Members Of FBI Director Kash Patel's Security Team Have Trouble Waking Him Up Due To His Excessive Drinking

The Iranian military says the Strait of Hormuz is closed again. Ships are turning back.

Breaking: Iran has re-imposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz — accusing the U.S. of violating the deal to reopen it. Iran says it will continue to block transit as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect.

Sean Hannity leaves the Catholic Church to worship Donald Trump

It's even worse than we all suspected.

Sounds like something Hegseth would say.

📌NPR has received two of the largest gifts in the public media network's existence, totaling $113 million. This is something called a "good news" story. I'd die without NPR, I really would.

Trump just wrapped up a disastrous speech at a TPUSA event. He started by lying about a supposed deal with Iran, claiming, “We have now secured the Strait of Hormuz. It is ours.” He also said the U.S. and Iran would be excavating nuclear sites together to collect “nuclear dust.” None of it is true.

The oil industry has way too much power, and we need to make them obsolete asap.

Well, Pulp Fiction Pete has to buy king crab and lobster for all his friends in the Epstein class, so…

I said the other day that the claim that the DoorDash grandma had saved $11,000 from the dumb, pandering “no tax on tips” policy made no sense. Yahoo Finance did the math. wealthofgeeks.com/the-white-ho...

A student was still able to ask the VP his question about the Epstein files, despite TPUSA staff trying to shut down the Q&A session early.

Trump just publicly referred to the Strait of Hormuz as the “Strait of Iran.” Not only does this look like total capitulation from his administration but I am trying to imagine the GOP/Fox response if Joe Biden had said this.

Heartbreaking description of the pointless, thoughtless damage being done to the Kennedy Center. It was such an important part of life in Washington, and is now being destroyed for no reason www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

Samuel Samson, a 27-year-old senior adviser at the State Department, has sought to cultivate U.S. ties with far-right Europeans and bolster such figures at the expense of Europe’s centrist establishment. The approach is core to the Trump administration’s agenda in Europe.

The totally insane RFK Jr. giving the equally insane Donald Trump a character reference for being "sane" reminds me of when the disgustingly vile and lascivious Ghislaine Maxwell gave the disgustingly vile and lascivious Donald Trump a character reference for being a "gentleman."

RFK Jr on Trump: "He's very very sane"

As an American. I make the decision to buy a gun and go shoot somebody. I get convicted and go to jail. An a health Insurance exec. I make the decision to deny care and kill someone. I get a bonus.

She's so good at this.

He is such an ignorant mess. www.mediaite.com/media/tv/who...

In a dramatic scene that unfolded in the wee hours this morning, members of the House defeated a ploy by the administration and Speaker Johnson to ram through a 5-year reauthorization of FISA Section 702. Here’s what happened, and what will/should happen next. 1/20

Vought also promoted this lie during his testimony this week. The whole administration is committed to the idea that everyone who has lost their healthcare is committing fraud or an illegal immigrant. Those are not the facts on the ground.

MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged

Breaking News: Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to accuse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, for New York City Council.

The fact that Mamdani just seems like a cheerful normal guy who's policies are things like "we're going to tax second homes to fund pothole repairs" or whatever and yet this generates panicked responses like "This is basically Stalin's great purge turned up to eleven" is... telling. It tells things.

Very glad to have had this talk with @preetbharara.bsky.social staytuned.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...

One detainee "reportedly remained in ‘the box’ directly exposed to the sun and heat for hours, with no water.” One immigration activist says it gets even worse than *that.* The latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/we-forget-...

“I continue to speak strongly against war, seeking to promote peace, dialogue & multilateralism among states to find solutions -Too many people are suffering today, too many innocent lives have been lost & I believe someone must stand up and say there is a better way www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

Tom Nichols on JD Vance’s memoir: “First let me say: worst book launch ever by picking a fight with the pope just as you release your memoir of converting to Catholicism.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social

“After attacking Zelensky for ‘threatening’ Orbán, Vance arrogantly dismissed Ukraine’s fight for its territorial sovereignty and survival as ‘haggling over...a few square kilometers.’ “Honestly, what an a-hole.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...

A man has been arrested and accused of buying $34,000 in Lego figurines, filling the boxes with pasta, and then returning them for a refund.

NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment. By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

Steve Bannon is a lot of things, including a charlatan and a grifter. But he’s also an extremist who deliberately sought to harness the power of the alt-right for Trump’s political purposes. He’s a major reason the right is so extreme today. And much of the media has given him a pass for a decade.

They powerfully demonstrated what is possible when ordinary people take ownership of their democracy. If we want to oust our own autocrat, Americans must muster the same doggedness, commitment, patriotism, sound judgment, and courage Hungarians displayed. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

"The only ones who really lost out were America’s wealthiest citizens, who had to give up their plutocratic control over government. In our current revival of the Gilded Age, they now hope to restore it with Thomas’s help." newrepublic.com/article/2091...

💥EXCELLENT writing about the fall of Swalwell and the "non-reporters" that helped that story bubble to the surface before it was able to be killed. 👇

Trump truly excels at the strategy of "inventing a guy to be mad at." newrepublic.com/post/209178/...

Dear @schumer.senate.gov, the next time you’re at a Senate cocktail party yucking it up with your friends, can you bring this up to your Republican pals?

While death and destruction rained down on Iran during the war’s first month, the world’s 100 biggest oil and gas companies brought in an extra $30 million per HOUR in windfall profits. Yes, $30 million per HOUR. All because of the deadly and reckless decision making of one man.

The only reason Trump’s average approval is hovering at 38% is because Republicans are riding him until the wheels fall off. Independents, on the other hand, have jumped ship.

The Epstein files remain hidden while powerful people walk free. Acting AG Blanche has the power to change that right now. Demand the full, unredacted release of every document — no more protection for the elite.

Trump is trying to destroy the US Forest Service — closing offices, slashing jobs, and gutting protections for 193 million acres of public land. Tell Congress to block this illegal assault NOW.

Vance has now seized the top seat in the Death of Expertise Hall of Fame: He has lectured the pope—the pope, the leader of a billion and a half Catholics—about being too sloppy with theology. The queen of all vices: Pride. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

White House Shrugs Off Shaky Economy as War Exceeds Trump’s Timeline. The war in Iran has started to pinch the finances of many Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...