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- U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region. [TheTopNews] Read More.15 mins ago - CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Maggie Haberman Roast Trump For Cheering Higher Oil ...
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins and New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman roasted President Donald Trump’s post cheering on the bright side of spiking oil prices amid the war in Iran. Among the myriad problems the U.S. faces almost two weeks into the Iran war are the attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that have exacerbated surging prices and roiled the stock market. But Trump saw a silver lining Thursday when he wrote “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money” in a social media post. On Thursday night’s edition of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, Collins read Trump’s statement aloud and cracked, “Maybe wealthy oil investors will.” Minutes later, she asked Haberman about the post, telling her “I got a lot of texts today” from alarmed acquaintances. Haberman agreed this is a vulnerability for Trump — especially with a trove of video receipts of Trump bashing high gas prices: COLLINS: But just on the gas prices. It was just a month ago, in his State of the Union, where he was talking about they were 200 or — $2.30 a gallon. That number has jumped now. And I got a lot of texts today from people — I don’t know if you — I’m sure you did as well — about his post suggesting that higher oil prices are a good thing. HABERMAN: Yes. COLLINS: I mean, I think a lot of his own political advisers who typically talk about how savvy he is, would say, “That’s a tough message to sell.” HABERMAN: This is not something that most of the people in his orbit right now are having an easy time messaging or solving, and you can see that every day. But also, you and I both know it from our own reporting. And it’s very — look, they are trying to push the White House a message in various news outlets that members of — aspects of the MAGA base, aspects of the Republican base, the President’s base, are not as upset about an incursion against Iran as people who are opposed to this might say. There is some validity to that. If you talk to voters at individual events or in states, it is true that there are a lot of Republicans who have long-believed that Iran… [TheTopNews] Read More.33 mins ago - House Republican Accuses Trump White House of Being ‘Weak on Russia’: ‘Mor...
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), a retired Air Force general, hammered President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday over its recent decision to lift oil sanctions on Russia to try to avert further price shocks during his Iran operation. On Tuesday night, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the move, writing on social media that Trump “is taking decisive steps to promote stability in global energy markets and working to keep prices low as we address the threat and instability posed by the terrorist Iranian regime.” “To increase the global reach of existing supply, @USTreasury is providing a temporary authorization to permit countries to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea. This narrowly tailored, short-term measure applies only to oil already in transit and will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government, which derives the majority of its energy revenue from taxes assessed at the point of extraction,” Bessent concluded, working to suggest Russia won’t benefit too much from the move. The Trump administration had already lifted other sanctions against Russia during the war, including giving India a waiver to buy Russian oil – something the U.S. had worked hard to stop. Bacon, who is retiring from Congress, shared Bessent’s tweet and added, “The White House is weak on Russia. There is a moral blindness when it comes to Russia. Over two-thirds of Americans find it repulsive.” The White House is weak on Russia. There is a moral blindness when it comes to Russia. Over two-thirds of Americans find it repulsive. https://t.co/MePrgLxcmh — Rep. Don Bacon (@RepDonBacon) March 13, 2026 “This action helps financially prop up Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This sustains Russia’s invasion,” Bacon later added while sharing the Washington Post report on the latest Russian oil relief. Bacon has long been a critic of Trump’s friendly relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but has been a vocal supporter of Trump’s push for regime change in Iran. This action helps financially prop up Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This sustains Russia’s invasion. https://t.co/fJV25SsHEV — Rep. Don Bacon (@RepDonBacon) March 13, 2026 We’ve done significant damage to Iran. Top leadership has been eliminated, and military capabilities have been devastated. But the job is not done unless we see regime change. If we stop short of that, the new leadership will be just as anti-American and anti-Israel. pic.twitter.com/XP8z4WfmEv… [TheTopNews] Read More.41 mins ago - Ro Khanna Goes to Bat for Pat Buchanan, Hasan Piker, and Nazi Tattoo Guy in Wild...
