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60 Minutes on Sunday profiled the “Ghost train” in California — the high-speed rail project that was approved by voters in 2008 and supposed to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco. Instead, the project has turned into an estimated $125 billion stain on the state, with Californians still waiting for the first tracks to be laid down, years after the train was expected to starting running. Correspondent Jon Wertheim wanted to get an answer on why the train is so far behind schedule — and over budget. He pointed to a few reasons, including “California’s exacting environmental regulations, which triggered all manner of reviews, lawsuits, and delays.” “As anyone whose renovated a home knows, delay adds to price,” Wertheim quipped. He said the high cost of U.S. labor and construction relative to other countries hasn’t helped, either. Another problem: terrible planning. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) told CBS the 2008 plan that was approved by voters was “very theoretical,” but that it has become “very clear they didn’t have the specifics worked out.” “We’re now in 2026. There are no trains, there’s no track laid,” Fong added. “It’s a complete bait and switch.” The project was approved with $9.95 billion initially earmarked for it, with the final cost expected to be around $33 billion. But nearly two-decades of delays have sent that price tag soaring. California High Speed Rail Authority board member Anthony Williams — a former legislative affairs secretary for California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) — told Wertheim the project is now expected to cost around $125 billion. “It wasn’t. Let’s be real,” Williams said when asked if the financing was there to complete the project when it first launched. California is now scrambling to fund it, and the LA-to-SF train dream has been scrapped for a more modest goal — a train that connects the state’s Central Valley between Bakersfield and Merced. The state is aiming to finally put track down this year, about six years after the project was initially supposed to finish. “I don’t think the voters fully understood — and neither did we in the public sector — what it was going to take to actually get this project delivered,” California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin said. California’s high-speed rail project was championed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008 and his successor Jerry Brown was an enthusiastic supporter, directing cap-and-trade revenue and signing legislation that released… [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago - MS NOW Medical Analyst Dr. Vin Gupta Claims Trump Has ‘All The Signs of Dement...
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MS NOW senior medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta believes that President Donald Trump is showing “all the signs of dementia.” Gupta wrote on X Sunday: Erratic. Can’t finish sentences. Often confused. Illogical train of thought. Word finding difficulties. Developing and worsening gradually over time. The President is exhibiting all the signs of dementia. Erratic. Can’t finish sentences. Often confused. Illogical train of thought. Word finding difficulties. Developing and worsening gradually over time. The President is exhibiting all the signs of dementia. — Dr. Vin Gupta (@VinGuptaMD) April 5, 2026 Gupta’s comments follow Trump’s Truth Social threat to Iran earlier Sunday that shocked many. It read: Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP The post caused politicians to question the president’s sanity and fitness for office. Former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) implored Congress to “intervene in Trump’s madness.” “I know all of you and him and he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit,” she wrote in a lengthy post. Dr. Gupta during an appearance on MS NOW on April 3 Meanwhile, some Democrats ramped up their calls for Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) “>wrote on X, “The 25th Amendment exists for a reason. The President of the United States is a deranged lunatic, and a national security threat to our country and the rest of the world.” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) wrote, “If I were in Trump’s Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment This is completely, utterly unhinged. He’s already killed thousands. He’s going to kill thousands more.” Former Trump staffer Miles Taylor responded to Murphy writing, “Yes. He’s pledging war crimes. It’s time for the 25th.” Another former Trump staffer Anthony Scaramucci wrote, “It was at this point that our Founders thought the best thing to do would be to remove a mad man who has the executive office. It became more formalized with the 25th amendment, but more people now should be calling for this man’s removal.” And former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) wrote, “His Easter morning post. And just 2 days… [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago - Top 10 Songwriting Teams That Dominated an Era
The history of popular music is substantially a history of songwriting partnerships. The combination of two or more writers with complementary strengths, [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Netanyahu Congratulates Trump For Successful Pilot Rescue: ‘I Salute You’
(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday for the successful rescue of the American pilot hiding in enemy territory after his F-15 was shot down over Iran. The pilot safely ejected and managed to evade capture for more than a day by hiding in mountainous territory. The downed jet’s other crew member was rescued shortly after the plane was hit Friday. “I congratulate @realDonaldTrump on the rescue of a brave American pilot by America’s courageous warriors,” Netanyahu wrote, continuing: All Israelis rejoice in this remarkable operation. It proves that when free societies act with courage and determination, they can overcome the forces of darkness and terror. This operation reinforces a sacred principle: no one is left behind. As someone who was wounded in such a mission and lost my brother in the Entebbe rescue, I know what a bold decision this was. Netanyahu added, “My dear friend, once again your leadership brought a great victory to America.I salute you. We all do.” I congratulate @realDonaldTrump on the rescue of a brave American pilot by America’s courageous warriors. All Israelis rejoice in this remarkable operation. It proves that when free societies act with courage and determination, they can overcome the forces of darkness and… pic.twitter.com/hgBLFWjYzE — Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) April 5, 2026 Axios reported Sunday, “Trump said the IDF helped the U.S. military ‘a little bit’ during the search and rescue of both crew members.” “They have been good partners,” Trump said. “They have been great and brave people. We are like a big brother and little brother.” A U.S. Defense official told Axios that Israel shared intelligence about “the general situation on the ground” in Iran as U.S. troops searched for the airman. In addition, Israeli officials said their Air Force “conducted one strike to prevent Iranian forces from reaching the area.” Following the successful rescue before midnight on Saturday, Trump posted to Truth Social, “WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND!” Trump is expected to hold a news conference Monday to discuss… [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Media Pundits From Stephen A Smith to Alex Jones Slam Trump’s F-Bomb Threat to...
