https://drudge.com/user/qcp New links and comments. en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/291300/european-leaders-demand-cease-fire https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world/middleeast/european-demands-iran-us-cease-fire-lebanon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.nAP7.ZXzL4_IJa4in&smid=url-share European leaders demanded for Lebanon to be included in the U.S.-Iran cease-fire deal ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyub5hjyk2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifct7mmloobc6vlkjns3xzchznhpkqn5c4qit2hu6jxzsxep2dvui" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Israel's response to the "cease fire" is to rain bombs on Lebanon<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3miyub5hjyk2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Tennessee Holler (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw?ref_src=embed">@thetnholler.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3miyub5hjyk2v?ref_src=embed">Apr 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:31:49 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291300/european-leaders-demand-cease-fire#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291300 news, 0.5 daily 291300 https://drudge.com/news/291298/iran-peace-talks-would-unreasonable https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-agrees-two-week-ceasefire-iran-says-safe-passage-through-hormuz-possible-2026-04-08/ Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ezxfbsdjjylaoagv5bvz7sqb/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyfua7gnc2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihpmeafccpd2dy6now6gdmdsilkkwv4dfl6i5iapcyuecn6sf4kie" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEWS: Republicans furious with Trump's Iran deal--Lindsey Graham, demands Congressional approval. Iran celebrates as it gets more than it once had. Trump declares world peace but Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue. Democrats score major election victories from Missouri to Oklahoma to Wisconsin.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ezxfbsdjjylaoagv5bvz7sqb/post/3miyfua7gnc2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Parnas (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ezxfbsdjjylaoagv5bvz7sqb?ref_src=embed">@aaronparnas.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ezxfbsdjjylaoagv5bvz7sqb/post/3miyfua7gnc2e?ref_src=embed">Apr 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:32:56 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291298/iran-peace-talks-would-unreasonable#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291298 news, 0.5 daily 291298 https://drudge.com/news/291297/trump-humiliated-truth-users-revolt https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/us/politics/trump-truth-social-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZlA.IQ7F.qGQm923w3BjF&smid=url-share A growing chorus of disaffected Trump supporters is sounding off in the replies to his posts on the social media platform he founded. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyuqdcyyu2q" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiguc7nmlq6tqtjs7d5n7vnnukfow4hqwuz4cmnpd7vchfbopiltoe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">&quot;Trump has always survived opposition by discrediting it ... That playbook is harder to run when the critics helped build his movement.&quot; https://www.axios.com/2026/04/08/trump-maga-tucker-carlson-iran-war<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/post/3miyuqdcyyu2q?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- The Lincoln Project (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7?ref_src=embed">@lincolnproject.us</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cxrua73vvgqw4lel4nkccky7/post/3miyuqdcyyu2q?ref_src=embed">Apr 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:32:41 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291297/trump-humiliated-truth-users-revolt#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291297 news, 0.5 daily 291297 https://drudge.com/news/291262/trump-took-us-war-iran https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZFA.BrdU.R0zEYyQlEb0e&smid=url-share In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intelligence assessment. Here's the inside story of how he made the fateful decision. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:n74wy26n6klbv7xgrndeog7s/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwew4thbc2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiajhrwpq4rhdxwwghxoxft3ccavg3xwskmutw7j3bcrxdan24h2ry" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">1/ NYT out with a huge piece on the decision to go to war. It&#x27;s much as we thought: Bibi sold Trump a rosy scenario that he heard over the mild to moderate warnings that it was BS but the details are so ... appalling/demoralizing. Vance clearly a source: GIFT LINK www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n74wy26n6klbv7xgrndeog7s/post/3miwew4thbc2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Clara Jeffery (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n74wy26n6klbv7xgrndeog7s?ref_src=embed">@clarajeffery.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n74wy26n6klbv7xgrndeog7s/post/3miwew4thbc2j?ref_src=embed">Apr 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:32:09 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291262/trump-took-us-war-iran#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291262 news, 0.5 daily 291262 https://drudge.com/news/291279/mullin-threatens-close-customs-top-us https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/markwayne-mullin-sanctuary-cities-airports-65t89wqbs President Trump's new homeland security secretary has suggested he will withdraw customs officers from the airports of Democrat-run "sanctuary cities" that protect undocumented migrants. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuhk4l72k2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreif5zff3tkbp2nh3zphwfu2rrbgkz5mg376qod7u3lnoxbzidvtl4y" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Markwayne Mullin floats that his first major move as DHS Secretary might be to massively disrupt international air travel into and out of the United States by pulling customs officers out of cities like New York and Los Angeles, a move that would have international ramifications.