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Mar 13, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump predicted that his war in Iran would be "a little winding road for a little while" but said it had to be done because the country had an "evil curse."During an interview with controversial YouTube boxer Jake Paul this week, Trump attempted to explain his thinking on the Iran war."We did this excursion. We had to do it. Wipe out evil. Sometimes you have evil," the president said. "So we have to do it right, but our military has been unbelievable.""No, and I commend you for your bravery, and I think so many Iranians do as well," Paul speculated. "And I think what you're doing is phenomenal. And I was shocked that so many activists, like, in America, didn't like it. But meanwhile, they were like, 'oh, we support women.'""We support gays, but they throw gays off the buildings, okay?" Trump replied. "But I think I have tremendous support on this. This is something that's been incredible. I have the best poll numbers I've ever had now, and it's not because of this.""It's a little bit of a, we take a little winding road for a little while, but we have to wipe out the evil," the president added. "It's an evil curse. They're evil people."

Mar 13, 2026 - World

Longtime campaign strategist Mark McKinnon, who advised former President George W. Bush and the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), could not contain his laughter after watching Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) being interviewed on CNN late Thursday.Appearing on MS NOW with host Chris Jansing, McKinnon watched Jordan tell CNN's Kasie Hunt, “President Trump is committed to achieving that [Iran regime change] goal, and if that means prices go up for a time, I think Americans understand, we can live with that .But, in the end, we want all that to happen, and we want it all to happen in as quick a time as it possibly can.”After sharing the clip, Jansing asked her guest, “But with gas now up 65 cents a gallon and no end in sight, do you think Americans understand?”“No!” McKinnon exclaimed while laughing. “I think Americans have a very low pain threshold; short-term pain, mid-term pain, long-term pain. Americans are not very good at sacrificing anything, particularly for a conflict that they're not supporting going in, much less four weeks into it now. So that's a real problem for the administration.”“And, you know, it's the Iranians are reading the American media, and they know that politicians react to their voters and their voters are reacting to the price of oil,” he elaborated. “And I just — it's astonishing to me that the general there said the only thing preventing [Strait of Hormuz shipping] traffic is Iran. Yeah. The place where bombing is preventing it, and they know it, and they know that they can just continue this.” - YouTube youtu.be

Mar 13, 2026 - World

Congressional Republicans are openly rejecting Donald Trump's pleas for emergency funding to sustain the Iran war, signaling deep skepticism within his own party about a conflict that remains broadly unpopular with American voters, according to a report.Operation Epic Fury has already consumed staggering sums — over $1 billion per day, with the Pentagon burning through $11.3 billion in just the first six days of combat. Yet Republican lawmakers are unmoved by White House requests for supplemental spending.Top Republicans told Politico they see no urgency to boost the Pentagon's already bloated $1 trillion budget. Democrats are unlikely to provide support, making passage of any supplemental package an uphill political battle — especially in a midterm election year when Trump needs to campaign on affordability.The White House faces a political nightmare, Politico reported. It must spend significant time and political capital securing funding for a deeply unpopular war while simultaneously claiming fiscal responsibility. The sluggish congressional timeline threatens to collide with Trump's plans to dramatically expand the defense budget next year.Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense panel, captured the lack of urgency: "I don't think there is any urgency at this moment. The urgency is in starting to educate Congress as to why we need a supplemental at all."Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) indicated the supplemental won't reach Capitol Hill until the month's end at the earliest, with key appropriators warning passage could take weeks or months.Democrats hold significant leverage. A unified caucus can block the legislation if at least seven Democratic senators refuse back it, meaning it would fail to cross the 60-vote threshold required for passage.At least one Republican is already siding with skeptics. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) vowed to oppose any Iran supplemental, citing constituents hurt by war-driven oil prices. "I'm against borrowing money from China to finance the war in the Middle East," Paul stated. "We've got a lot of problems in our country that we need to fix."You can read more here.

Mar 13, 2026 - World

The move, which lowers fees to 25%, is a breakthrough for Chinese developers Tencent and ByteDanceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxApple announced late on Thursday it would lower the commission fees collected in its App Store in mainland China. The move follows pressure from regulators in the tech company’s second-largest market, as well as global scrutiny of its payment requirements.Fees for in-app purchases and paid transactions will be lowered to 25% from 30% starting on Sunday, Apple said in a statement on its blog for developers. Continue reading...

Mar 13, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump insisted that the war with Iran would only be over when he felt it in his bones.Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked Trump about the war during an interview on Friday."I'm doing something about it," Trump said. "And I had to take an excursion. We had the greatest economy in history. We do, we still do. Oh, this will bounce right back. When it's over, and I don't think it's going to be long, when it's over, this is going to bounce right back so fast.""When are you going to know when it's over?" Kilmeade wondered. "When I feel it. Okay. I feel it in my bones," the president replied. "Will you ask anybody in particular? Would that be some of the joint decision?" the Fox News host pressed. "Well, I deal with people. I have great people. Yeah," Trump confirmed.