NEW: Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters today that Pope Leo XIV doesn't understand “something called the just war doctrine.” Pope Leo is an Augustinian friar who spent twelve years leading Augustine’s religious order. Augustine invented the doctrine. https://t.co/dMEjVtSx08— Christopher Hale (@ChristopherHale) April 16, 2026
Let’s move to Europe… International Energy Agency chief says that Europe has 'maybe six weeks' of jet fuel left, says current shock is 'the largest energy crisis we have ever faced', according to AP report.— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) April 16, 2026
When your life becomes a case study in karma. pic.twitter.com/ap75ThnpIB— 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖_𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@SundaeDivine) April 17, 2026
Grijalva: I would like to ask about proposed cuts to medical research. I was reading an article this morning about your affinity for performing your own medical research. You cut the penis off a dead raccoon to study. pic.twitter.com/vqNfXzLlQG— Acyn (@Acyn) April 17, 2026
SHE IS BROKE!Is anyone having a worst 2026 than Kristi Noem; Minnesota, hamulating congressional hearings, being fired, losing her free government mansion and jet...and her husband being revealed as a cross dresser.Now- according to federal financial disclosures- she is also… pic.twitter.com/4RqxPY8EQf— Lovable Liberal and his Old English sheepdog (@DougWahl1) April 17, 2026
MAGA: Treasonous Obama gave Iran $400 Million in CashMAGA: When Trump gives Iran $20 BILLION pic.twitter.com/x5Tknht3cp— Maine (@TheMaineWonk) April 17, 2026
Really looking forward to MAGA explaining why Trump paying $20B, for Iran to give up their uranium, is somehow better than Obama paying just $1.7B for the same thing. Excluding the thousands of deaths and billions in military costs, naturally. pic.twitter.com/RJnQHg4mdl— Turnbull (@cturnbull1968) April 17, 2026
LEE: Your agency told programs to remove 200 words from their funding applications including the word "Black." Do you have an idea how we can solve the black maternal health crisis if we cannot say "Black"? RFK JR: DEI divided and polarized people.LEE: We’re talking about… pic.twitter.com/9MHDRO5g2h— Acyn (@Acyn) April 17, 2026
LMAO who made this fr 😭🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/4L5OKmaXqQ— Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) April 17, 2026
OMGKash Patel a drunken national security threat"Meetings and briefings had to be rescheduled for later in the day as a result of his alcohol-fueled nights.""A request for 'breaching equipment'...was made last year because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors." pic.twitter.com/kQgeS5wUn1— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) April 17, 2026
First group of migrants deported from US under new third country deportation with DRC have now arrived in Kinshasa. Deportees are from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador. This deportation agreement follows a partnership granting US access to Congo's minerals.https://t.co/1cWz8ZcMRc— Harsha Walia (she/her) (@HarshaWalia) April 17, 2026 They are sending Colombians to Congo.
The technical term is coverup https://t.co/miIPgqbN3b— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) April 16, 2026
If I was a white Colombian, I’d be very worried about ICE killing you, or sending you to the wrong group K country.
UAE to Trump Administration: "You started this war; if we run short of USDs as a result of it, either you will give us USD swap lines, or we will be forced to start transacting oil and gas in CNY and other currencies." -WSJ, just nowVia @ces921 pic.twitter.com/gVangH8FGF— Luke Gromen (@LukeGromen) April 19, 2026
My read on this is Trump is caving on a deal that's favorable to Iran.He isn't bragging about uranium or the Strait, and what you're going to see is JCPOA style limitations, but probably Iran getting more cash, keeping uranium and some sort of Straight control.Trump is soft… https://t.co/QSbxvpfuHn— Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) April 20, 2026