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/post/3miuhk4l72k2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt?ref_src=embed">@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/post/3miuhk4l72k2e?ref_src=embed">Apr 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:31:49 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291279/mullin-threatens-close-customs-top-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291279 news, 0.5 daily 291279 https://drudge.com/news/291281/iran-closes-strait-after-israel-violates https://x.com/EnglishFars/status/2041889399794000132 The passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has been halted following Israel's attacks on Lebanon <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has been halted following Israel's attacks on Lebanon <a href="https://t.co/1W8qSZALOy">pic.twitter.com/1W8qSZALOy</a></p>" Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) <a href="https://twitter.com/EnglishFars/status/2041889399794000132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:36:02 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291281/iran-closes-strait-after-israel-violates#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291281 discussion, 0.5 daily 291281 https://drudge.com/news/291272/pete-hegseth-not-speaking-truth https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/07/hegseth-iran-rhetoric "Pete is not speaking truth to the president," one administration official said. "As a result, the president is out there repeating misleading information." Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:17:54 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291272/pete-hegseth-not-speaking-truth#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291272 discussion, 0.5 daily 291272 https://drudge.com/news/291212/you-can-smell-now-trump-presidency https://newrepublic.com/article/208633/trump-presidency-collapse-truth-social-iran A loyal army of followers, a huge disinformation network, and a party of soul-selling cowards can crowd out facts for a long time. But eventually, reality catches up. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitfep6jhc2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiag3nkin6kvvr77airgiyivk6rqwdo4ad3rs37jkeuqsssprkloau" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">You Can Smell It Now: The Trump Presidency Is in Total Free Fall A loyal army of followers, a huge disinformation network, and a party of soul-selling cowards can crowd out facts for a long time. But eventually, reality catches up.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mitfep6jhc2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jon Cooper (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky?ref_src=embed">@joncooper-us.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mitfep6jhc2a?ref_src=embed">Apr 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:30:53 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291212/you-can-smell-now-trump-presidency#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291212 news, 0.5 daily 291212 https://drudge.com/news/291218/gop-facing-extinction-level-event-after https://www.rawstory.com/midterms-2676667444/ Experts are now forecasting $6-per-gallon prices as early as this summer ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitkghvzxx2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicsuk5pn37dsia2vzcqrvr55qkjxsbdx7jbbjrkoijvd4gllrltk4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Hassett blames spiking gas prices on states: &quot;The states themselves have so many heavy regulations that are driving up gas prices. California could look itself in the mirror because right now Californians are hurting with their almost $6 gas.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mitkghvzxx2c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mitkghvzxx2c?ref_src=embed">Apr 6, 2026 at 11:12 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:31:15 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291218/gop-facing-extinction-level-event-after#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291218 news, 0.5 daily 291218 https://drudge.com/news/291138/trump-va-killed-home-loan-program-now https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5750814/veterans-mortgages-foreclosure-va-rescue More than 10,000 veterans lost their homes to foreclosure since May of last year, when the Trump administration shut down a key safety net in the VA home loan program, according to the latest industry data. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:uk62jqyggwt4hyhrnzka34wm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijnjag2ak2e" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid6c2wflo7pwfw6dpst2tkzyod5hkcponks2ustuarfww3x3yhji4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump was warned this would happen. He did it anyway. Now, over 10,000 Veterans lost their homes. 90,000 more are on track for foreclosure. On top of cutting jobs, slashing benefits and throwing our heroes into an unnecessary war. The most anti-Veteran President in history.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uk62jqyggwt4hyhrnzka34wm/post/3mijnjag2ak2e?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Tammy Duckworth (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uk62jqyggwt4hyhrnzka34wm?ref_src=embed">@duckworth.senate.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uk62jqyggwt4hyhrnzka34wm/post/3mijnjag2ak2e?ref_src=embed">Apr 2, 2026 at 12:41 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:32:47 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291138/trump-va-killed-home-loan-program-now#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291138 news, 0.5 daily 291138 https://drudge.com/news/291139/maybe-trump-should-not-have-given-speech https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/trump-iran-war-speech/686663/ Tom Nichols: His address raised more questions than it answered about the war in Iran. