https://drudge.com/user/Redial New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/291264/uss-gerald-r-ford-isnt-coming-home-yet https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2026/04/03/us-navy-supercarrier-uss-gerald-r-ford-isnt-coming-home-yet/ The extended deployment of the United States Navy's largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), is set to last a bit longer. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimz7dclis2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiavywidlcgxuxc7p3jqfc24ih66gbz2wrn7jl6foy6vx32jx6uf4m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The USS Gerald R. Ford has departed Croatia and returned to full operational duty following a hiatus for repairs and crew rest, weeks after a shipboard fire injured three sailors. From Stars and Stripes&#x27; Alison Bath:<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/post/3mimz7dclis2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Stars and Stripes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs?ref_src=embed">@starsandstripes.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/post/3mimz7dclis2l?ref_src=embed">Apr 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:31:26 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291264/uss-gerald-r-ford-isnt-coming-home-yet#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291264 news, 0.5 daily 291264 https://drudge.com/news/291187/us-mortgage-rates-climb-fifth-straight https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/economy/us-mortgage-rates-iran Average US mortgage rates climbed again for the fifth week in a row, making homebuying more expensive than it was just a few weeks ago, before the outbreak of war with Iran. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijorabhos25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid2wyov3vgzc6ltlxw3tke6an2tuvk2ef54axbgy3viedkwwaqljy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Breaking News: Mortgage rates climbed for the fifth straight week as the war in Iran weighed on the U.S. housing market.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mijorabhos25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New York Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed">@nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mijorabhos25?ref_src=embed">Apr 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:33:55 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291187/us-mortgage-rates-climb-fifth-straight#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291187 news, 0.5 daily 291187 https://drudge.com/news/291163/trump-wants-152-million-rebuild-and https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/03/politics/alcatraz-reopen-trump-white-house-budget President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim4aryqor2i" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigeajkqa4yl2nwows6xvfvgv5rdesmratha23qejbxybk4n4p6vmy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Trump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison reut.rs/4sdJlsW<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mim4aryqor2i?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Reuters (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r?ref_src=embed">@reuters.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r/post/3mim4aryqor2i?ref_src=embed">Apr 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:30:25 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291163/trump-wants-152-million-rebuild-and#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291163 news, 0.5 daily 291163 https://drudge.com/news/291133/iranian-president-iran-war-really https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/middleeast/iran-president-open-letter-us-war-intl-hnk Iran's president has written an open letter to America asking whether the Trump administration's war with his country is putting "America First." "Exactly which of the American people's interests are truly being served by this war?," Masoud Pezeshkian wrote in the letter, addressed "to the people of the United States of America" and posted on X late Wednesday local time, hours before US President Donald Trump gave his first national address on the Iran war. "Is America First' truly among the priorities of the US government today?" Pezeshkian asked. He claimed that Iran has "never, in its modern history, chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination, and never initiated any war" and that the perception of his country being a threat is "the product of political and economic whims of the powerful." He asserted Tehran's actions " which have included daily drone and missile strikes that have hit civilian and military infrastructure across the Gulf " have been "legitimate self-defense." Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:03:46 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291133/iranian-president-iran-war-really#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291133 discussion, 0.5 daily 291133 https://drudge.com/news/291131/lewzer-has-discussed-ousting-attorney https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/politics/pam-bondi-trump-discussed-ousting President Donald Trump has privately mused about firing his Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Frustrated by the backlash and anger in his base over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Trump has asked people about replacing Bondi, who faces a deposition later this month on Capitol Hill related to the congressional investigation into the late sex trafficker, the sources said. He has also fumed that she hasn't investigated enough of his political opponents. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:01:53 -0400 redial https://drudge.com/news/291131/lewzer-has-discussed-ousting-attorney#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291131 discussion, 0.5 daily 291131 https://drudge.com/news/291106/artemis-ii-launch https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/science/nasa-artemis-ii-what-to-watch-for The countdown clock is officially rolling at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where four astronauts are preparing to take off on the mission of a lifetime -- circumnavigating the moon and returning humans to deep space for the first time in five decades. