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Obama remains Dem headliner while president with most votes ever fades into background: 'It was all a dream'
President Barack Obama has been at the center of Democrats’ biggest political fights, from redistricting fights to last year’s gubernatorial races, while former President Joe Biden — despite winning more votes than any presidential candidate in history — has remained largely absent from many of the party’s biggest political battles since leaving office.
"We went through an election in Virginia that the Democrats invested a lot of money in, and we did not see Joe Biden once to the best of my recollection," Virginia GOP Chair Jeff Ryer told Fox News Digital, referring to Obama’s heavy campaigning for the Democrat-backed redistricting referendum later struck down by the Virginia Supreme Court. "We did, on the other hand, see Barack Obama on television ad after television ad, during the Democrats’ $80 million campaign, he was clearly the leader of it."
Biden’s absence from several major Democratic campaigns has fueled Republican claims that Democrats are quietly moving on from the former president.
"Joe Biden is becoming like the ninth season of ‘Dallas.’ It was all a dream," Ryer said, referring to the infamous retcon of CBS’ hit show "Dallas," in which the events of Season 9 were revealed to have never happened.
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For many Democratic strategists, Obama’s prominent role reflects a broader belief that he remains far more popular and politically valuable than Biden, even ten years after exiting public office.
"I think there's a lot of nostalgia for the Obama presidency," Democratic strategist Andrea Riccio told Fox News Digital. "I do think there's a once in a generation excitement around him that just hasn't been replicated by other presidents, so I can understand why he's sought after right now."
Riccio said Democrats are likely still reeling from their 2024 presidential election loss, and with the Democratic Party still lacking a clear leader, "Obama is one of the best surrogates" the party has at the moment.
Earlier this week, Obama traveled to Texas and met with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, who is gaining momentum in polls against Republican candidates Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Winning over Black voters in Texas will be crucial for Talarico, and strategists have said Obama could play a key role in boosting turnout this fall.
Fox News contributor and Democratic strategist Jessica Tarlov argued that Talarico likely would not campaign with Biden because "a lot of what he is" politically involves distancing himself from the Biden administration.
"He's been very open about mistakes that were made in the Biden administration, especially vis-à-vis immigration," Tarlov said. "He wants to represent Texas. So, obviously, the border is a really big deal there."
She added that Obama is just more popular than Biden.
"I think Biden will go where people want him to, and is taking much more of, like, the Nancy Pelosi approach, which is, 'if you want me, I'm there for you. If you don't, I totally get it,'" Tarlov said. "And Obama's, obviously, fielding requests for those that want him, and there are going to be lots of candidates that don't want Obama on the trail with him."
"But he makes a lot of sense for someone like James Talarico, especially because he's a millennial and kind of grew up on Obama," Tarlov continued.
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However, Tarlov did say she would have thought California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom would have asked Biden to join the campaign for his redistricting effort in California.
"Gavin Newsom is one of the most public defenders of the Biden record," Tarlov said. "So I think that he would have had Biden if that was possible."
Instead, Obama was the leading voice in Democrats' redistricting push in California and Virginia, appearing in several advertisements aimed at rallying voter support, while Biden has remained mum.
Amid the high-profile governors' races last November in Virginia and New Jersey, Obama spoke at rallies promoting now Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. But Biden, who previously endorsed both women amid their prior congressional races, was nowhere to be seen on the campaign trail.
But Democratic strategist James Carville told Fox News Digital that Biden isn't as young as Obama and likely doesn't have the same level of energy. Last May, Biden was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.
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While Biden may no longer be leading the Democratic Party’s biggest initiatives, he remains engaged. On May 1, he endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia's gubernatorial primary, and a few days later he endorsed his former aide Dan Koh in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District.
In April, Biden spoke at Delaware Democratic Party's annual First State Dinner, and in February he spoke at a South Carolina Democratic Party dinner to commemorate his six-year anniversary of winning the state's primary election, deemed pivotal in him winning the general election.
A Biden insider shared with Fox News Digital that more is to come from the former president this election season.
And the Republican National Committee is looking forward to Biden's growing involvement, according to an RNC spokesperson.
