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- California Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing in Legal Filing
The state claimed the e-commerce giant pressured brands like Levi’s and Hanes to ask competing retailers to raise prices on certain products. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - ‘Critical’: Ex-NATO Leader Praises Trump for Seizing Iranian Ship
Wesley Clark, the retired U.S. Army General and former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO), joined CNN anchors Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown on Monday morning to discuss the latest developments in President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran. Blitzer began the discussion by asking, “How important was it for the U.S. to actually have a show of force and seize that Iranian vessel?” “I think it was critical that we did that. I mean, we said there was going to be a blockade. They ran the blockade, we took the ship. That’s what we had to do,” replied General Clark unequivocally. Brown added, “So, just to follow up on that, what do you make of this Iranian ship trying to — apparently according to U.S. Central Command — break this blockade during this very fragile ceasefire period? And why is it that the U.S. has the capability to effectively keep Iran’s ports closed but is unable to keep the Strait of Hormuz open?” General Clark replied at length, “Well, I’m sure the Iranian ship was in contact with Iranian authorities. It was an Iranian-owned ship, so they would have had control of it. It was a test. They wanted to see if we would stop it. We did stop it; they wanted to see how we would do it. Opening the Strait of Hormuz by force — that’s an entirely different issue. That’s a much, much tougher problem. I don’t know if we have a military option to do it, really. People talk about the mines, but it’s the mines, the speedboats, the missiles, the sea-skimming missiles, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, possible artillery fire that could be brought to bear.” He continued: This is a very constrained area. It’s been fortified for years, and the Iranians have certainly taken lessons. They have Chinese technology. They’ve got real-time observation of our fleet as we’re moving in it. This would be a real dogfight if we went in there, and it’s much more than simply saluting a couple of destroyers with guns bristling, or putting a minesweeper in. This is not the late 1980s tanker war. This is something entirely different. And the Iranians now know they’ve got a real strategic asset — more useful than a nuclear weapon. And they’ve used it, and they don’t believe we have an answer for it. They know we don’t want to commit… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘I Respect the Move’: Bill Maher Spills on Trump Trying to Block His Kennedy...Bill Maher said that he admires President Donald Trump for taking their rivalry so seriously that he tried to block Maher from receiving the Mark Twain prize from the Kennedy Center. The veteran comic — in a bit of a tongue-in-cheek manner — addressed Trump’s attempt to thwart the award during the Monday episode of his podcast. He quipped it was nice to be getting honored, “unless Trump f*cks it up again.” Guest Woody Harrelson then joked it was “nice” that Maher’s “buddy” Trump was allowing him into the building. “I love it that they tried to block it,” Maher told him, more seriously. “And of course, I think he absolutely still could if he wanted to. So, I’m just thankful.” He continued, “I love that, you know, he takes the game seriously. Like no, ‘I’m going to block this guy.’ I respect the move.” Maher added that despite the president’s best efforts, he knows he’ll be getting his prize on June 28th. “It’s going to happen,” he said. It was announced in March the Real Time host would receive the 27th Mark Twain prize for American Humor; past honorees include Eddie Murphy, Conan O’Brien, and Whoopi Goldberg. Trump’s White House called it “FAKE NEWS” at first, and Maher said the administration tried to block him from getting the award during an episode of Real Time. But the June ceremony appears to be all squared away at the moment, with Maher featured on the Trump-Kennedy Center website. Maher and the president have a famously rocky relationship. The comic has a framed page with dozens of insults Trump has hurled at him over the years hanging in his podcast studio. But their relationship appeared to be improving last year, when Maher had dinner with Trump and Dana White at the White House — where the president signed the list of insults for Maher. Things have soured since then, with Trump calling him a “highly overrated LIGHTWEIGHT” last month. Watch above via YouTube.The post ‘I Respect the Move’: Bill Maher Spills on Trump Trying to Block His Kennedy Center Award first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- CNN Expert Breaks Down Who Will Benefit From Trump Tariff RefundsTariff refunds get underway Monday, following a February Supreme Court ruling that some of President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs were illegal. The 6-3 ruling also required the federal government to refund the $166 billion in tariff revenue it has collected. Tariffs have been a cornerstone of Trump’s second term, with the president declaring “Liberation Day” when he announced his broad package of import duties one year ago. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked business reporter David Goldman Monday, “Tariff refunds are supposed to start today. Who’s getting them and who’s not?” “There’s a big process for this, and it’s hard to extract them because you don’t know if you’re paying the illegal tariffs, right — If you get that money back, or if you paid legal tariffs, right?” replied Goldman, who continued: The Supreme Court only overturned some of President Trump’s tariffs, not all of them. And so, they say — the Customs and Border Patrol — say that they need about 60 to 90 days to kind of figure out whether you paid an illegal tariff or not. And who is “they”? Who is due a refund. There’s about $166 billion out there in refunds that are going to go to American businesses. But not just any business. Not, you know, Costco and Walmart and retailers. It’s actually the the importers that are going to get that first. And so the question is, if they get a refund, are they going to refund the retailers that paid them for the higher prices? And then are you ever going to get a refund? It seems unlikely. Don’t count on it, and certainly don’t count on it any time soon, because there is a lot that needs to happen before we get there. Trump raged against the Supreme Court’s decision on Truth Social, writing, “The court knew where I stood, how badly I wanted this victory for our country, and instead decided to, potentially, give away trillions of dollars to countries and companies who have been taking advantage of the United States for decades.” Trump added, “Our Supreme Court has made these countries very happy but, as the court pointed out, I have the absolute right to charge tariffs in another form, and have already started to do so.” The ruling did not, in fact, state that the president had “the absolute right” to impose tariffs through other means. Regardless,… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Fox News Hosts Battle House Republican Who Joined Dems to Extend Protections for...A pair of Fox News hosts battled with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Sunday over the latter’s support for extending temporary protected status for Haitian migrants. The fracas went down as The Big Weekend Show co-host Joey Jones questioned Lawler on H.R. 1689, a bill requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. Lawler is a co-sponsor of the legislation. Jones began by asking Lawler if he sees the irony that the congressman’s talking points are “used by Democrats to attack the Trump administration” and challenged him on “the righteousness of your argument,” which he argued doesn’t align with President Donald Trump’s mandate on immigration. Lawler fired back: “So, the bottom line is two things can be true at the same time. The Biden administration’s policies were an absolute disaster, and our immigration system is fundamentally broken. I have always said I’m against illegal immigration. I’ve always said I want secure borders, I want people to come here legally and lawfully. TPS is intended to be temporary, primarily related to humanitarian relief, and in the case of Haiti, it has been significant.” Co-host Tomi Lahren then jumped in, asking, “Congressman, I just want to interrupt you a little bit. Congressman, I understand what you’re saying here, but correct me if I’m wrong. It sort of sounds like were saying we must keep the world’s people protected in this country until the world’s problems are solved, or until we go and solve the problems of other countries. “That’s not what I said, that’s not what I said,” Lawler repeated, adding that Haiti is “a longtime ally” and “we want stability on the ground in Haiti.” As Lawler continued to attempt to get his point across, Jones cut in, saying, “Fair enough. You voted to extend it. 200-plus of your colleagues voted not to — there’s a disagreement within the Republican Party. I just want to say thank you for coming on. It’s not an easy issue to fix. It’s not something that we will fix in the segment, but please continue to come on even when we disagree with you because that’s what conversation is and we don’t get enough of it. Congressman Mike Lawler, thank you for joining us.” But after the interview ended, Jones kept going, saying, “I would imagine the congressman is still listening, but I want to filibuster and I… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- LIV Golf Put Out a ‘Security Alert’ on a Reporter Who Attended Tournament Am...
(Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via AP) LIV Golf allegedly put out a “security alert” on a reporter who was at the company’s tournament in Mexico to cover pervasive shutdown rumors. Last week, multiple outlets reported that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund — which operates LIV — was preparing to pull funding from the company and effectively shut it down. That speculation came as LIV Golf was preparing for its tournament in Mexico City. Aside from a persistent power issue at the site, the tournament was business as usual. As rumors began to swirl that LIV could be coming to an end, The Athletic’s Brody Miller went to Mexico City in an effort to get answers from organizers. That’s when he had an unusual interaction with a security guard who revealed the company was keeping an eye on him. In a Monday morning report, Miller said: But as I walked the property Friday, I was stopped by a LIV security worker. He pulled out his phone and showed me a company chat with a large photo of my The Athletic headshot and said I needed to come with him. I asked if there was some sort of security alert sent out on me, and he said yes, there was on Thursday. I don’t know how they even knew I was on the property Thursday, but I certainly wasn’t sneaking, as my goal was primarily to run into a LIV official and talk. I explained I was just given a credential that morning, which greatly surprised him. He made two calls to ask, and I overheard him say, “Oh, he’s OK now?” before he let me go. Miller added that LIV executives denied knowing anything about the supposed security alert. It wasn’t LIV’s first questionable incident involving the media. Last year, the company pulled a reporter’s credentials for his refusal to edit out questions about Saudi funding in an interview with golfer Pat Perez.The post LIV Golf Put Out a ‘Security Alert’ on a Reporter Who Attended Tournament Amid Shutdown Rumors first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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