A number of prominent media talking heads and reporters slammed President Donald Trump for threatening the “crazy bastards” running Iran to “Open the F*ckin'” Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, with both Alex Jones and Stephen A. Smith bashing the president’s Easter morning message. And Smith, like many others, had an issue with Trump tagging his threat with “Praise be to Allah.” “You go on social media with a profanity-laced tirade and then you gon’ end it by saying ‘Praise be to Allah.’ How do you think that’s going to help us throughout the world? I mean seriously,” Smith said in a video posted on X. “In Muslim countries that ain’t Iran?” He then put his head in his hands before complaining, “it never ends with this guy. It never ends.” It never ends with Trump. It’s just never ends. pic.twitter.com/BygIMEvvEG — Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) April 5, 2026 Jones was just as irritated by Trump’s post as Smith. “This is not a Christ-like Easter message,” Jones lamented. He said a moment earlier: This is super bad news. This is not the old Trump. It’s one thing if he says f*ck on the campaign trail or whatever… but on Easter with messages about “Allah akbar” and “give up you crazy F’ers” — they’re not going to. They closed the Strait, it’s killing the economy, America’s sinking in global rankings of likability, it’s just not what we voted for. We’ve never seen rhetoric out of presidents like this when we go to war. Even if you’re for this war, this is really bad PR, folks. “This is a clown show folks, and I’m really worried,” Jones added. President Trump says “praise be to Allah” on Easter and tells Iran to “open the F!CKING Strait” as he announced the bombing of Iran‘s power plants and bridges.. https://t.co/lcioaemKiw pic.twitter.com/vEouLSXvmx — Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) April 5, 2026 Piers Morgan — another longtime supporter of Trump like Smith — criticized Trump too. Morgan called the threat “embarrassing” and urged the president to delete it. This is embarrassing, Delete it, President @realDonaldTrump – unless you want everyone to think you’ve lost your marbles. pic.twitter.com/LMgVIKPKoi — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 5, 2026 MeidasTouch commentator and regular CNN guest Adam Mockler didn’t seemed thrilled with it, either: Why is our President praising Allah on Easter morning?… [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Savannah Guthrie Shares Moving Easter Message Amid Personal ‘Season of Trialâ€... Savannah Guthrie, who’s set to return to co-anchoring duties on The Today Show Monday, shared an emotional video message during a digital Easter gathering with a Manhattan church on Sunday. Guthrie is coming off of a two-month absence where she dealt with the suspected abduction of her mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. Nancy disappeared from her Tucson, AZ, home in February and despite doorbell camera video showing an alleged perpetrator, authorities have been unable to identify a suspect or gather enough information to lead to her whereabouts. In her Easter message to Good Shepherd New York, Savannah admitted that this year’s holiday was bittersweet for her. ‘We celebrate today the promise of a new life that never ends in death, Savannah began. “But standing here today, I have to tell you, there are moments in which that promise seems irretrievably far away, when life itself seems far harder than death. These moments of deep disappointment with God, the feeling of utter abandonment for most of us, there will come a time in our life when these feelings hold sway.” Savanna said she was taught that “Jesus, in his short life, experienced every single emotion that we humans can feel.” But in her own “season of trial,” she said she has “questioned whether Jesus really ever experienced this particular wound that I feel, this grievous and uniquely cruel injury of not knowing, of uncertainty and confusion and answers withheld in those darkest moments.” Guthrie continued: But after Jesus died, after he breathed his last, what did he actually know on the cross? He cried out, “My God, my God. Why have you forsaken me?” That is the anguished cry of someone who does not know the answers. Where did his soul and his spirit go in those days in between? And what was he thinking? Did he think his time in the grave would be a day or two, or 1,000 years in the grave? Does his agony seem indefinite to him? That torment of uncertainty, the way indefinite pain can feel eternal. Perhaps he did know this feeling after all. Watch her video message above.The post Savannah Guthrie Shares Moving Easter Message Amid Personal ‘Season of Trial’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.10 hours ago
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