"It would be a gift to Republicans for Joe Biden to get involved in the midterms," Republican National Committee spokesperson Zach Kraft told Fox News Digital. "We will happily buy him a plane ticket to every swing state in the country."
David Letterman drops F-bomb, destroys CBS property in defiant final 'Late Show' appearance with Colbert
David Letterman and Stephen Colbert targeted CBS during "The Late Show" on Thursday, as the pair threw furniture and watermelons off the roof onto the Ed Sullivan Theater at a CBS logo on the ground below.
Letterman joined Colbert roughly a week before "The Late Show" will officially end. The pair appeared on the roof of the theater as Letterman said, "I thought this occasion would be sad, but this brings true joy to my heart. We are up here for the wanton destruction of CBS property."
The two aimed furniture, watermelons, as well as a cake that read "The Late Show 1993-2026," at a target on the street that looked like CBS' eye logo.
As Letterman signed off he said to Colbert, "Thank you for everything you’ve done for our country."
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Colbert asked the comedian if he had any final words for the viewers and Letterman said he had something to say to CBS.
He said, "In the words of the great Ed Murrow, good night and good luck, motherf------!"
CBS did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
CBS announced in 2025 that it would be canceling Colbert's "The Late Show" at the end of its 2026 season.
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The final show will air on May 21, 2026.
Colbert has hosted a slew of comedians, prominent politicians, and more to mark the end of the CBS late-night show.
Former President Obama sat down with Colbert earlier this month, during which the former president suggested the late-night comedian could make a better president than President Donald Trump.
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Fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver joined Colbert on set earlier this week.
Kimmel questioned why Colbert was being asked to defend or make the case for late-night TV's existence.
"Why should you have to defend late-night? Why should that question even be asked?" Kimmel asked Colbert. "Like Ryan Seacrest doesn’t get asked [about] 'Wheel of Fortune' or whatever the hell he’s hosting."
The LateNighter reported that Kimmel's program is preparing to do dark the night of Colbert's final show, as the comedian did with Letterman when his version of "The Late Show" ended.
Taylor Sheridan’s 'Yellowstone’ formula turns country stars into scene-stealers as Morgan Wade makes her debut
Taylor Sheridan is the mastermind behind "Yellowstone," which led to spin-offs "1883," "1923," "Marshals," and "Dutton Ranch."
Sheridan continually taps into the world of country singers to cast his "Yellowstone" projects — a strategic move that not only brings authenticity and grit to the characters, but also introduces a new audience to the "Yellowstone" universe.
His latest casting introduces country singer Morgan Wade into the world of "Yellowstone."
Wade joins fellow country stars Riley Green and Lainey Wilson in the "Yellowstone" universe — as they add acting to their many talents.
Wade will play bartender Carol at a local bar in Rio Paloma, Texas in "Dutton Ranch" — a nine-episode series spin-off of "Yellowstone," according to Deadline.
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"Dutton Ranch" follows Beth Dutton, played by Kelly Reilly, and Rip Wheeler, played by Cole Hauser, as they start their new life in Texas after leaving Yellowstone.
The series debuts on May 15 on Paramount+.
Wade, who hails from Floyd, Virginia, has released five country albums and has toured with Zach Bryan, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Joan Jett, Alanis Morrissette and Shinedown.
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Riley Green got his first acting credit in "Marshals."
The singer, who is known for his hit songs "Worst Way," "I Wish Grandpas Never Died," and his duet with Ella Langley "You Look Like You Love Me," played the character Garrett, a troubled Navy SEAL who seeks help from Kayce Dutton (played by Luke Grimes) and Pete Calvin (played by Logan Marshall-Green) in the series.
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Green appeared in four episodes, and performed an original song called "My Way."
The role came after Green revealed to real-life friend Grimes that he wanted to break into acting while the duo were working on writing music together.
"I mentioned I had some interest in acting. I didn't know it would turn into a job so quickly. [Grimes] certainly threw me a bone getting me on this show," Green said to USA Today.
During his interview with Entertainment Tonight, the country singer revealed that growing up, he never thought he would be an actor.
"I don't know that I really grew up thinking I was going to be acting, but when I got that call from Luke to be able to come be a part of the show, how do you not do that? And that's kind of how I look at it now. My granddaddy always used to say to make hay while the sun's shining. And it's been shining for the last two, three years. And it's awesome that I've got these opportunities," he explained.
