Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right alternative candidate for Germany's Saxony-Anhalt region, has been dubbed 'Germany's most dangerous man' by Der Spiegel magazine. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen explores why.
U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers Saturday after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships, U.S. Central Command said. Why it matters: The strikes continue a tit-for-tat war that just passed the six-month mark . - A U.S. official told Axios this week it had a new "tanker-for-tanker" policy approved by President Trump. Driving the news: CENTCOM said it retaliated after a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evaded missiles fired by Iran. - The U.S. attacks "permanently disabled" the M/T Downy and the M/T Stark 1, CENTCOM said in a news release. - They also "completely destroyed" the M/T Kylo in the Gulf of Oman after the crew was warned to abandon ship. - CENTCOM posted footage of the strikes on…
The United States military has not confirmed an attack. The reports came after a barrage of U.S. strikes in retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships and American forces.
Donald Trump was quite unpopular in his first term, but in his second term, he’s hitting historic levels of unpopularity. CNN’s Harry Enten runs the numbers and counts down the top ten issues where Trump is dropping the most. 0:00 The top ten issues that are sinking Trump’s popularity 0:15 Issue 10 1:47 Issue 9 3:37 Issue 8 5:34 Issue 7 7:36 Issue 6 9:34 Issue 5 10:24 Issue 4 11:38 Issue 3 13:25 Issue 2 15:22 Issue 1 16:20 Looking at the effect of Trump’s policies Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #News #Politics #Trump
President Trump and Vice President Vance are characterizing the war with Iran as "small potatoes" and "not a war" even as it drags on and Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly extending Mideast deployments into 2027. Nancy Youssef and MS Now Military Analyst Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling join The Weekend to discuss this and the disarray at the Pentagon after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns.
President Trump is hitting the campaign trail and doing the last thing many Republicans want: making the 59 days to the Nov. 3 midterms a referendum on him. - At the same time, they know it's inevitable. Why it matters: Most Republicans are too scared to bluntly tell Trump how unpopular he is. And Trump wants an unprecedented convention next week, ads and events to focus on him. The big picture: Their timidity aside, Republicans need Trump's low-propensity voters to turn out. So they're going along with a Trump-focused strategy that many believe could cost them credibility — along with seats in the House and Senate. - "We have no choice. We're stuck on the boat with him whether we like it or not," said a top Republican campaign…
Worry is growing among President Trump's Republican Party as midterms get closer. But, the President believes all they have to do is talk about his record despite his sinking popularity. MS Now Political Contributor Mark Leibovich and Andrew Desiderio join The Weekend to discuss.