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- CNN Reports Israeli Settler Pulled a Knife On Their Team in the West Bank, Tried...
CNN Israeli settlers ambushed a group in the West Bank that included reporters from CNN, the news organization reported Monday. The group, which was led by Jerusalem Correspondent Jeremy Diamond, traveled to the area where American citizen Saif Musallet was killed last year. Four settlers quickly descended on the reporters, who were joined by Musallet’s father, Kamel. When the CNN group tried to leave, the settlers “blocked the road with their car and tried to keep the vehicles from moving forward,” per a release from the network. One year after Saif Musallet – an American citizen – was killed by settlers, his father made the dangerous journey to the site where he was beaten to death.Within minutes, Israeli settlers armed with clubs, rocks & a knife descended on us.4 settlers were arrested, but Saif's… pic.twitter.com/AedDh0I6ju — Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) July 13, 2026 The settlers were armed with wooden and metal rods as well as stones. One brandished a knife and attempted to use it to puncture the tires of the vehicle Diamond and the others traveled in. Diamond eventually called the Israeli military, which has jurisdiction over the settlers, but they reportedly refused to address the behavior. A second commander sent his soldiers to address the problem. Four settlers were arrested, and authorities pulled clubs and a knife from the suspects’ vehicle. “Without an armored car, without a bulletbroof vest, how do I get to my land?” Kamel says to Diamond in a video shared by the network. “The Israeli army right now should be here kicking them out.” Sayfollah “Saif” Musallet, an American citizen who was visiting his family in Sinjil, was beaten to death by a group of settlers in 2025. He was 20-years-old. Musallet was part of a group of Palestinians and people of Palestinian descent who hoped to travel to land owned by their families in the area. Watch the above via CNNThe post CNN Reports Israeli Settler Pulled a Knife On Their Team in the West Bank, Tried to Puncture Their Tires first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - ‘It’s Happening’: Lindsey Graham’s Sister Reportedly Chosen to Fill His ...
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R) will appoint Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of Lindsey Graham (R-SC), to fill the late senator’s vacated Senate seat, various reports said on Monday afternoon. Graham Nordone, one of Graham’s only family members who was adopted by her brother after the death of their parents, will be named to succeed him on Monday, according to multiple reports. The official announcement was scheduled for 4 pm on Monday. Politico’s Jonathan Martin wrote on social media, “It’s happening: @henrymcmaster will appoint Darline Graham Nordone to fill out the rest of her brother’s Senate term this year, per a Repub familiar.” The appointment will come two days after the 71-year-old’s sudden death on Saturday. On Monday morning, Graham Nordone was recommended by both President Donald Trump and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R) as the best choice to take over. “I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!” “Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, would be a fantastic pick to serve out the remainder of the senate term,” Scott added in an X post. “After speaking with Darline, there is no one better who understands Lindsey’s love for family, our state, and our country.” Watch above via Fox News.The post ‘It’s Happening’: Lindsey Graham’s Sister Reportedly Chosen to Fill His Senate Seat first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Nate Silver and 5 Other Analysts Unanimously Predict Dem House Takeover and Sena...
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Democrats are on track to come away from this year’s midterms with at least 218 seats in the House, per six experts who analyzed the upcoming election’s odds for The New York Times today. Perry Bacon, Carlos Odio, Patrick Ruffini, Nate Silver, Charlotte Swasey, and Lynn Vavreck also generally agree that the Dems will not gain total control of the Senate this fall, but will pick up some seats. The Times asked each election analyst to choose points of data, races, and candidates that “capture the state of play in midterm contests across the country.” All six agreed that the Democrats would gain control of the House if the midterms were held today. “Donald Trump’s dismal approval ratings would suggest a massive House defeat for the president’s party, similar to 2006, 2010 and 2018,” wrote Bacon, a staff writer for The New Republic. Odio, the founder of Eqius Research, agreed, but warned: “All signs point to a Democratic House majority. But there is a drag on Democrats keeping them from a larger tsunami.” That drag may be political groups who supported Trump in the 2024 election, and who haven’t quite given up on him yet. “Today, I can see Democrats pulling off one miracle — but it’s too early to anticipate more. I still think Maine will move on from Susan Collins,” he added. Swasey, author of the newsletter Medium Data, also cautioned against belief in a “blue wave,” even with Trump’s approval rating, which is below 40%. “My guess is the relationship between approval ratings and midterm results isn’t linear, making 2026 a strong Democratic year but not a re-enactment of 2018,” she explained. The group also cited key swing states like Michigan (Ruffini) and Ohio (Bacon) as important to keep an eye on—and that’s true for Iowa as well, said Silver Bulletin author Nate Silver. Josh Turek, the Democratic candidate, is in a “tossup” with Representative Ashley Hinson. And while Dems have been burned by polls before, Silver noted that “sometimes being below the radar is helpful” and “The race won’t attract as much money as, say, Texas, and Turek might not be as easy for Republicans to typecast as James Talarico.”The post Nate Silver and 5 Other Analysts Unanimously Predict Dem House Takeover and Senate Gains first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Trump Trolled With 10-Foot-Tall Iran War ‘Participation Trophy’ on the Natio...
