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Jul 23, 2026 - World

A MAGA lawmaker got testy with a reporter on Thursday after he was pressed over President Donald Trump's behavior during the dignified transfer of four military service members killed in the Iran war.MeidasTouch reporter Pablo Manríquez asked Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) to comment on Trump not bowing his head while the dead troops were brought to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, as other leaders were showing reverence to the men and women who had made the ultimate sacrifice.Van Orden appeared annoyed and seethed over the question."You people need to quit politicizing our war dead," he said. "It’s absolutely disgusting. And you're trying to get clicks by it, and that’s shameful. We’re done," Van Orden said, walking off from the reporter on Capitol Hill.PabloReports: Trump is getting criticism for not bowing his head for the fallen at the arrival ceremony. Did you see that?Van Orden: You people need to quit politicizing our war dead. It’s absolutely disgusting. That’s shameful. We’re done. pic.twitter.com/uGSRRLZDD5— Acyn (@Acyn) July 23, 2026

Jul 23, 2026 - World

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will continue to negotiate a new trade deal with the U.S., but the country is willing to respond should new threatened tariffs come into effect

Jul 23, 2026 - World

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt ignited an internet firestorm Thursday after commenting that the new Saudi nuclear deal would put America First.During a White House press conference, a reporter pressed her to explain why this negotiation was underway."Why does Saudi Arabia get a civilian nuclear deal but Iran doesn’t get a civilian nuclear deal?" the reporter asked."This agreement in particular, as it's been discussed thus far, does give priority access for American companies and the Saudi nuclear energy program, which will ultimately benefit American industry workers and supply chain," Leavitt said. "So, the deal that has been discussed thus far and will continue to be discussed absolutely puts America first, and that's obviously very important to this president."Political experts and commentators weighed in on Leavitt's remarks."Remind me again, where 15th (sic) of the 19 9/11 hijackers were from? Remind me again of which government was known and found to have been associated with the 9/11 attacks? Oh! That’s right, Saudi Arabia. But yep it’s about ‘Murica 1st!" Democratic strategist Corbin Trent, former communications director for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and former Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) team member who now runs the Super PAC A Fight Worth Having, wrote on X."15 of the 19 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia? As was the mastermind, Osama bin Laden," Sarah Larchmont, progressive political commentator, wrote on X."Saudi Arabia flew planes into American buildings on 9/11 and chopped up a journalist they didn’t like," wrote Jim Stewartson, writer and political commentator, in a post on X. Stewartson was referring to the murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi, who was targeted by a hit squad with ties to the highest levels of Saudi Arabia's government."A $1B Trump complex is not putting America first. Anything that prioritizes a Trump or billionaire pocket over the security and wellbeing of the American people is not America first," political scientist Natascha Dea Burdeinei wrote on X."Actually, it puts Saudi Arabia first and the Trump family benefits," X account PNW Area Man, who frequently comments on politics, wrote on X.Remind me again, where 15th of the 19 9/11 hijackers were from? Remind me again of which government was known and found to have been associated with the 9/11 attacks? Oh! That’s right Saudi Arabia. But yep it’s about ‘Murica 1st! https://t.co/GwGSDXRgBR— Corbin Trent (@corbintrent) July 23, 2026

Jul 23, 2026 - World

A Democratic lawmaker and veteran called out President Donald Trump on Thursday, dubbing him and his team "an absolute clown car" as Americans' frustration over the Iran war mounts.Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) told MeidasTouch that as the Middle East conflict grows, it appears increasingly clear that Trump and his administration do not have a strategy for the war — and it's costing more lives as a result. House lawmakers on Thursday voted to pass a war powers resolution, rebuking Trump's war. Ryan described his annoyance over the conflict, arguing that lawmakers do not want to send the "next generation" to another military conflict in the region. He also described his anger over Trump's behavior at Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday during the dignified transfer of four fallen military service members who died in recent days following strikes. "You see there's a photo with every leader with their head down, bowed, and he’s just staring off into the abyss. It’s just pathetic," Ryan said."What do you expect from a five-time draft dodger who has no clue what this is? The American people see this," he added."This is a guy that has never served a single day in uniform but is willing to send other people’s kids to fight in his wars while his own sons are profiting off all these defense companies’ stocks that they own," Ryan said. "It’s absolutely disgusting. It's absolutely un-American and every Republican needs to vote yes on this war powers resolution or else their name is on this. I think increasingly, the blood of our fallen is certainly on Hegseth's hands and Trump's hands, and every Republican who continues this war and doesn't stop it today — they're accountable for that."Ryan: You see there’s a photo with everyone’s heads bowed, and he’s just staring off into the abyss. It’s just pathetic. What do you expect from a five-time draft dodger? This is a guy who has never served a single day in uniform and is willing to send other people’s kids to… pic.twitter.com/9EFdFb35Ik— Acyn (@Acyn) July 23, 2026

Jul 23, 2026 - World

A Republican senator admitted that Americans were feeling "pain" from President Donald Trump's decision to launch a war against Iran.Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) appeared Thursday on Fox News, where he told anchor Sandra Smith that fuel costs would go back down once hostilities cooled after the unraveling of the memorandum of understanding signed last month."It's important, I don't discount it," the Indiana Republican said. "I hear from Hoosiers that talk about high gas prices, and we want gas prices to come down, and the good news, as you saw when the president signed the short-term [memorandum of understanding] with the Iranians, you saw gas prices immediately go down; now they are creeping back up."The 14-point framework agreed to by the Trump administration mandated a permanent ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and 60 days to negotiate a nuclear agreement, but the terms of that memorandum are effectively dead with the resumption of military strikes."We know that as soon as we strike a deal and end Iran's ability to have a nuclear weapon and we can finish the war," Banks said, "we know gas prices will immediately go down to where they need to be, lower than we've ever seen before because of President Trump's energy policies.""This is temporary," he added. "I feel the pain. I hear this from Hoosiers as well. Gas prices will go down as soon as Iran does the right thing and ends their nuclear program."