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- New England Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel Announces He’ll Seek Counseling in Ligh...
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks during an NFL football press conference, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell) New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has announced he’ll seek counseling in response to the controversial photos with former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini. The photos were published two weeks ago by Page Six. In them, Vrabel and Russini could be seen holding hands and embracing one another at a luxury resort in Arizona. Both of them are married. Vrabel and Russini quickly denied there was anything scandalous going on, claiming that they arrived at the resort separately with their respective friends. Witnesses at the resort, however, told Page Six they were alone. The Athletic initially took Russini’s side, but later placed her on leave to investigate the matter. Days later, Russini announced her resignation from the outlet. She did, however, maintain that the two were not having an affair. On Tuesday, Vrabel finally addressed the media about the ordeal. He said he recently had “difficult conversations” with his loved ones and that the team’s success relies on himself and others making good decisions “on and off the field.” Late Wednesday night — a day before the start of the NFL Draft — ESPN obtained a statement from Vrabel announcing he’d miss the third day of the draft to begin counseling. The ESPN report continued: “As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization and this team that I was going to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them. In order to do so, I have committed to seeking counseling, starting this weekend,” Vrabel said Wednesday night. “This is something that I have given a lot of thought to and is something I would advise a player to do if I was counseling them. “I have always wanted to lead by example, and I believe this is what I have to do to be the best husband, father and coach that I possibly can be. This is not an easy thing for me to admit, but it is one that I know will make me a better person. I appreciate the support that everyone has given me and promise a stronger resolve as a result.” —The post New England Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel Announces He’ll Seek Counseling in Light of Controversy With NFL Reporter Dianna Russini first… [TheTopNews] Read More.16 mins ago - NY Times’ Top Editor Calls Out FBI’s ‘Escalation of Tactics to Chill and I...
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via AP New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn accused the FBI of trying to “chill and intimidate” journalists in a blistering newsroom-wide internal memo Wednesday after the bureau investigated the reporting methods of one of the newspaper’s reporters. The memo follows reporting that the FBI investigated Times journalist Elizabeth Williamson, who had published an article in late February probing the security arrangements around the girlfriend of FBI director Kash Patel. In his memo, Kahn warned the move marked a troubling shift in how federal authorities deal with the press under the current administration. “We have no reason to believe that this is a widespread practice, but it marks an escalation of tactics to chill and intimidate reporters who reveal information that’s unflattering to the administration,” Kahn wrote, according to CNN’s Brian Stelter. He continued: “Most concerningly, it is an attempt to criminalize routine newsgathering in this case interviewing people, developing sources, going to public events, giving the subject opportunities to respond. We will continue to cover this administration fully and fairly, as we always do. And we support Elizabeth and her reporting unequivocally.” An anonymous source revealed to the Times earlier that day that agents interviewed Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, and searched databases for information on Williamson, at one point recommending further steps to determine whether her reporting could violate federal stalking laws. The FBI said in a statement that investigators had concerns about “aggressive reporting techniques” but stopped short of taking action. Patel, speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday night, dismissed the original article as “baseless” and harmful, claiming it had triggered a “direct threat” against his partner. News of the FBI investigation comes at the same time Patel is pursuing a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic over separate reporting, alleging he was drinking on the job.The post NY Times’ Top Editor Calls Out FBI’s ‘Escalation of Tactics to Chill and Intimidate’ in Blistering Memo first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.21 mins ago - Trump DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Calls Chuck Schumer a ‘Lying Scumbag’ i...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin unleashed on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) during a fiery Thursday morning appearance on Fox News. Mullin’s comments came after anchor Bill Melugin observed that “DHS has been unfunded for more than 70 days now” and played a clip of Schumer asserting that “nobody” in the United States “respects” Border Patrol and ICE. “Mr. Secretary, your response?” inquired Melugin. “Well, it makes my ears red. It takes a lot to get me upset. But Chuck Schumer, no one respects you. The definition of a lying scumbag politician, that is you! You would be the definition if you googled you right now,” replied a visibly agitated Mullin. “I mean, why don’t you just come out and be honest with the American people? He wants to have open borders. If you wanna defund the Customs and Border Protection Agency, if you wanna defend ICE, who is in there arresting the criminals that the laws were passed by you, you had time to change those during the Biden administration. You didn’t because you’re for open borders, and you’re for the criminals running amok in our cities. And for you to say that is so disrespectful to the law enforcement that is out there protecting you because he has a detail with him. How about he walks around these city streets without a detail? I wonder how safe he would feel.” Mullin went on to describe the consequences of the partial government shutdown: Right now, we spend roughly $1.7 billion every two weeks in payroll. Mind you, I have 270,000 employees. The president did sign the executive order to be able to pay us until the end of May-, or end of April. My last payroll will come out the first payroll of May. After that, I don’t have the ability to pay the employees anymore. But what we’re not talking about is the bills aren’t being paid either. We’ve been shut down for 69 days. I have gas cards, true gas cards being shut off. I have individuals out there that are trying to deliver and protect the seas from the drug cartels getting to our shores, which is our Coast Guard, that is having hard times literally getting