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-- Is radio still viable? (Jacobs Media) -- Circular (Michael Mignano) -- At the top (Cathy Csukas) - All the hats (Morgan Wiedmann) Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.56 mins ago - WATCH: Gonzales, Swalwell Resignation Letters Read Aloud On House Floor
The resignation letters for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) were read aloud on the House floor on Tuesday, after Swalwell had been hit with multiple accusations of rape and sexual misconduct, and Gonzales faced an expulsion vote for an affair with a staffer — who later killed herself. Both men said they are quitting Congress on Friday. Reading Clerk Tylease Alli read the letters back-to-back. Swalwell’s resignation letter said: I am deeply sorry to my family, staff and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious false allegations made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make. I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me and other members, expelling anyone in congress without due process within days of an allegation being made is wrong. But it’s also wrong for my constituents to have be distracted from my duties. Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in congress effective at 2 P.M. Eastern time on April 14, 2026. I will work with my staff in the coming days to ensure they are able [in] my absence to serve the needs of the good people of the 14th congressional district. Gonzales’s resignation letter said: Enclosed is my resignation letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, effective April 14, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. It has been my privilege to serve the residents of Texas’ 23rd congressional district. A few hours earlier at a press conference in Los Angeles, a woman named Lonna Drewes accused Swalwell of drugging and raping her after the two met in 2018. Her press conference came after another woman accused Swalwell of raping her twice in a report from the San Francisco Chronicle on April 10. The female ex-staffer in the Chronicle report said Swalwell raped her in 2019 and later in 2024 in a New York City hotel room. The Manhattan Defense Attorney’s office announced on April 11 that it was launching an investigation into the alleged NYC assault. Several other women accused Swalwell of sexual misconduct in a CNN report on April 10. CNN anchor Pamela Brown interviewed one of those women on Tuesday, with the woman claiming Swalwell sent her unsolicited pictures of his genitals. Swalwell announced on Monday night that he was resigning from Congress following the accusations. He also ditched his campaign to succeed Gavin Newsom… [TheTopNews] Read More.57 mins ago - Ilhan Omar Pushes Democrats To Embrace Marjorie Taylor Greene, Other MAGA Stars ...Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) argued Democrats should “credit” and embrace once-staunch Republican supporters of President Donald Trump who have now grown more critical of him. In an interview this week with Pod Save America’s Tommy Vietor, Omar threw her support behind vocal MAGA personalities like Marjorie Taylor Greene, turning on the president. Greene was once Trump’s most vocal supporter in Congress, but she’s since moved back into private life and has become one of the more outspoken critics of Trump on the right. Vietor played a clip of Greene for Omar and noted that other past “die hard” MAGA supporters have also turned more critical of the president on the release of the Epstein files, his war with Iran, and more. “As Americans, it is really important for us to work together for the preservation of everything that is good in our country. and to support leaders that we can trust to safeguard what is good about our country,” Omar said. The congresswoman and Vietor agreed that one of the more significant things about criticism from people like Greene is that they are not singling out a Trump policy, but rather broadly criticizing the man and renouncing their former support. Greene argued earlier this month that Trump is “not the same man” she supported in the 2016 presidential election. Omar argued Greene and others are discovering that Trump “never really had any principles outside of uplifting his ego.” “I think that we should give them credit for that, the fact that they’ve had this wake-up call to finally seeing this con man, this corrupt, chaotic man, for what he is, the fact that they understand that he never really had any principles outside of uplifting his ego,” she said. Omar continued by saying Democrats should embrace people like Greene, encouraging other MAGA followers to ditch Trump. “I think is an important thing for us to put our arms around and say ‘Yes, then now let’s figure out how do we save our country from the disaster that this man is creating?'” she said. Omar said she spoke to Greene and thanked her just before Greene left Congress last year, which is represents a lot of progress between the lawmakers who have had plenty of tense moments over the years. Greene pushed to censure Omar in 2024, claiming she could be a “foreign agent,” and Omar wanted Greene stripped of… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- New Jersey Transit Plans to Charge $100 for Train Tickets During the World Cup: ...
