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Mar 14, 2026 - World

The United States flag has been raised over its embassy in Caracas for the first time since 2019

Mar 14, 2026 - World

An answer by a California conservative, scrambling to keep his job in the House, was on the receiving end of rolled eyes on MS NOW on Saturday morning after he repeatedly ducked a question about US military potentially being deployed to Iran if Donald Trump’s war drags on.Appearing on “The Weekend," Rep. Kevin Kiley, who switched his affiliation from Republican to independent after redistricting put his job at risk, was asked by co-host Jackie Alemany, “A quick yes or no question, do you support boots on the ground in order to accomplish regime change?” “Obviously, we don't want to see that,’ Kiley demurred. “I don't think regime change is within the scope of the mission as it's been defined. I think there is a hope that if this can lead eventually to a free, a future of freedom and prosperity and human rights for the people of Iran, that would be a very good thing. But that is not the objective that the engagement is seeking to directly bring about.”“Yes or no on boots on the ground, sir,” a terse Eugene Daniels quickly fired back.“Well, obviously we don't want to see that,” Kiley parried as MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart looked on skeptically and Daniels rolled his eyes. “I mean, I think that, you know, when you're talking about a military engagement and active military operation, the commander in chief is never going to be categorically drawing lines” Kiley persisted. “But that sort of level of engagement would obviously be very different from the scope of the operation as it's been defined to date,” he added as all three hosts looked on stone-faced and then Daniels broke into a big smile. - YouTube youtu.be

Mar 14, 2026 - World

Vice President JD Vance is orchestrating a calculated political retreat from Trump's Iran war, carefully positioning himself to emerge unscathed if the conflict becomes a quagmire while simultaneously undermining his 2028 rival, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.According to New Republic analyst Alex Shephard, Vance's public tepidness masks a deliberate strategy: stay loyal enough to avoid Trump's wrath while privately signaling opposition to the war through carefully orchestrated leaks to sympathetic journalists.Publicly, Vance maintains plausible deniability. He insists the Iran war differs from Iraq and Afghanistan, declaring: "The idea that we're going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight—there is no chance that will happen." He attends dignified transfers of fallen service members and makes tepid public statements supporting the operation.But behind closed doors, the picture is starkly different. According to the New York Times, Vance "appeared to personally lean against military attacks" while simultaneously arguing that "a limited strike was a mistake. If the United States was going to hit Iran, he told the group, it should 'go big and go fast.'"This contradiction was no accident. Vance staked out a position he could later abandon without political cost—advocating for overwhelming force as a backdoor method of opposing the war itself. If things go badly, he can claim he opposed insufficient escalation, not the war itself.As the conflict deteriorated, Vance began rewriting his record. Citing two senior Trump officials, Politico reported Friday that Vance is now "skeptical," "worried about success," and actively "opposes" the war. The message, carefully laundered through anonymous officials, is unmistakable: none of this is Vance's responsibility.Shephard identifies the deeper calculation: Vance views early opposition to an unpopular war as a savvy long-term positioning move for 2028—especially since it simultaneously damages Rubio, his principal rival for the party's presidential nomination. If Iran becomes another Middle East quagmire, Rubio—a vocal hawk aligned with Trump—will suffer far greater political damage.It is, by any measure, a "brazenly self-serving maneuver "for a sitting vice president during wartime, prioritizing personal political advancement over loyalty to his president and party, Shaphard asserted.You can read more here.

Mar 14, 2026 - World

A hospital in the capital, Brasilia, says former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's kidney function has worsened at the intensive care unit to which he was transferred hours earlier

Mar 14, 2026 - World

Pope Leo XIV is moving into the newly renovated papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace