Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was challenged over whether he would work to remove Donald Trump from office if the president were found unfit to serve amid questions about his mental health. read more
An ultra-low-cost airline has approached the Trump administration for a pricey emergency bailout as it teeters on the edge of liquidation amid soaring fuel costs triggered by the president's war in Iran. Spirit Airlines is reportedly seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from the government. The airline is "looking for a lifeline" a source told CBS News. Spirit is one of several lower-cost U.S. airlines whose executives are meeting next week with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to assess the strength of the nation's smaller carriers, The Air Current reported. Some Spirit customers are already scrambling to make alternative flight arrangements, as they fear the airline could shut its doors within days, noted CNBC. "Spirit is flying on financial fumes," airline industry analyst Henry Harteveldt told CBS.
President Trump on Friday announced that he will attend a marathon reading of the Bible amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV. The group Christians Engaged listed Trump one of many participants in the "America Reads the Bible" event, which starts Saturday evening and runs for a week. The president said in a statement that he applauds "every citizen participating in the America Reads the Bible initiative. Together, we will honor Holy Scripture, renew our faith, usher in a historic resurgence of religion on American shores, and rededicate the United States as one Nation under God." Event organizers told The New York Times that Trump recorded his segment of the reading from the Oval Office. The president will read from the Old Testament book of 2 Chronicles.
Alternet writes about the growing sentiment in the MAGA movement that the 2024 assassination attempt on Trump was staged. read more
On Thursday, The Daily Beast published a report about a new survey of 2024 Latino Trump voters conducted by Third Way and UnidosUS, which found "that more than a third of Latino Trump voters say they now regret voting for him ... read more
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