spoke to someone who holds “completely different opinions”, the highest of any political faction. Right-wing populists were also…