Grimes told Taste of Country the story on how they became friends: "We met out one night at Losers [a bar in Nashville]. I would see him there from time to time... and we talked at some point about writing a song and then kind of made that happen."
During one of their writing sessions, Green shared his interest to Grimes that he wanted to act. Grimes said at that time, the show "Marshals" was coming together.
The actor told the outlet that Green had to audition for the role of Garrett despite his country star status.
"Kind of the weird thing about Hollywood is, they don't tend to know country musicians as well. So they made him audition, which I thought was really funny. This guy is a superstar guys, I think you should just give him the part that was written for him, and they wanted him to audition," Grimes said.
But Grimes read lines with Green during his audition: "I auditioned with him," he added.
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"Somewhere out there, there is an audition tape of me and Riley Green getting him a part in 'Marshals.' But he was great. Honestly, I think he would have gotten it anyway, because he was that good in his first ever audition tapes."
Green told Decider he was happy he got to audition instead of just being given the part because of his music career.
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"I wouldn't want to be given a part because of something I've done in music. I want to somewhat earn it, if I can. I think I skipped a lot of steps by getting a part like this as my first gig, but I'm very thankful that I was given that opportunity," he explained.
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Lainey Wilson made her acting debut in "Yellowstone."
The country star appeared as Abby, an aspiring musician, in season five of the show. Wilson appears in five episodes.
In July 2024, Wilson revealed on the "TODAY" show about how Sheridan created her character.
"Taylor Sheridan told me… ‘I want to create a character specifically for you, and I want you to sing your music and kind of be yourself, but go by a musician named Abby,'" she told Hoda Kotb on the morning show.
Adding: "I said, ‘Well, you know, I’ve never acted a day in my life.’"
On the similarities between her and her character, Wilson said on Sirius XM: The Highway: "I really had to kind of dive in there and try to figure out what my version of Abby is. Of course, there's a lot of myself in her. I will say, I feel like she's an artist that maybe was driving through Montana and found a niche of people who really started to love her music, and she knows she's not supposed to be messing with cowboys but she does it anyway."
Tim McGraw, who has already established himself as both a country star and actor, paved the way for the crossover from country music to acting.
The star also appeared in the "Yellowstone" universe, appearing as James Dutton in the "Yellowstone" prequel "1883," along with his real-life wife and fellow country star Faith Hill.
Hill played his on-camera wife too — Margaret Dutton.
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The miniseries was released in December 2021 and concluded in February 2022.
Country singer Ryan Bingham also appeared in the world of "Yellowstone," appearing as Walker in 37 episodes of "Yellowstone" from 2018 until 2024.
Zach Bryan appeared as himself in season five, episode seven of "Yellowstone." The singer performed at a county fair in the December 2022 episode.
Ring girl Sydney Thomas turns heads at poker table as she takes on fellow celebs, king cobra surprise & MEAT
It's Friday, the sun is blazing (it's like 53 degrees), you can just feel summer starting to crank up and Screencaps gets rolling with news that one of our favorite biological females who rose to fame during the transG era, Sydney Thomas, IS BACK and now she's playing poker against other celebrities.
Thomas, 22, is still in that period of her career where she's trying to find her place. Is it in modeling? Is it in acting? Can her agent get her placed in an Adam Sandler movie? Would she form an alliance with Sydney Sweeney and join the SYRN lingerie team?
She's already done the boxing ring girl thing. That wasn't going to be an actual career. Thomas' agent needs to place Sydney behind home plate at Dodgers games. Get her into suites at Rams games. She needs to be at the World Cup this summer. Sydney should throw out a first pitch at a Cubs game.
I'm talking a playbook straight out of 2010 when Internet models throwing out first pitches at Cubs games was a rite of passage into pop culture fame.
I get to the ballpark where Screencaps the III was practicing and I quickly learned that Mrs. Screencaps had been sitting through the 90-minute practice with the van in accessory mode. 90 MINUTES! The battery was completely dead.
Ironically, I posted this pickle jar meme on Facebook earlier in the day. Ladies, it's nice to know you still need us from time to time.