LEFT: Pat Buchanan (Fred Jewell/AP Photo) RIGHT: Ro Khanna (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) responded to a critical column in The Washington Post by throwing his weight behind a trio of controversial — and arguably anti-Semitic — political personalities on Thursday. The column, written by conservative commentator James Kirchick, takes Khanna to task for flip-flopping on issues ranging from Israel to the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, as well as excoriates him for his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. “Khanna has apparently decided that exploiting the Epstein scandal, facts and propriety be damned, is the way to remedy that obscurity,” argued Kirchick before characterizing the congressman as “a man whose lust for power is unseemly even by Washington standards.” In a tweetstorm on Thursday, Khanna objected strenuously — if not substantively — to the charges against him. ”@jkirchick does a hit piece on me for standing up to the Epstein Class. His real beef with me has been that I have called what happened in Gaza a genocide. I welcome the hatred of Netanyahu apologists,” he wrote in his opening parry on X. @jkirchick does a hit piece on me for standing up to the Epstein Class. His real beef with me has been that I have called what happened in Gaza a genocide. I welcome the hatred of Netanyahu apologists. https://t.co/0yzg7WSpcs — Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) March 12, 2026 It only got more interesting from there. During a heated exchange with Commentary‘s John Podhoretz, Khanna leveled a series of accusations against the Jewish-American journalist. “You cheerled us into the war in Iraq. You called Pat Buchanan antisemitic for criticizing Israel’s bombing of Lebanon in 2006. You are one of the loudest supporters for Netanyahu’s war in Gaza. Your neocon ideology has done so much damage to America and people are on to it,” he submitted. Buchanan is a former presidential candidate and longtime Republican politico who has been widely criticized for his rhetoric, which both National Review founder William F. Buckley Jr. and Tucker Carlson concluded crossed the line into anti-Semitism. You cheerled us into the war in Iraq. You called Pat Buchanan antisemitic for criticizing Israel's bombing of Lebanon in 2006. You are one of the loudest supporters for Netanyahu's war in Gaza. Your neocon ideology has done so much damage to America and people are on to it.… [TheTopNews] Read More.45 mins ago - WATCH: NBA Ref Injured in Hard Collision with Cameraman on the Court
Screenshot Play was briefly stopped during an NBA game on Thursday after one of the referees was injured in a hard collision with a camera operator on the sideline. Several minutes into the fourth quarter of Thursday’s game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks, Hawks guard CJ McCollum drained a 3-pointer. On the ensuing Nets possession, Hawks guard Gabe Vincent deflected a pass and the ball went out of bounds. Before any official made a ruling, the broadcast showed one of them hunched over in pain. The ref, Sha’Rae Mitchell, appeared to angrily gesture toward the sideline while holding her head. She was assisted by another ref, who blew his whistle to signal for a timeout on the floor. Mitchell, still holding her head, walked toward the scorer’s table. NBA ref Sha'Rae Mitchell WENT DOWN with an injury after hitting her head on a camera operator She was able to stay in the game pic.twitter.com/jHLHvm0t7R — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 13, 2026 A replay of the incident revealed that Mitchell was attempting to run down the sideline after McCollum’s score. As soon as she turned around, however, she ran directly into a camera operator. Mitchell’s frustration appeared to stem from the fact that the camera operator was likely out of place. Mitchell then sat by the scorer’s table with her head in her hands as she continued to deal with the pain. She was ultimately able to return and finish the game.The post WATCH: NBA Ref Injured in Hard Collision with Cameraman on the Court first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.59 mins ago - CNN Hits Back After Hegseth Lashed Out at Network During PresserCNN hit back after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth went off on the network at a press conference and gloated that, “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better!” The network responded to remarks Hegseth made at a joint press conference on Tuesday morning alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine to update the Pentagon press corps as the Iran war closes out its second week. Hegseth lashed out at the press to start the presser, singling out CNN and saying “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better!”: SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: But some in this crew, in the press, just can’t stop. Allow me to make a few suggestions. People look up at the TV and they see banners. They see headlines. I used to be in that business. And I know that everything is written intentionally. For example, a banner or a headline, “Mideast War intensifies,” splashing on the screen the last couple of days alongside visuals of civilian or energy targets that Iran has because that’s what they do. What should the banner read instead? How about “Iran increasingly desperate?” Because they are. They know it, and so do you, if it can be admitted. Or more fake news from CNN. “Reports that the Trump administration underestimated the Iran War’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz.” Patently ridiculous, of course. For decades, Iran has threatened shipping in the Streat of Hormuz. This is always what they do, hold the strait hostage. CNN doesn’t think we thought of that. It’s a fundamentally unserious report. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better! A CNN spokesperson reached out to Mediaite following the presser to say, “We stand by our reporting.” As the presser wound down, CNN News Central co-anchor John Berman immediately noted the attacks on the press — without mentioning Ellison or CNN. Watch above via CNN.The post CNN Hits Back After Hegseth Lashed Out at Network During Presser first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago
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