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- Trump Administration Mulls Charging Fees for Naval Escort Through Hormuz: Report
AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana The Trump administration is considering ways to coax oil tankers into resuming transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the situation. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Iranian negotiators agreed on a memorandum of understanding as a prelude to potentially ending the war. A leaked version of the memo contains 14 provisions, which include Iran reopening the Strait, the end of the U.S. naval blockade on Iran, and at least $300 billion in financing “for the rehabilitation and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” But convincing ship operators to brave the strait could slacken the grand reopening, as insurance companies are currently not covering any losses sustained there. “The discussions so far have centered on ways to convince insurance companies to offer coverage to travel through a narrow waterway in which Iran has successfully attacked vessels,” Politico reported of the internal discussions being pushed by Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. “The President and Susie are giving them explicit orders to figure something out,” said one person familiar with the discussions who was granted anonymity to describe private discussions. “With limited exceptions, every transit [through Hormuz] is violating insurance plans. So what can be done to accelerate the insurers to start insuring again?” One of the options under consideration is a system of fee-based U.S. naval escorts. “There is some talk of some expedited escorted passage by paying the U.S. — like putting a VIP pass on your ship,” one person familiar with the discussions told Politico. “The concept is that there could be a fee for expedited clearance, maybe with military escort.” One former administration official told Politico the tanker fee discussion is a negotiating tactic while Trump is in France for the G7 summit. The person said the idea is “all about creating the space for France, Britain, others to move into the Gulf, take responsibility for maritime safety, security, and create an additional deterrence to the Iranians for trying to go back on the deal, use Hormuz as this long-term extortion racket.”The post Trump Administration Mulls Charging Fees for Naval Escort Through Hormuz: Report first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago - Texas Cop Pushes Knicks’ Jalen Brunson During Celebration in Newly Surfaced Cl...
A video making the rounds on social media shows a Texas cop pushing New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson as the team celebrated its NBA title. New York won its first NBA championship since 1973 on Saturday, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in five games. Brunson scored 45 points and was outstanding throughout the series, earning the Finals MVP award. The Knicks clinched their title on the Spurs’ home court, and as the postgame festivities on the court wound down, a Bexar County deputy sheriff appeared to want Brunson to move. The 14-second video, which started making the rounds on social media on Tuesday, shows Brunson wearing goggles in anticipation of a champagne-soaked locker room celebration. Brunson has his arm around an unidentified man, and the deputy sheriff, who is wearing a cowboy hat, approaches the two men from behind. The lawman extends both arms as if to push them out of the way. Brunson and the man turn around, with Brunson seeming indignant, as the deputy sheriff appears to give either an order or an explanation. Nearby, Brunson’s father and Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson points at the deputy sheriff and appears to say, “Don’t touch him.” Meanwhile, a woman in the entourage appears to tell the cop, “He’s the Finals MVP.” The city of New York will throw a ticker-tape parade for the Knicks on Thursday. After Saturday’s game, New Yorkers poured into the streets to celebrate. A small portion of the revelers set school buses on fire, and a teenager was shot and wounded. Dozens of people were arrested. The scenes prompted one New York congresswoman to express concern about violence at the parade – and make a bizarre comment about Brunson’s wife and anti-Semitism. “I’m worried about the violence,” Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) said. “And yet, look at Jalen Brunson. What an amazing American citizen. His wife is Jewish. She’s a, you know, a physical therapist. Uh, are we gonna see more anti-Semitism in this parade? I hope not. I hope people can unify around sports. It’s one of the great things about sports is, we can unify. And we can put political differences aside, and I hope we’re gonna continue to do that.” Watch above via ESPN on ABC.The post Texas Cop Pushes Knicks’ Jalen Brunson During Celebration in Newly Surfaced Clip first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Chris Hayes Mocks Fox News Report on Trump’s Algae-Infested Reflecting Pool: â...MS NOW’s Chris Hayes threw some shade at Jesse Watters Primetime producer Johnny Belisairo on Tuesday night over a segment that ran on Fox News the previous day. Hayes recapped the ongoing saga of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which President Donald Trump has fixated on in his second term. The president has insisted that his Democratic predecessors badly neglected the pool and that its state required his personal attention. However, the pool has been plagued by algae blooms in recent days, and workers have taken to dumping bottles of hydrogen peroxide in an attempt to kill the algae. “Trump is laser-focused on this in a way that, well, you really wish a president was not,” Hayes stated on Tuesday’s All In. “And so his government hired a Virginia contractor in a corrupt, noncompetitive process to fix what President Obama had supposedly ruined. And they agreed to pay the firm $13.1 million, seven times the amount Trump initially said the job would cost because it had to be done for the big Fourth of July celebration. The contractor inflated their profit margin, according to a government analysis of costs obtained by The New York Times, charging 20% for a job where the typical margin is six to 12%.” Hayes then posited that Trump became obsessed with the Reflecting Pool because he “got in his head that the reflecting pool was just like a swimming pool, and it should look clean and clear, like his swimming pool at Mar-a-Lago… except it’s not a pool you can swim in, because it’s not a swimming pool, and it doesn’t have the same cleaning systems or the same purpose. It’s a reflecting pool full of largely stagnant water. And so, as with so many Trump schemes, Americans are now stuck with a big, ugly mess, and conservatives are stuck pretending that it is all great, just great.” Hayes then aired a clip of Belisario reporting from the Reflecting Pool: BELISARIO: I’m here at the newly renovated Reflecting Pool. It’s painted American flag blue, and the Democrats are gonna tell you, “Oh, there’s green algae. It looks so bad.” But there’s pool guys cleaning it up right now. No other president would do that. But President Trump is still cleaning it up. HAYES: Does that guy realize we can see the water behind him?! But that’s their story. They’re sticking to it. Hayes concluded,… [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago
- Survey: Car Shoppers Demand Radio in Their Autos
At WorldDAB Automotive 2026, Fifty5Blue Insight Manager Phyliis Chen speaks at the podium, with Director of Insight Julie Soulsby to her left. Read James Careless’ additional WorldDAB Automotive 2026 coverage of Radio France CEO Sibyle Veil’s keynote speech. Modern drivers want radios in their dashboards. That was the primary and unshakable finding shared by researchers at WorldDAB Automotive 2026. The annual event, which is hosted by the WorldDAB advocacy organization, was held in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 11. It included a presentation from the London-based Fifty5Blue, formerly Kantar Media, which is a media measurement and analytics firm that said it operates in approximately 80 countries. Ultimately, the message Fifty5Blue conveyed is that the six-country study proves that car buyers not only want radio in the dashboard — they are demanding it. Julie Soulsby, Fifty5Blue’s director of insight, said the study surveyed 8,000 recent buyers across Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. “Our research among recent car buyers across six countries proves that broadcast radio is expected, it’s relied upon, and it’s valued in the car,” she said. Fifty5Blue’sData revealed that 83% of buyers typically listen to the radio while driving, with half making it their most frequent choice. Additionally, these drivers are loyal to radio, with 85% saying that they would deeply feel the absence of a broadcast dial. “Car buyers do not want to lose this essential part of the in-car experience,” Soulsby said. The frequency of listening as measured by Fifty5Blue highlights radio’s placement in the car, with close to a third of the sample group tuning in every single day. “To put this in context, that is twice as many as those who are listening to music streaming services every day in the car,” Soulsby said. Phyllis Chen, Fifty5Blue’s insight manager, believes that listeners choose radio because it provides connection, companionship and ease of use. “Over 8 in 10 find it an extremely accessible form of in-car audio entertainment being just one click away,” she said. Eight in 10 surveyed car buyers also view radio as being vital during crises. When asked where they would go first for information in the case of an emergency while on the road, over half of car buyers stated that they would turn to the radio, Chen said. As for streaming in the car? Fifty5Blue’s research argues that it doesn’t match radio’s on-the-road resilience. Soulsby explained that data dropouts… [TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago - Salem Media Names Linnae Young President of Broadcast Media
Linnae Young Salem Media has announced expanded leadership roles for two longtime executives following the upcoming retirement of broadcast media president Allen Power. Effective Oct. 1, Linnae Young will become president of broadcast media while maintaining her role as chief revenue officer. Young has spent more than 30 years at Salem in various sales and broadcast leadership positions. She also serves on the boards of the Radio Advertising Bureau and Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio. “Linnae has earned the respect of people across this company and throughout our industry,” said David Santrella, chief executive officer of Salem Media, in a release. The company said it continues its tradition of promoting from within. Jeff Reisman, meanwhile, will be promoted to executive vice president of operations on Oct. 1, overseeing local broadcast markets nationwide. Reisman has been with the company for 22 years, previously serving as a general manager in Chicago, regional vice president and senior vice president. Senior Vice President Mark Durkin along with Regional Vice Presidents Jeff Mitchell and Chad Gammage will also take on expanded responsibilities to support the transition, Salem said. The moves follow Salem’s disclosure in May that it entered into an agreement with WaterStone to take the company private — a deal expected to close in August. [Visit Radio World’s People News Page] The post Salem Media Names Linnae Young President of Broadcast Media appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago - Joy Behar Reveals She Told JD Vance to Run for President: ‘I Don’t Think Tha...The View’s Joy Behar revealed she told Vice President JD Vance he should run for president because of his “good vibe” following the Republican’s appearance on her show. Vance sat down on Tuesday at The View table, and Behar offered some positive words after the fact despite her usual vocal criticism of the vice president and the administration. In a discussion with View executive producer Brian Teta on the Behind the Table podcast, Behar said she doesn’t believe Vance is a “bad guy” and she’d find it “interesting” to see him and a Democrat like California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) running against each other in 2028. “I’m getting a note here. You told him during the break that he should run for president because he had a good vibe,” Teta said. “I think that — even though for a Republican, mind you. I’m not a Republican. I think possibly I voted for Michael Bloomberg once for mayor who was supposedly,” Behar said, referring to the former New York City mayor. Behar claimed she doesn’t mind Republicans being elected on a local level. “I don’t mind a Republican on the city level because it needs a little discipline, but on the national level, I want somebody with a good heart, and those are more in the Democratic Party in my opinion. They care about the poor, they help people. The Republican Party is much more about saving taxes for rich people. So I’m not a Republican,” she said. She added about Vance, “Truthfully, as I said to you at the beginning of this conversation, I don’t think that he’s a bad guy. So if he runs against, say, Gavin Newsom, that would be an interesting debate to see those two because they’re both intelligent.” Behar joked later that President Donald Trump may be getting “jealous” after seeing the hosts of The View get along surprisingly well with Vance. She also added that where she drew the line with the vice president is him chalking up his past criticism of Trump (before joining his team) to the media’s depiction of the president. “Don’t give me that. That’s where I draw the line on the guy. Don’t blame me for the fact — you went to Yale law school, you can’t read between the lines? You can’t watch something and discern what’s going on? Come on,” she said. During his Tuesday appearance on… [TheTopNews] Read More.9 hours ago
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