A NJ Transit train prepares to leave Newark Penn Station in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NJ Transit, New Jersey’s public transportation service, reportedly plans to increase train ticket prices to more than $100 for this summer’s FIFA World Cup. News of the extreme price hike was first reported by The Athletic on Tuesday. According to the report, the pricing change would specifically impact the route between New York’s Penn Station and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The stadium was selected as one of the venues for the international tournament. The report added: The 18-mile rail journey, which includes a stop at Secaucus station, ordinarily costs $12.90 for a return ticket — the same pricing for the FIFA Club World Cup final last summer. The new special event pricing, however, is due to come into effect for the World Cup and is currently due to be over $100. While NJ Transit ordinarily offers concessionary prices for seniors, children and disabled passengers, the World Cup pricing will be one blanket price for all categories. A final decision on the price is expected to be made in the next few days. In a statement obtained by The Athletic, an NJ Transit spokesperson stressed that prices had not been finalized. This year’s World Cup — hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada — is shaping up to be extraordinarily expensive for soccer fans. In addition to public transportation potentially getting pricier, hotels across the continent have more than tripled rates in specific host cities. Some international fans coming to the U.S. are also subject to bond payments of at least $5,000 per person thanks to President Donald Trump’s new visa policy.The post New Jersey Transit Plans to Charge $100 for Train Tickets During the World Cup: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Trump Demands GOP Pass FISA Bill Even Though He Was a ‘Victim’ of ‘Worst a...
(Mark Schiefelbein/AP photo) President Donald Trump demanded that the GOP unify to pass a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) bill on Tuesday, even though he claimed to be “a victim of the worst and most illegal abuse of FISA in our Nation’s History.” “I am working very hard with our Great Speaker, Mike Johnson, along with Chairman Jim Jordan and Chairman Rick Crawford, to get a clean extension of FISA 702 through the House of Representatives this week. I am asking Republicans to UNIFY, and vote together on the test vote to bring a clean Bill to the floor. We need to stick together when this Bill comes before the House Rules Committee today to keep it CLEAN!” announced Trump in a stemwinder of a Truth Social post. He continued: I was a victim of the worst and most illegal abuse of FISA in our Nation’s History, by Radical Left Lunatics, who lied to the FISA Court to spy on my 2016 Presidential Campaign in their attempt to RIG the Election in favor of Crooked Hillary Clinton. Their use of this instrument in the 2020 Presidential Election was even worse! When the Dirty Cop, James Comey, the failed Head of the FBI, went after me, he was using FISA Title I, the Domestic Collection, not FISA 702, the Foreign Collection, which needs to be extended today. While parts of FISA were illegally and unfortunately used against me in the Democrats’ disgraceful Witch Hunt and Attack in the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA Hoax, and perhaps would be used against me in the future, I am willing to risk that as a Citizen in order to do what is right for our Country. Our Military desperately needs FISA 702, and it is one of the reasons we have had such tremendous SUCCESS on the battlefield, both in Venezuela and Iran. Since the first day of my already Historic Second Term, my Administration has worked tirelessly to ensure these FISA Reforms are being aggressively executed at every level of the Executive Branch to keep Americans safe, while protecting our sacred Civil Liberties guaranteed by our Great Constitution. With the ongoing successful Military activities against the Terrorist Iranian Regime, it is more important than ever that we remain vigilant, PROTECT our Homeland, Troops, and Diplomats stationed abroad, and maintain our ability to quickly stop bad actors seeking to cause harm to our People and our… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Top Senate Republican Asked If He’s ‘Comfortable’ With Trump’s Threats A...Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) shrugged off a question on Tuesday about whether or not he was uncomfortable with President Donald Trump threatening to wipe out Iran’s power plants and bridges, with Thune saying the president is merely talking tough in order to open the Strait of Hormuz. Thune was asked about the president’s grim warning while speaking to reporters in Washington, D.C. “President Trump has repeatedly threatened civilian infrastructure. Last week, he said that if his demands weren’t met a ‘whole civilization’ would die,'” a reporter asked. “Are those kind of threats from the president something you’re comfortable with?” I think you gotta again look at what the president is doing, and right now he’s trying to open up the Strait of Hormuz — which I think we are all supportive of,” Thune said. “And the efforts that are being made there to further isolate the Iranian regime and their economy, which is an energy-dependent economy. Thune continued, “Hopefully, it’ll have the desired effect and we’ll get the Strait open again. And that’s sort of their last resort.” He then applauded the U.S. military for how its pummeling of Iran since the start of Operation Epic Fury. “The military effort here has been extraordinarily successful. This is the sort of last, dying asp of this regime, is to try to shut down the Strait. And the administration is making an effort to ensure that it’s open, that there could be traffic in and out of there, and hopefully that will be successful and we can begin to see this thing wind down.” His answer comes a week after Trump made his “whole civilization” threat to Iran unless its theocratic leaders agreed to a deal by 8:00 p.m. on April 7 — which he dubbed “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day.” Trump announced the two sides reached a deal on a two-week ceasefire about 90 minutes before his planned attack. Since then, Vice President JD Vance has traveled to Pakistan to meet with Iranian leaders for a marathon negotiating session that last 21 hours. Vance shared the “bad news” with reporters afterwards that the two sides could not reach an agreement to end the war; the vice president said the U.S. was seeking an “affirmative commitment” from Iran that it would not pursue a nuclear weapon, but the country’s leaders were not willing to do so. Trump… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
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