https://drudge.com/ The Other Side of the News en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wordzilla/0.58 10 https://drudge.com/news/291390/rep-tony-gonzales-resign-congress https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/13/politics/tony-gonzales-leaving-congress Embattled GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales announced on Monday that he will soon step down from Congress. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfxvpgng222" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibl2cyvhccth2kfvnac6tadfpg4utqge5tyiouazse4vjx6volotu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">BREAKING: Embattled GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales announces he will resign from Congress tomorrow, stepping down ahead of a potential expulsion vote after a House Ethics probe into an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mjfxvpgng222?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- MeidasTouch (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn?ref_src=embed">@meidastouch.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mjfxvpgng222?ref_src=embed">Apr 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:33:31 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291390/rep-tony-gonzales-resign-congress#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291390 news, 0.5 daily 291390 https://drudge.com/news/291391/multi-day-severe-storm-threat https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/13/weather/storm-threat-central-us-climate About a dozen states from Texas to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes will see a threat of severe storms on one or more days through Friday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:tr3kqyhgaogfarpwwoysej7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5cojuvei2k" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifht3gme3ccsroed6pm7d72tqxcxevta7dvl3t27xlrc2rbpbwwqm" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Tuesday&#x27;s severe threat could stretch from the Plains dryline all the way into the Great Lakes. Supercells with tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds are all possible. Models still disagree on how fast the trough ejects, which will determine where the biggest storms end up.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tr3kqyhgaogfarpwwoysej7a/post/3mj5cojuvei2k?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ryan Hall, Y'all (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tr3kqyhgaogfarpwwoysej7a?ref_src=embed">@rhyall.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tr3kqyhgaogfarpwwoysej7a/post/3mj5cojuvei2k?ref_src=embed">Apr 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:31:30 -0400 REDIAL https://drudge.com/news/291391/multi-day-severe-storm-threat#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291391 news, 0.5 daily 291391 https://drudge.com/news/291370/us-army-veteran-charged-leaking-ndi https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-army-employee-and-top-secret-clearance-holder-arrested-and-charged-leaking-classified Courtney Williams (40), a US Army veteran who helped support the elite Delta Force commando unit, has been charged in a criminal complaint of unlawful transmission of national defense information (NDI) to a journalist writing about the secretive unit. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj34ei3lzl2a" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreibozlvwnubtofylthlglkvk6m3sy7gjznekjqfffghxb2sw5huwxu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">Courtney Williams accused of sharing material with reporter examining deaths and drugs at US military base<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/post/3mj34ei3lzl2a?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Guardian US (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74?ref_src=embed">@us.theguardian.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nl32untxngcg74dl3w7scd74/post/3mj34ei3lzl2a?ref_src=embed">Apr 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:33:22 -0400 C0RI0LANUS https://drudge.com/news/291370/us-army-veteran-charged-leaking-ndi#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291370 news, 0.5 daily 291370 https://drudge.com/news/291389/rep-eric-swalwell-resigns https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/eric-swalwell-resigns-congress.html Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announced his resignation from Congress on Monday after allegations of sexual misconduct were reported last week. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:jlrkasnphblmno5psz4aueaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjg4mhwzaq25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreif34koe23vtzp4yxmwf7k4empmp4bjoi66z5ewc5lkayhyfy62xoq" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">US Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign from Congress amid sexual assault allegations<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jlrkasnphblmno5psz4aueaq/post/3mjg4mhwzaq25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p>" Baltimore Banner (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jlrkasnphblmno5psz4aueaq?ref_src=embed">@thebaltimorebanner.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jlrkasnphblmno5psz4aueaq/post/3mjg4mhwzaq25?ref_src=embed">Apr 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:34:28 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291389/rep-eric-swalwell-resigns#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291389 news breaking, 0.5 daily 291389 https://drudge.com/news/291373/oil-prices-surge-us-begins-blockade https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/oil-prices-surge-trump-says-us-will-blockade-strait-hormuz-rcna330824 The price of oil surged Sunday night after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran failed. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcggrn4us2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie3ataodn5sdmrnaqf6i2mzshdxlhekwkil4zdbxcn26rueadihey" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Blocking the Strait of Hormuz to unblock the Strait of Hormuz is peak Trump foreign policy.