Global oil prices surged past $100 a barrel in early Asian trading on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement followed the collapse of weekend negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, aimed at ending the six-week conflict.…

Turkey Accuses Israeli PM of War Crimes, Issues Formal Statement Comparing Him to Hitler Introduction On April 12, 2026, Turkey formally accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of war crimes and crimes against humanity, issuing a statement from its foreign ministry that described him as the ‘Hitler of our time’…

U.S. Births Decline Again in 2025, Extending Multi-Decade Fertility Trend Provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates the number of births in the United States declined in 2025, continuing a long-term demographic trend. According to the report, just over 3.6 million births were recorded…

Report: Cooking Activity Linked to Significant Dementia Risk Reduction A study of nearly 11,000 older Japanese adults has found that cooking at least once a week is associated with a lower incidence of dementia. The research, which concluded in 2022, analyzed data collected over six years. According to the findings,…

U.S. economy stagnates as government spending soars and growth slows to a crawl The U.S. economy is crippled by sluggish growth (2.5% projected for 2024) and a $30+ trillion national debt, far outpacing GDP ($20.95T), leaving no room for fiscal recovery. Federal overspending, shutdowns and manipulated GDP reports (revised down…

Study: High intake of UNPROCESSED MEAT helps shield older adults from Alzheimer’s A major study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet found that for older adults carrying the high-risk APOE ?4 gene variant, a diet with relatively high meat intake was associated with slower cognitive decline and a lower risk of dementia…

Digestion is essential but often overlooked. It works quietly when healthy, but issues like bloating, constipation and pain are common and can significantly affect daily life. Digestion begins in the brain, continues through the stomach and intestines, and is controlled by the “second brain” (enteric nervous system). Your gut impacts…

The following content is sponsored by The Bull Moose Project.  For many Americans, buying the latest iPhone or Galaxy device can mean being stuck with that wireless provider for the lifetime of the device. This practice is widely unpopular, with a new poll released by The Bull Moose Project, conducted…

The House Ethics Committee on Monday announced it had opened an investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., amid allegations of sexual assault.Swalwell suspended his gubernatorial campaign over the weekend in the face of the allegations, but has adamantly denied wrongdoing. The panel stated that the investigation addressed “allegations that he…

President Donald Trump on Monday ordered McDonald’s delivered to the White House via DoorDash and met the delivery driver outside the Oval Office.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted a video of Trump meeting the delivery driver and quipping, “this doesn’t look staged, does it?” Trump took the opportunity to…

President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that he had posted an image of himself appearing to heal a sick man, but indicated that he had not perceived it as representing him as Jesus Christ.”It wasn’t depicted— I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor,” Trump…

‘If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican’ By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Monday, April 13, 2026Pope Leo XIV shakes the hands and greets people of the press after an audience with thousands of journalists and media workers on May 12, 2025, at Paul…

Donald Trump has the Iranian economy by the shorthairs. In fact, he has most of the world’s economies in his grip right now. By instituting a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, he has managed to demonstrate to everybody who is piling on and doing their best to destroy Donald Trump…

The Islamist communist mayor of New York City is spending $32 million in tax dollars on his Harlem welfare grocery store. On Sunday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that his first city-owned grocery store will open in East Harlem and cost taxpayers about $32 million, Uganda’s pride said. East Harlem is…

President Donald Trump is once again taking heat from the media and even some allies after posting an AI-generated image that critics rushed to label “blasphemous.” The controversy erupted after Trump shared an image on Truth Social depicting himself in flowing robes, appearing to heal a man, imagery that many…

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 17, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/ReutersAt least seven Democratic members of the House called on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to resign from Congress amid sexual assault allegations before the House gaveled back in on April…

President Donald Trump’s proposed military budget would be the biggest in modern U.S. history, but one eye-popping statistic captures just how much money the president wants in 2027. The proposed budget would boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, a 44% increase, including requested funds for shipbuilding and new defense systems. But…

They’re holed up in a bank demanding three large pizzas, a helicopter, and a personal phone call from Sydney Sweeney. . . .”— Greg Gutfeld on Iran’s negotiating position Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter, YouTube Originally on Kunstler.com The Russians have a phrase for it: negotiation-incapable (ne peregovorosposobny). That is what…

Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter, YouTube There is a moment—brief, almost fleeting—after a violent crime when a victim’s name stands on its own. Before the commentary. Before the arguments. Before the narrative. That moment is disappearing. In New Haven, a large mural honoring a slain woman—Iryna Zarutska—went up as part of…

President Donald Trump departs the White House on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesA federal judge on April 13 dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, ruling that he failed to demonstrate the outlet acted with actual malice.In a 17-page decision, U.S. District Judge Darren Gayles…

Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his 2026 California gubernatorial campaign Sunday, following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and one allegation of sexual assault.  “These allegations of sexual assault are flat false,” Swalwell said in a video Friday. In his campaign suspension announcement, Swalwell apologized for his prior “mistakes in…

President Donald Trump waves after landing at Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 20, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump renewed his warning late on April 12 that NATO could face a “very serious examining” after the alliance did not support the United States during its…

Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has been formally charged with influence peddling and bribery. Judge Juan Carlos Peinado of Madrid’s Investigative Court issued the indictment today. Gómez will now stand trial, marking the latest chapter in a high-profile investigation that began in April 2024 and has…

Jim Acosta is apparently regretting not being more vocally anti-Trump during his time at CNN. Speaking to MS NOW’s Ali Velshi, Acosta voiced his regret that he was “not opinionated enough” when it came to voicing his dislike of President Donald Trump while employed by CNN. This really shouldn’t come…