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:kbmf4lv4o6uvuvrfzpw2jbhj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miid5raboc2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicxnwb6ewnypwz2pav4ri77bc6p4wcgsqtn3hhw56s7crqnzjyzfe" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump has the crappiest speechwriting I&#x27;ve seen from a White House, but also, try to imagine trying to write a speech for that guy<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kbmf4lv4o6uvuvrfzpw2jbhj/post/3miid5raboc2j?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Tom Nichols (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kbmf4lv4o6uvuvrfzpw2jbhj?ref_src=embed">@radiofreetom.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kbmf4lv4o6uvuvrfzpw2jbhj/post/3miid5raboc2j?ref_src=embed">Apr 2, 2026 at 12:03 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:31:22 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291139/maybe-trump-should-not-have-given-speech#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291139 news, 0.5 daily 291139 https://drudge.com/news/291141/bondi-ousted https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pam-bondi-already-fired-attorney-general-cabinet-official-teed-up-replacement-sources President Donald Trump reportedly has already fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke with Fox News Digital. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijopuhuvk2v" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreihowolp6fnvrlevu4nlsxccbkmsslnvry75e7piws5tt3aoqxylhy" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">NEW: Lee Zeldin is being considered to replace Bondi as AG<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/post/3mijopuhuvk2v?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Mueller, She Wrote (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g?ref_src=embed">@muellershewrote.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:x4g4laxkmsrczwvnvbbgsm7g/post/3mijopuhuvk2v?ref_src=embed">Apr 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:00:07 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291141/bondi-ousted#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291141 news breaking, 0.5 daily 291141 https://drudge.com/news/291122/humiliated-trump-storms-out-catastrophic https://www.thedailybeast.com/humiliated-trump-storms-out-of-catastrophic-scotus-hearing/ Donald Trump abruptly exited the Supreme Court on Wednesday after some of his own conservative justices did not appear convinced by his bid to upend birthright citizenship in America. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3migy37etyj2z" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifcq5sszolkptlw27upvlwqbyt7qstb5yvn3exgnr7pajkmd6ruha" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? <p>SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3migy37etyj2z?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed">@atrupar.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3migy37etyj2z?ref_src=embed">Apr 1, 2026 at 11:12 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:08:46 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291122/humiliated-trump-storms-out-catastrophic#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291122 news, 0.5 daily 291122 https://drudge.com/news/291096/leaked-calls-exposes-secret-kremlin https://united24media.com/latest-news/leaked-calls-expose-hungary-and-slovakia-as-secret-kremlin-backchannel-inside-eu-17432 Transcripts and audio recordings reviewed by a consortium of investigative partners indicate that [Hungarian Foreign Minister P&Atilde;&copy;ter] Szijjrt has been operating as a strategic asset for Moscow, providing real-time intelligence on confidential EU deliberations. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie4jhy37k2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibwcq37tkciocha7vhfvasxyjlkqzfv5asvu5igyvc74alefkkjni" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">"I'm always at your service": leaked calls between the foreign ministers of Russia and Hungary. Recordings of conversations between Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Hungarian FM P&Atilde;&copy;ter Szijj&Atilde;&iexcl;rt&Atilde;&sup3; suggest the Hungarian minister was willing to advance Moscow's interests within the EU.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mie4jhy37k2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Jon Cooper (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky?ref_src=embed">@joncooper-us.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7qqkq2zdwq4j5jingukgtuky/post/3mie4jhy37k2k?ref_src=embed">Mar 31, 2026 at 7:53 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:31:11 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291096/leaked-calls-exposes-secret-kremlin#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291096 news, 0.5 daily 291096 https://drudge.com/news/291094/ice-plans-target-family-members-us https://newrepublic.com/post/208407/ice-target-family-members-us-marines ICE is using heightened security amid the war on Iran to target military recruits' family members. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:bkmfse64kqf3yjoqdcs65qto/app.bsky.feed.post/3micslf47j22k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidnkn4gitaw3vrjjvj4tv2hpp64pq7njpwsv7pyk2b2hfopwn2ecq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">&quot;ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation's newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps.&quot;<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bkmfse64kqf3yjoqdcs65qto/post/3micslf47j22k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ryan J. Reilly "paints a vivid and urgent portrait of ... disarray" (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bkmfse64kqf3yjoqdcs65qto?ref_src=embed">@ryanjreilly.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bkmfse64kqf3yjoqdcs65qto/post/3micslf47j22k?ref_src=embed">Mar 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:33:26 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291094/ice-plans-target-family-members-us#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291094 news, 0.5 daily 291094