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) President Donald Trump was ruthlessly trolled with a 10-foot-tall Iran war “Participation Trophy” that mysteriously appeared Monday morning on the National Mall. The trophy included a plaque that read: We hereby award President Donald J. Trump this participation trophy for his enthusiastic involvement in the Iran War,” the trophy’s plaque read. “While some concern themselves with military strategy, diplomacy, or measurable outcomes, President Trump demonstrated the courage to participate regardless of the final score. As the recipient of this prestigious award, President Trump joins the ranks of children everywhere who received recognition for simply showing up. NEWS: A 10 foot tall participation trophy has been placed on the National Mall in honor of Donald Trump's "enthusiastic involvement" in the Iran war. A group called Secret Handshake is taking credit. pic.twitter.com/EtagBVTEWH — Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) July 13, 2026 Taking credit for the new landmark was the guerrilla artist group, Secret Handshake. A spokesperson told The Daily Beast that the monument also serves as the “Donald Trump Trophy Donation Center,” where the public is encouraged to drop off their own prizes for the president. “Together, we hope that if enough trophies are donated, he will be perceived as a winner and not feel the need to bomb other countries,” the spokesperson said. Trump has repeatedly made known his desire to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for “ending” anywhere from eight to 10 wars. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump, which he gladly accepted. In addition, FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded Trump the widely-mocked “inaugural FIFA Peace Prize” at the 2026 World Cup Final Draw in Washington, D.C. Secret Handshake was the group behind the installation of fully functioning arcade games on the Mall’s West Potomac Park titled “Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell,” as well as a golden 12-foot monument to Trump and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Iran was desperately begging him for a deal to end the military operation that started in June 2025 and escalated in March 2026. Meanwhile, despite a signed “Memorandum of Understanding,” U.S. Central Command and Iran have continued to trade missile strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping waterway that Trump claimed Monday was “OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran.”The post Trump Trolled With 10-Foot-Tall Iran War ‘Participation Trophy’ on the National Mall… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Adam Carolla Co-Host Pushes Back After He Calls Graham Platner’s Alleged Rape ... Adam Carolla’s co-host wanted some clarity on what he meant after he said the rape accusation, which forced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) to quit his race, sounded more like a “basic drunken dude thing” than sexual assault. The veteran podcaster talked about the accusation during his Sunday podcast. “This stuff sounds like drunken dude behavior,” Carolla said. “People get weird with this stuff, but I would say most every guy I know did what he’s being accused of at one point or another with their girlfriend at some point after a night of drinking.” He continued, “It’s basically like: I’m drunk, I’m horny, I weigh 50 pounds more than you, we’re gonna have sex, it’s not really rape because we sleep in the same bed and I’m just gonna pass out and then the next day I won’t really remember what happened but I’ll buy you some flowers. It’s a basic drunken dude thing.” His producer, Mike Dawson, jumped in to push back a bit right then. “You’re just talking about being black out drunk and doing stuff that you regret and don’t remember,” Dawson said. “You’re not talking about actually raping.” “I’m saying exactly what it was,” Carolla said. He added he believed Platner was a “weirdo,” “sexual deviant,” and a “piece of sh*t.” Carolla’s longtime producer still seemed bothered by his take. “You said that we all knew guys who did exactly what he did. I’m just having a hard time rectifying that,” Dawson said. Carolla rattled off his take again: Got drunk, lived with a chick in their 20s, horny, f*cked up, she’s like “I’m going to bed.” He’s like “I’m gonna get some before you pass out and then we’ll both pass out.” Yeah, that’s standard drunken blue collar dude behavior. “Clear, okay,” Dawson said. That back-and-forth came after Politico reported the claim, which ended up being the campaign death blow for the scandal-plagued Platner on July 6. The accuser, a 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, told the outlet: She had an on-and-off relationship with Platner, who is now the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, for more than two years before he entered her rural Maine home uninvited one night in late 2021, deeply intoxicated, and forced himself on her while she repeatedly told him to stop. She said she cut off contact with him after telling him the encounter was not consensual.… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- ‘It Is Disingenuous’: Fox Anchor Throws Down With Ro Khanna Over His West Ba...Fox News anchor Gillian Turner sparred with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Monday over his recent trip to the West Bank, during which he claims he was accosted and detained by Israeli settlers. Khanna grabbed headlines over the weekend with the trip, which comes amid fierce criticism over Khanna’s staunch support for Graham Platner, who abandoned his U.S. Senate bid last week amid a rape allegation. “Sir, did you really not know that going into a restricted military area guarded by local security forces was going to result in your entourage getting stopped?” Turner asked the progressive Democrat. Khanna replied, “It was not an area that was restricted by the military. American congresspeople had been there before. We went—” Turner cut in to make clear that members of Congress had been there “with prior coordination.” “With prior coordination, sir,” she added. “If I could just finish, please, because this should be an outrage to any American citizen — what happened. We were there seeing the Zenuda village, which had been destroyed, burned to the ground. Many American members of Congress had been there before,” Khanna said, adding: We drove up to the road, and these hoodlums with M4s started kicking the tires. They yelled insults. They said it didn’t matter that we were Americans. And then the IDF came and they blocked the road. There’s breaking news video released just this morning that shows those IDF officers siding with the settlers against the Americans. Many, even conservatives, have said, “How dare they do this to an American passport holder” — not just me, four Americans. And we need the arrest of these people who detained us, who threatened our lives. Turner pushed back, “Congressman, it is disingenuous to call those local security officials ‘random settlers.’ These are people who operate in the area regularly. Further, sir, I have to point out that other members of Congress have visited this area, but with prior coordination. We understand that your team did not do that.” “That’s false. We had informed the Israeli embassy. The only reason our lives were saved is because of the excellent work of the American embassy,” Khanna replied, adding: David Brownstein — who you can also ask about this — had at first told us, “Just don’t engage with these violent settlers.” And we told them, “We’re with the American Embassy.” They didn’t care. They said,… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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