fuel for their ships. DOW is having to fulfill those. We have contractors that went since February without being paid. We have vessels that can’t get… [TheTopNews] Read More.44 mins ago - CNN Table Erupts Over Trump Fake Assassination Take: ‘Everybody’s Looking at...CNN’s Newsnight table erupted at one panelist’s take during a segment on former allies of President Donald Trump getting conspiratorial about his assassination attempt and suggesting the shooting was staged. Once the province of fringe Resistance types, Butler Trump Assassination Trutherism has crossed over in a big way recently with a raft of MAGA personalities suggesting there’s something fishy about the shooting. Podcaster Tim Dillon, sometime Trump confidant Tucker Carlson, ex-ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, and others have raised varying degrees of suspicion over the shooting in the past week. On Wednesday night’s edition of CNN NewsNight, anchor Abby Phillip convened a panel consisting of Keith Boykin, Emily Austin, Shermichael Singleton, Xochitl Hinojosa, and Geraldo Rivera. Boykin escalated the already-heightened conversation when, while insisting he doesn’t believe the conspiracies, raised, “one thing I think is very odd” — “the whole thing about the ear”: BOYKIN: Trump started his campaign, as you mentioned, Abby, with the five-and-a-half-year lie about Barack Obama’s birth certificate. He’s been fueling campaign conspiracy theories for years. And the other issue is that he hasn’t been transparent. I’m not going to get into the– SINGLETON: About Butler? Yes. Oh, okay. BOYKIN: I’m not going to get into the conspiracy about Butler, but the fact that he never released his medical records about Butler, and he claimed that he’s– SINGLETON: So we are getting into it. You see, we are getting into it. AUSTIN: Yes. HINOJOSA: That sounds pretty conspiratorial. BOYKIN: No, I’m saying — SINGLETON: That’s just like the redistricting thing. BOYKIN: I’m not saying it’s true. I’m saying… SINGLETON: You’re gerrymandering. BOYKIN: I’m saying the failure to talk about it honestly and provide transparent information– SINGLETON: I don’t believe that actually occurred though, right? Like this guy is saying it was staged. BOYKIN: I have no reason to have no reason to disbelieve it, but I’m telling you the fact that he hasn’t been transparent about this hasn’t helped his case. RIVERA: But aren’t you being– This is so crazy though, Keith. You are intentionally making things vague so people will say, oh, listen to that guy. BOYKIN: No. I’m going to be… SINGLETON: Can you clarify, Keith, please? BOYKIN: I’m going to go down the rabbit hole. SINGLETON: Please clarify, man. BOYKIN: You can make an issue. All right. Here’s the thing. The one thing I think– Everybody’s looking at me weird. RIVERA: This is Butler, Pennsylvania? BOYKIN: This is… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
- Trump Orders Navy to ‘Shoot and Kill’ Any Boat Planting Mines in the Strait ...
screenshot President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that he ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any boat planting mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway has continued to be a point of great contention as the Trump administration tries to reach a peace agreement to end the war with Iran. Since the war began, Iran has controlled the strait and greatly reduced the passage of oil tankers, resulting in spiking energy prices across the globe. Last week, the president announced that Iran agreed to reopen the strait. He also claimed that the country agreed to all of his peace terms, including the promise to give up uranium enrichment. Iran’s leadership denied agreeing to those terms and declared that the strait would instead remain closed in response to Trump’s alleged dishonesty. In a Truth Social post on Thursday morning, Trump said that any Iranian boats planting mines in the strait to ensure its continued closure would be destroyed: I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation. Additionally, our mine “sweepers” are clearing the Strait right now. I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP Screenshot A Washington Post report from Wednesday indicated that it could take up to six months to clear the waterway of mines.The post Trump Orders Navy to ‘Shoot and Kill’ Any Boat Planting Mines in the Strait of Hormuz first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Jake Tapper Rides Trump for Demanding CNN Say ‘JOB WELL DONE MR. PRESIDENT’:...CNN anchor Jake Tapper kept riding President Donald Trump over his demand to be congratulated for a “JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT,” punctuating an Iran commentary with a sharp jab. Amid a frenetic social media weekend, Trump posted a bitter demand that outlets like CNN give him credit for the war in Iran, writing, “Why don’t they just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT, and start to gain back their credibility???” Tapper mocked Trump over that post in an appearance on The Late Show earlier this week, and he did so again as he wrapped up his table-setting commentary on Wednesday’s edition of CNN’s The Lead: JAKE TAPPER: Iran says it has seized two non-U.S.-flagged cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz just hours after President Trump extended the two week cease fire last night. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt today gave no timetable for how long this extension could last. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: The president’s offering them a little bit of flexibility because we want to see a unified proposal to the president’s very strong proposal and he’s made his red lines very clear. The president has not set a deadline himself. Ultimately he will dictate the timetable. Iran is in a very weak position and the cards are in President Trump’s hands right now. TAPPER: Whether that strategy will work of course remains to be seen. One Iranian official leading negotiations says, quote, “Trump’s ceasefire extension means nothing. The losing side cannot dictate terms,” unquote. The White House press secretary today pointed out the internal divisions within the Iranian leadership that U.S. officials believe is behind the breakdown of communication between the U.S. team and the Iranian negotiators after sources say a broad list of deal terms from the U.S. went unanswered for days by the Iranians. The Iranian president did take to social media today to say that Tehran wants to continue talks, but that the U.S. quote, “breach of commitments, blockade and threats,” unquote, are the obstacle to genuine negotiations. He also accused U.S. leaders of inconsistency with endless hypocritical rhetoric and contradiction between claims and actions. And it is true that President Trump’s rampant social media posts and sporadic phone interviews with news outlets are causing some confusion, at least among the American public, about his plans for this war. Now, it appears that may be part of what… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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