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx/post/3mjcggrn4us2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Eliot Higgins (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx?ref_src=embed">@eliothiggins.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx/post/3mjcggrn4us2r?ref_src=embed">Apr 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:33:26 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291373/oil-prices-surge-us-begins-blockade#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291373 news, 0.5 daily 291373 https://drudge.com/news/291375/bernies-single-payer-getting-second https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/politics/medicare-for-all-health-care-cost-elections-analysis "I do think that there is a resurgence in interest in single payer," says Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of Our Revolution, the organizing group founded by Sanders. "We're in a moment where people are starting to feel the affordability crisis when it comes to health care in a very real way." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:sxpionx2qekfltporvcd3x7a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb3s6uv4c2b" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiatxawedbjjiqwg7mcqxpj3jrvg75ry4nqq6aqx733whoraumhstu" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Mexico--a nation with 1/17th GDP of USA--is rolling out universal healthcare to its 130M citizens. Starting April 13, Mexicans 85+ will have access to universal healthcare. By Jan 2027, Mexico will expand universal healthcare to all people, with full coverage of drugs, lab tests, etc by 2030. 1/2</p> -- Qasim Rashid, Esq. (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sxpionx2qekfltporvcd3x7a?ref_src=embed">@qasimrashid.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sxpionx2qekfltporvcd3x7a/post/3mjb3s6uv4c2b?ref_src=embed">Apr 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:30:48 -0400 Corky https://drudge.com/news/291375/bernies-single-payer-getting-second#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291375 news, 0.5 daily 291375 https://drudge.com/news/291377/trump-posts-himself-christ-after https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-posts-himself-as-christ-after-bonkers-pope-attack/ President Donald Trump followed a bizarre rant against Pope Leo XIV with an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:t6ubj2wlhc34awzcymh3qpur/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf7kvsnbk2t" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreidzndrwtu7obe2wjcjg62b2fbeyixjkkirb64mpg5x64uvenwql5m" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Trump deleted his Trump Jesus post.</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/3mjf7kvsnbk2t?ref_src=embed">Apr 13, 2026 at 11:46 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:31:40 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291377/trump-posts-himself-christ-after#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291377 news, 0.5 daily 291377 https://drudge.com/news/291380/nycs-first-city-run-grocery-store-coming https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-city-run-grocery-stores-zohran-mamdani-la-marqueta/?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=offthepress&utm_campaign=home Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made his choice for the site of New York City's first city-run grocery store. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:rhynebvwl32trwywhyqu7w3o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdkkie6k227" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreiahlzllwx5nr4d6rnydrmj4x2gznxb4zfqfrg76vbcigdxlfktom4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Government can work for people! We do not have to accept food deserts and price gouging. We can have the things we need to live lives of comfort and dignity, if we rid ourselves of the politics of the past! Looking forward to seeing my neighbors at the grocery store!<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rhynebvwl32trwywhyqu7w3o/post/3mjdkkie6k227?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Darializa for Congress (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rhynebvwl32trwywhyqu7w3o?ref_src=embed">@darializaforny.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rhynebvwl32trwywhyqu7w3o/post/3mjdkkie6k227?ref_src=embed">Apr 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:33:04 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291380/nycs-first-city-run-grocery-store-coming#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291380 news, 0.5 daily 291380 https://drudge.com/news/291381/judge-dismisses-trump-defamation-suit https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/trump-epstein-murdoch-wsj-lawsuit-dismissed.html A federal judge in Florida on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, which claimed the newspaper defamed Trump with a story saying the president had sent a "bawdy" 50th birthday letter to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf4gwfjfj2c" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreifhi7cyyi6fycgp63hdw3hpcsmzugzuqa65mgdck6m6jznuhvllu4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="">A federal judge has dismissed Trump&#x27;s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for reporting on Trump&#x27;s explicit birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4/post/3mjf4gwfjfj2c?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- FactPost (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4?ref_src=embed">@factpostnews.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4/post/3mjf4gwfjfj2c?ref_src=embed">Apr 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:30:07 -0400 qcp https://drudge.com/news/291381/judge-dismisses-trump-defamation-suit#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291381 news, 0.5 daily 291381 https://drudge.com/news/291378/israeli-strike-kills-infant-girl-south https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/04/israeli-strike-kills-infant-girl-south-lebanon-during-fathers-funeral In Srifa Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) killed Taleen Saeed (two) with an airstrike while she was attending her father's funeral who the IDF killed last week. