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Mar 11, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump's war in Iran continues to fracture his MAGA allies as the risks to the GOP's already-shaky position in the midterm elections becomes ever clearer.According to The Hill, "Fox News hosts like Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade have pushed hard-line positions on the war, while The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has urged Trump against ending the campaign due to 'short term economic discomfort' from rising oil prices."But at the same time, mega-podcaster Joe Rogan, who endorsed Trump in 2024, has condemned the war as "nuts," while other far-right figures like Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly have condemned the apparent U.S.-involved bombing of an elementary school — while slamming Hannity, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — one of the biggest voices in the Senate for escalating the war.All this comes as Republicans begin to fear the political consequences of a war that is already becoming unpopular."The public seems to be losing its patience as the conflict stretches on," said the report. "While some polls initially showed a mixed picture of the country’s support for Trump’s handling of the situation and decision to attack Iran, recent surveys have shown the public increasingly turning against his decisionmaking. An NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released Friday showed 56 percent of respondents said they oppose the military action, while 44 percent said they support it."This figure may worsen, as the current toll of 7 deaths and 140 injuries among U.S. servicemembers rises — especially if Trump follows through with putting boots on the ground."Republicans who have been supportive of the operation have expressed concerns that the conflict could become a political liability for the GOP heading into the midterms, where the party is already expected to face hurdles in keeping control of Congress," said the report.

Mar 11, 2026 - World

Investigators suspect fire was result of deliberate act after reports that someone onboard doused themselves in petrolPolice investigating a bus fire that killed at least six people in western Switzerland have said they suspect a deliberate act by a person onboard but so far have not found any evidence of a terrorist motive.The vehicle, operated by a service that transports passengers and mail, went up in flames on Tuesday evening in Kerzers, a town of about 5,000 people about 12 miles (20km) west of the capital, Berne, in the canton of Fribourg. Continue reading...

Mar 11, 2026 - World

Members to be asked to release about 400m barrels amid supply shortages and market volatility caused by Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe International Energy Agency is poised to call for the largest release of government oil reserves in its history to help calm the oil price shock triggered by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.The world’s energy watchdog is expected to call on its 32 members to release about 400m barrels of emergency crude, a third of the group’s total government stockpiles and more than double the IEA’s previous biggest release. Continue reading...

Mar 11, 2026 - World

Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran is causing him to finally understand that his actions have consequences beyond his control, and he is reacting poorly to that realization, a journalist said.During an appearance on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,“ Financial Times editor and longtime columnist Ed Luce claimed the massive jump in oil prices after the Gulf of Hormuz was shut down caused the president to lose it–– which was good news for Iran’s leadership.Speaking with the hosts, he explained, “I mean, we saw it over the last couple of days when oil prices went up way above $100 [per barrel] to almost $120. Trump flipped out and then started reassuring the markets that he's going to pull out soon; the war's almost over and the oil price came back down.”“That was a big reveal, an unsurprising reveal,” he elaborated. “But that was the big reveal to the Iranians that they know his price point.”He continued, “They had confirmation of their suspicion that Trump thought this was going to be a quick one-and-done 12-day kind of war, and that now that it isn't, he's beginning to feel the pain. And I think we can bet pretty safely that Iran has a higher pain threshold than Donald Trump. So they now have the absolute key without needing naval capability or ballistic capability, let alone enriched uranium.” - YouTube youtu.be

Mar 11, 2026 - World

Donald Trump’s war on Iran has all of the appearances of being the final straw for the so-called “bro” influencers who helped propel him to his 2024 election victory and now are increasingly turning on him, MS NOW reports.That is according to the “Morning Joe” panel after watching a clip of massively popular podcaster Joe Rogan blasting the president for military adventurism and wondering why he is blowing up one of his central campaign promises.As Rogan told his listeners, “It just seems so insane based on what he ran on. I mean, this is why a lot of people feel betrayed, right? He ran on no more wars, end these stupid, senseless wars and then we have one that we can’t even really clearly define why we did it,” he added.According to MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough, Rogan’s turn against Trump is just the tip of the iceberg.“You know, it's so interesting, Willie [Geist], Joe Rogan, the scales fall from his eyes,” Scarborough observed. “You got Andrew Schultz, who was sort of, you know, MAGA-curious or was he a MAGA supporter? Whatever he was, he's not anymore; like he's firing on all cylinders against [Jeffrey] Epstein, against Iran. A lot of these guys, you know, that were supposed to be the avatars of the bro culture. They're going, yeah, no.”"It's really starting to add up,” Geist agreed. “I mean, Rogan, you start with criticism of the Trump administration on the Epstein files, then some pretty loud criticism on immigration policy, on ICE, on the actions ICE is taking and now on this war in Iran, saying none of this is the package that we saw in Donald Trump and voted for; this violates all of that.” "So at some point, it's not a one-off. At some point, the whole thing isn't what you voted for,” he pointed out. - YouTube youtu.be