A record number of people received prescriptions for assisted suicide in Oregon in 2025, the state’s Health Authority has revealed, as the state records its second-highest yearly assisted suicide death toll. The latest annual assisted suicide report ‘2025 Oregon Death with Dignity Act Data Summary’, released at the beginning of…

President Donald Trump claimed Monday that a religion-themed image he posted and later deleted from social media that showed him healing the sick was actually just a representation of him as “a doctor” and not intended to portray him as Jesus Christ. Trump posted the now-deleted image on Truth Social…

A prominent Trump detractor who served as a top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence appears to be running for Congress as a Democrat in a new seat the party is seeking to gerrymander in its favor, a Federal Election Commission filing shows. Olivia Troye, 49, who spent time…

It would be difficult to overstate what a train wreck the California governor’s race has become for Democrats. You may remember there was a brief moment when Kamala Harris flirted with getting into the race. She’s a terrible candidate but thanks to her run for president and her serving as…

Sound can’t travel through space. But on the Orion spacecraft, which carried Artemis II astronauts around the moon, at least one Christian song was playing inside the capsule. Christian singer-songwriter TobyMac revealed on Facebook that “Good Morning,” a song he wrote with the late singer Mandisa, woke up the astronauts…

A costly, costly adventure around Amen Corner.PublishedApril 13, 2026 1:17 PM EDT•UpdatedApril 13, 2026 1:17 PM EDTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkDespite finishing in a tie for 38th place, Haotong Li managed to put together one of the most memorable weeks in modern Masters history. Rory McIlroy winning his second consecutive green jacket is…

President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside of the White House at noon ET on April 13. …

UPDATE: On Monday, Eric Swalwell announced that he plans to resign from Congress. California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell’s latest scandal has social media being flooded with flashback videos of the congressman’s past comments on the type of crimes he’s now being accused of committing. The congressman’s first brush with serious…

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., just found out the hard way that his party will stop at nothing in its bid to acquire and maintain power — even if it means taking out one of their own to do it. For those catching up on this weekend’s news, Fang Fang’s former…

President Donald Trump’s blockade of Iran could be poised to deliver a staggering blow to the Iranian economy, including the cash flows needed by the regime to pay the host of soldiers and thugs it requires to stay in power. The blockade officially began at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on…

A federal judge dismissed on Monday Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for an article last summer claiming he sent Jeffrey Epstein a lewd birthday letter in 2003, but the President’s legal team is set to refile it. As Reuters reported, Darrin Gayles, a U.S. district judge…

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is facing multiple investigations following allegations of serious sexual misconduct and immigration violations. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has opened a criminal investigation into claims that Swalwell sexually assaulted a former staffer in New York City in April 2024, the most serious of the allegations recently…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech As debate rages over whether AI’s effects on the job market are real or illusory, one thing is clear: recent college grads are entering a labor force that has no room for them…

President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to refile his defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal over its publication of a story about him allegedly writing a birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. “Our powerful case against The Wall Street Journal, and other defendants, was asked to be re-filed by…

The elitist media’s treatment of the Catholic Church is entirely ideological. When Catholic leaders take moral positions Democrats favor, they are heroes. When they sound moral alarms that Republicans favor, they are either disparaged or ignored (more often ignored). On Sunday’s 60 Minutes, the apparently mandatory anti-Trump segment was an…

Pete Davidson appeared to tell a live audience that he watches porn in the presence of his infant daughter during Saturday’s stand-up show. During his set at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, the “Saturday Night Live” alum appeared to boast about becoming a father to his now 5-month-old little girl,…

A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal. Florida-based US District Judge Darrin Gayles, an Obama appointee, gave President Trump a chance to refile the lawsuit. Trump’s legal team told Fox News that it will refile the lawsuit. “President Trump will…

China is feeling the economic strain of the war with Iran. It is particularly acute for Beijing and the CCP. According to the Financial Times, China’s supply chains are beginning to show signs of acute strain as the US war in Iran tests the limits of President Xi Jinping’s years-long…

The judge said Trump did not meet the “actual malice” standard. The post Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Without Prejudice first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Hungarian Member of European Parliament Péter Magyar has been hailed by leading globalists on both sides of the Atlantic for his convincing victory over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during Sunday’s parliamentary elections; however, it remains unclear how the supposed centre-right politician will govern in Budapest. Just two years after splitting…

President Donald Trump received a rebuke from the right after posting an image that appears to portray him as Jesus Christ. The picture depicts the president in a “radiant in a red robe, laying hands on a sick man while surrounded by American symbols, the flag, eagles, fighter jets, the…

Some Republicans who haven’t received President Donald Trump’s endorsement are using him in their ads. Despite some disagreement over the military action in Iran, Trump’s influence over the Republican Party is strong. His endorsement can help carry candidates to victory as MAGA supporters aim to vote in those who will…

President Trump on Monday made a surprise announcement from the Oval Office. The President took questions from reporters amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. Trump had McDonald’s delivered to the Oval Office amid his surprise remarks. President Trump invited DoorDash driver Sharon Simmons, AKA, “DoorDash Grandma” to celebrate her tax…

President Donald Trump attacked Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, days after both the Vatican and the Pentagon worked to conduct damage control over reports claiming the administration pressured the Holy See to align with its foreign policy. The Vatican finally broke its silence Friday, after a week of reports claiming…

People picket outside of the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo., on March 16, 2026. Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesThe labor union representing about 3,800 workers at JBS USA’s beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, has reached a new contract with the company to settle a labor dispute that disrupted one of the…

Hey y’all, welcome back to Unfit to Print.  I am still recovering from Rory winning back-to-back Masters so pardon any doom and gloom today. In today’s issue: Trump reignites feud with the Vatican, the U.S. starts a Naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and Eric Swalwell has dropped out of…