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Rep. Eric Swalwell resigns from U.S. House after sexual misconduct allegations

Published Mon, Apr 13 2026 5:30 PM EDT Updated 10 Min Ago Rep. Eric Swalwell, a former Democratic frontrunner in the California gubernatorial race, resigned from Congress on Monday amid sexual misconduct allegations. Swalwell announced his resignation in a statement posted to his X account, while still denying some of the allegations made against him in recent days. "I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the s ...

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Trump gets warning huge MAGA exodus was triggered by Jesus meme: 'Watch the numbers'

April 13, 2026 7:48AM ET Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei was left absolutely flabbergasted that Donald Trump harshly attacked the Pope on Sunday — and then doubled down hours later by posting a picture of himself as Jesus Christ on Truth Social. With the president leaving the Trump-as-Jesus meme up on Truth Social, the longtime political journalist claimed on MSNOW's "Morning Joe" that the damage was already done with the president's religious base — and even some MAGA fans who aren't ...

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NY Times Drops Splashy New Feature on Trump's Mental Acuity: 'Less Restrained and More Incoherent'

The New York Times published a new piece questioning President Donald Trump's mental acuity on Monday, hours after a Sunday night / Monday morning Truth Social tirade that included an attack on Pope Leo XIV and a now deleted image of the commander in chief as Jesus Christ. A story entitled "Trump's Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate," written by Peter Baker, once again raised Trumps cognitive ability. In the piece Baker writes that Trump is "even l ...

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Oil Price Slides Below $100 as China Defies US Hormuz Blockade

The sharp pullback came as China's Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun signaled that Chinese vessels would continue transiting the Strait of Hormuz under existing agreements with Iran. Admiral Dong Jun delivered a pointed message to the Trump administration and the US Navy. He confirmed that Chinese ships are actively moving through the Strait of Hormuz and that Beijing will honor its trade and energy agreements with Tehran. ...

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Head of US Catholic Bishops Condemns Trump Over Pope Leo Post

Published. Apr 13, 2026 at 02:21 AM EDT. updated. Apr 13, 2026 at 04:00 AM EDT The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has condemned President Donald Trump after he launched an extraordinary attack on Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night. “I am disheartened that the president chose to write such disparaging words about the Holy Father,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley said in a statement. “Pope Leo is not his rival; nor is the pope a politician. He is the vicar of Christ who speaks from ...

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Trump Posts Jesus-Like Picture of Himself Performing Miracle on Sick Man, Minutes After Ramping Up Feud With Pope Leo

(Mediaite) President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself seemingly in the role of Jesus Christ on Sunday night, complete with the robe-donning president reinvigorating a sick man with his healing hand while a nurse looked on and an American Eagle soared above. The bizarre — and some would probably argue sacrilegious — post was made about 40 minutes after the president went off on Pope Leo XIV in a blistering social media rant.

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Even MAGA Recoils at Trump Cosplaying as Christ in Deranged Post

(Daily Beast) President Donald Trump is facing pushback from his base for a bizarre post in which he depicted himself as Jesus Christ. The president shared the image to Truth Social shortly after melting down in a lengthy rant aimed at Pope Leo XIV, lashing out at the Chicago-born pontiff for criticizing several of the president’s policies. In the image, he appears to be healing a man in a hospital bed while surrounded by American imagery like the U.S. flag, bald eagles, and several monuments. The image was not received well by much of the president’s base, including several prominent allies.

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Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump, citing Gospel as he pushes back in feud over Iran war

(AP) U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration. “To put my message on the same plane as what the president has attempted to do here, I think is not understanding what the message of the Gospel is,” Leo told The Associated Press aboard the papal plane en route to Algeria. “And I’m sorry to hear that but I will continue on what I believe is the mission of the church in the world today.

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Ex-CIA director calls for ousting Trump: '25th amendment was written with him in mind'

(The Guardian) The former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan has added his name to growing calls for the president to be ousted on grounds that he is unfit for the job, arguing that the US constitution’s 25th amendment addressing involuntary removal from office was “written with Donald Trump in mind”. Brennan, who served as head of the spy agency during Barack Obama’s presidency, told MS Now on Saturday that Trump’s recent volatile remarks about destroying Iranian civilization and the danger he posed to so many lives merited his removal from the Oval Office.

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Trump Humiliated by New Poll as Americans Rail Against Him

(Daily Beast) A new poll from CBS News/YouGov, conducted between April 8 and April 10, revealed some damning findings about domestic sentiments over Trump’s war on Iran, showing that more Americans are starting to become fed up with the administration’s antics. The poll found that most Americans feel uncomfortable with the war, with 68 percent worried, 57 percent stressed, and 54 percent angry about the conflict. The poll also found that only 32 percent feel either safe or confident about the conflict, and 29 percent feel proud about the United States’s role in it.

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