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:33:23 -0400 C0RI0LANUS https://drudge.com/news/291378/israeli-strike-kills-infant-girl-south#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291378 news, 0.5 daily 291378 https://drudge.com/news/291379/irans-nuclear-program-has-survived https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-s-nuclear-program-has-survived-giving-it-leverage-in-talks/ar-AA20GtO8 Officials and experts report that Iran survived five weeks of barbaric US and Israeli bombing with most of the tools it needs to make a nuclear bomb intact. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:cd3uwkljinuglacry433qonh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcphrk2fc2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreicpexh4sr4rn2r4oiwkgcu5c4bmo6yokzok5qoyzpp74bfkhl2ps4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">Obliterated in June<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cd3uwkljinuglacry433qonh/post/3mjcphrk2fc2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Tim Dickinson (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cd3uwkljinuglacry433qonh?ref_src=embed">@timdickinson.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cd3uwkljinuglacry433qonh/post/3mjcphrk2fc2r?ref_src=embed">Apr 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:33:48 -0400 C0RI0LANUS https://drudge.com/news/291379/irans-nuclear-program-has-survived#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291379 news, 0.5 daily 291379 https://drudge.com/news/291376/swalwell-suspends-campaign-california https://x.com/ericswalwell/status/2043488502327972096?s=20 Eric Swalwell: "I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made -- but that's my fight, not a campaign's." <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdwg2ub3s2r" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigxsar2cczqikgqizpyff4vqsknmgq356k62vhwkyzhas6vhaxdz4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">My response to Eric Swalwell. And trust me this is as sincere as I can be.<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y/post/3mjdwg2ub3s2r?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Adam Parkhomenko (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y?ref_src=embed">@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ojwszrpcvhwuhl4nhwactd2y/post/3mjdwg2ub3s2r?ref_src=embed">Apr 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:33:35 -0400 lfthndthrds https://drudge.com/news/291376/swalwell-suspends-campaign-california#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291376 news, 0.5 daily 291376 https://drudge.com/news/291372/trump-attended-ufc-fight-iran-talks-fail https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-thirsts-over-male-ufc-athlete-paulo-costa-as-iran-war-spirals/ Not even the war in Iran can get in the way of President Donald Trump's fascination with handsome men. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbabhx3rb2o" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreid4awnva3k34zjf3vhovsvnzkmx7kor6assuxkantnpfx7mcmevla" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">here&#x27;s Trump entering a UFC event as Vance says that negotiations with Iran have failed<br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mjbabhx3rb2o?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/3mjbabhx3rb2o?ref_src=embed">Apr 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:32:37 -0400 reinheitsgebot https://drudge.com/news/291372/trump-attended-ufc-fight-iran-talks-fail#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291372 news, 0.5 daily 291372 https://drudge.com/news/291359/congressman-wants-us-flags-flown-half-staff https://katv.com/news/nation-world/why-a-tennessee-lawmaker-wants-us-flags-lowered-on-good-friday-andy-ogles-easter-bill-good-friday-act-of-2026 Republican Congressman Andy Ogles IV (R-TN) has introduced legislation that would require American flags to be flown at half-staff nationwide in observance of Good Friday. <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:mqqonqjti5xtlvs76y2zjgok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcr3iolms25" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreie6bw62ciq53h75a33b7gp2r372fyvukh2x7h4kzsogzedgkjrwda" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en">ICYMI: The Hoodline article below, titled "Houston&#x27;s Al Green Torches Andy Ogles Over &#x27;Muslims Don&#x27;t Belong&#x27; Rant," speaks for itself. You can access the article by clicking the link here: hoodline.com/2026/04/hous ... <br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mqqonqjti5xtlvs76y2zjgok/post/3mjcr3iolms25?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- U.S. Representative Al Green (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mqqonqjti5xtlvs76y2zjgok?ref_src=embed">@algreen.house.gov</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mqqonqjti5xtlvs76y2zjgok/post/3mjcr3iolms25?ref_src=embed">Apr 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:31:12 -0400 C0RI0LANUS https://drudge.com/news/291359/congressman-wants-us-flags-flown-half-staff#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291359 news, 0.5 daily 291359 https://drudge.com/news/291356/californians-sue-over-ai-tool-records https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/californians-sue-over-ai-tool-that-records-doctor-visits/ Several Californians sued Sutter Health and MemorialCare this week over allegations that an AI transcription tool was used to record them without their consent ... <blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6c5lbqug2l" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreigwrqnusuddwnodspc7k6m36tizfqz2yvw5qn7smc7t5nwvmpqkj4" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode="system"><p lang="en"><br><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/post/3mj6c5lbqug2l?ref_src=embed">[image or embed]</a></p> -- Ars Technica (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2?ref_src=embed">@arstechnica.com</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wld6fad6xsm4tz4kfkoikun2/post/3mj6c5lbqug2l?ref_src=embed">Apr 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM</a></blockquote><script async src="https://embed.bsky.app/static/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:33:35 -0400 LampLighter https://drudge.com/news/291356/californians-sue-over-ai-tool-records#discuss tag:drudge.com,2005:weblog.291356 news, 0.5 daily 291356