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo]] <p><blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:fwks525g7gw5wc7ul2wg4wj5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihmpofbqc2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig2sooxefznye6gy4xwmxitichkbexzp3zopjffjiffw3geu42sqi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Artemis II is GO for launch, 6:24pm eastern, live stream HERE: <p>www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_U...<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fwks525g7gw5wc7ul2wg4wj5/post/3mihmpofbqc2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Christopher Mims (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fwks525g7gw5wc7ul2wg4wj5?ref_src=embed">@mims.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fwks525g7gw5wc7ul2wg4wj5/post/3mihmpofbqc2j?ref_src=embed">Apr 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:58:07 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291106/artemis-ii-launch#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291106 news breaking, 0.5 daily 291106 https://drudge.com/news/291116/iran-and-houthis-launch-fresh-attacks https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/world/live-news/iran-war-us-trump-oil Latest strikes: A 10-year-old girl was seriously wounded after Iranian missile fragments hit central Israel, while the country was also intercepting a missile from Yemen. The US and Israel continue to bombard Iran's capital Tehran. And in Kuwait, the international airport's fuel depots were hit by an Iranian drone attack. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:59:33 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291116/iran-and-houthis-launch-fresh-attacks#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291116 discussion, 0.5 daily 291116 https://drudge.com/news/291082/trump-shares-renderings-towering https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/politics/trump-library-renderings-miami President Donald Trump on Monday shared renderings of what his future presidential library could look like ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3micwg5od322j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreig76dnrtavzo3k4gycps3aymvi7643gyt5fcm2gj27eaabtv7gkay" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Eric Trump just released a video of what he says will be the Trump Presidential Library in Miami.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3micwg5od322j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ron Filipkowski (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur?ref_src=embed">@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/post/3micwg5od322j?ref_src=embed">Mar 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:33:32 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291082/trump-shares-renderings-towering#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291082 news, 0.5 daily 291082 https://drudge.com/news/291095/gas-price-tops-4 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8d47vzz13o The average price of gas at the pump has topped $4 in the US for the first time in nearly four years as the Iran war continues to push up fuel prices. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/app.bsky.feed.post/3midsaxfryk2u" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreic2ad6uzbiatvdn3vcl6i2t47ektamqjvcsjedvit26i7zfgwwew4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Gas prices have surged nearly 35% in the past month as the Iran war has disrupted shipping to the Strait of Hormuz, severely impacting global oil shipments. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3midsaxfryk2u?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Forbes (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63?ref_src=embed">@forbes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2w45zyhuklwihpdc7oj3mi63/post/3midsaxfryk2u?ref_src=embed">Mar 31, 2026 at 4:50 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:24 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291095/gas-price-tops-4#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291095 news breaking, 0.5 daily 291095 https://drudge.com/news/291080/desantis-clears-renaming-florida-airport https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/politics/trump-florida-airport-desantis-renaming Travelers in South Florida might soon find themselves transiting through Trump International Airport. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/app.bsky.feed.post/3midisol3zj2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihy77wgpuprlbtichdyzim54o3sginuexvfy7fzwjmgmewhk5rywi" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Travelers in South Florida might soon find themselves transiting through Trump International Airport. https://cnn.it/4v04JEz<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3midisol3zj2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- CNN (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5?ref_src=embed">@cnn.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3midisol3zj2j?ref_src=embed">Mar 31, 2026 at 2:01 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:31:58 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291080/desantis-clears-renaming-florida-airport#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291080 news, 0.5 daily 291080 https://drudge.com/news/291064/sanctioned-russian-oil-tanker-enters https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-oil-tanker-kolodkin-cuba-tanker-sanctions/33719298.html The U.S. has been starving Cuba of energy, but the New York Times is reporting that America will let a Russian Oil Tanker deliver to Cuba. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mia7cuvdts2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreib4txjnzpe7gqgjmeaoah4yeyu3uurxkhee3mtf26i7yssuc53v3q" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The U.S. Coast Guard is allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, delivering a critical supply of energy to the island nation after months of an effective oil blockade by the Trump administration, according to a U.S. official briefed on the matter. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w ... <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mia7cuvdts2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The New York Times (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r?ref_src=embed">@nytimes.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eclio37ymobqex2ncko63h4r/post/3mia7cuvdts2a?ref_src=embed">Mar 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:42:17 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291064/sanctioned-russian-oil-tanker-enters#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291064 news, 0.5 daily 291064 https://drudge.com/news/291025/house-gop-rejects-gop-senate-dhs-deal https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/27/politics/dhs-shutdown-funding-bill-senate-house-vote In a remarkable 24 hours in Washington, House Republicans snubbed a bipartisan funding deal cut by their own Senate GOP counterparts and instead approved an entirely different plan -- prolonging the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi37566abc24" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie4hqgzmooighnvvpioshmpjz3ola4hc4jduvtkswcsj6yhwhmwxq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">The Senate voted last night to reopen DHS. The bill doesn't include funding for ICE and CBP, but they're already funded by OBBBA. House Dems support the Senate bill. House GOP leadership says no. But Trump could flip them with one phone call!<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/post/3mi37566abc24?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Eric Columbus (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw?ref_src=embed">@ericcolumbus.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/post/3mi37566abc24?ref_src=embed">Mar 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:31:21 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291025/house-gop-rejects-gop-senate-dhs-deal#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291025 news, 0.5 daily 291025 https://drudge.com/news/291001/bill-maher-receive-mark-twain-prize https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/politics/bill-maher-mark-twain-prize-kennedy-center TV host Bill Maher will receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center announced on Thursday ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:45byt36fgdg4ocu3usqo7hv3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxfa7gdp227" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicu3wc7chqf2t3ih3tthel4k7a2kt5k3hmd66xcyxodojvcaxus2e" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Politico this morning: Bill Maher WILL accept the former Mark Twain Prize now appropriated by Trump Explanation: Maher is a desperate Quisling whore <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:45byt36fgdg4ocu3usqo7hv3/post/3mhxfa7gdp227?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Keith Olbermann (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:45byt36fgdg4ocu3usqo7hv3?ref_src=embed">@olbermann.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:45byt36fgdg4ocu3usqo7hv3/post/3mhxfa7gdp227?ref_src=embed">Mar 26, 2026 at 6:25 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:32:23 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291001/bill-maher-receive-mark-twain-prize#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291001 news, 0.5 daily 291001 https://drudge.com/news/290999/war-iran-drives-us-mortgage-rates-higher https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/economy/mortgage-rates-us-housing-market-iran-war The US housing market was supposed to turn a corner this year, but economic uncertainty and a jump in mortgage rates fueled by the US-Israeli war in Iran are complicating affordability for American homebuyers. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxygambme2z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiatmuz6ptb66bnzfd5cffgm7meusmn33zkotynkaawk4ykvheuulq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">US mortgage rates rise to highest level in more than six months, putting a damper on spring homebuying season as Iran war fuels economic uncertainty https://cnn.it/4rU4HeE<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3mhxygambme2z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- CNN (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5?ref_src=embed">@cnn.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dzezcmpb3fhcpns4n4xm4ur5/post/3mhxygambme2z?ref_src=embed">Mar 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:30:39 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/290999/war-iran-drives-us-mortgage-rates-higher#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.290999 news, 0.5 daily 290999 https://drudge.com/news/291002/trump-receives-inaugural-america-first https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/26/trump-given-america-first-award-republican-party/89330333007/ The Republican Party gave the first-ever "America First award" to President Donald Trump on March 25, an achievement that follows backlash from legislators over his receiving of these newly created honors. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwbfv3xqq2w" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiabzagv6kixpvg6iqfejzwwdxlnh5q2ciynqk4p5evyuo7idm4obm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Mike Johnson: Tonight we have created a new award. We are going to do something we&#x27;ve never done before. We will honor him with a new award. He is the first ever recipient of the America first award. That is this beautiful golden statue here, appropriate for the golden era. <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3mhwbfv3xqq2w?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Acyn (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z?ref_src=embed">@acyn.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3mhwbfv3xqq2w?ref_src=embed">Mar 25, 2026 at 7:44 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:32:05 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291002/trump-receives-inaugural-america-first#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291002 news, 0.5 daily 291002