By the way, here's what the lawn looks like this morning. I was sitting there appreciating my work and then the call came in.
– John in Surfside Beach, S.C. is fired up: It's only 5pm on the first day, already sick of the ESPN broadcast. My God, do they ever stop talking!
Kinsey: I didn't see coverage until around 10 p.m. after my night getting the van jumped, mowing, taking the trash out, etc. I did see Smylie Kaufman hitting shots on the Golf Channel and doing a great job explaining the course and the conditions the guys faced on Thursday.
I'm turning into a big fan of Kaufman's broadcasting style: cool, calm, collected. The guy is smooth. I'm even a big fan of the Happy Hour bit that Golf Channel is doing with Smylie. We just aren't getting much live content like that on TV these days. I LOVE the relaxed approach Golf Channel is taking with Smylie. Keep it coming.
– Chris A. tells me: I absolutely will not go to Costco on Saturdays or Sundays, and Fridays are turning into no-go lately. My semi-retirement schedule has me off Tuesdays and Fridays, so I thought this past Tuesday morning would be a good time to do my monthly Costco discount shopping. Nope. Packed. They clearly need more locations, at least around me.
At least they brought back the Jones sandwich-sized sausage patties and ashcanned the terrible Kirkland ones they rolled out several years ago to replace the Jones patties. They are perfect for the sausage, egg and cheese on English muffin sandwiches I make at home.
Kinsey: Same here, Chris. What I've found is that if I go at like 6 on a Saturday night, I'm typically good. People are burnt out for the day. They've taken their two-pound queso barrels to parties. Unless I'm in a pinch, I go during off-hours on weekends.
– Speaking of Costco, Mike T. in Idaho stopped by one in Canada and reports: They still have polish dogs at Costco Canada $1.50 Canadian.
Kinsey: That's $1.09 USD!
– Mark in Tennessee reports: The Franklin Noon Rotary Club puts on an annual rodeo as our primary fundraiser. This event has grown from some local cowboys having some fun to the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi. We will gross well over a million dollars and net $4-500K for our charitable foundation.
This is our 75th rodeo, and I have worked 36 consecutive events. Three nights of hard work for a great cause. And I can legitimately say "this ain't my first rodeo."
– Jon C., who is not a LIB loser, writes: This popped up in my newsfeed and thought it might be of interest since the evils of travel ball are frequently discussed. Some of our elected leaders are proposing legislation to regulate travel ball. Still on my first cup of coffee so hard to make it make sense, seems the answer is for parents to be adults.
– Mike T. in Idaho sent in a Substack link to Pacific Northwest sports writer John Canzano's Substack where he rails against private equity in youth sports.
Canzano writes: The youth sports money grab must stop. The skyrocketing costs need to take a rest. The predatory squeeze for profit should take a break. Things such as mandatory hotel stays, streaming subscriptions, invasive apps, and participation fees that price out low-income families should all just go away.
The scene has turned into a vulture’s paradise.
Kinsey: My reaction? Who has been screaming about this for the last 3-4 years now? I HAVE! Screaming and screaming. Screaming to the point where Screencaps readers got tired of me screaming, but this is a hill I will die on. Yes, it's nice for some of these people who've had their head in the sand to see the light of day on this topic.
Yet again, this column was ahead of everyone on another topic. I'm getting like 10 emails a day on Wendy's.
– Brandon in NKY reports: Reading about the 13u rec league exploits got my brain on the way back machine. My son graduated from high school last night. It seems just like yesterday I was helping coach his school team in Knothole T-Ball. Those were fun days, trying to keep the boys engaged instead of making piles of sand or picking dandelions was a tall task in practice and during the games. After the game you tell them to get a drink and a snack from the concession stand then buy a round for the other coaches. Fast forward a few years and I can no longer coach because he was poached by a travel/summer ball team and the days of camaraderie are gone. I say that to say this, I never enjoyed watching his team play after knothole, it all seemed like an exhibition game, no true rivalries, no league title to play for. No after parties since we were at a treeless softball complex for 12hrs on a Saturday in the heat. You seem like you’ve got an awesome thing going with your boys and parents, keep fighting for it and also enjoy it because one day they’ll graduate and all you will have left are the memories. Make Rec Ball Great Again. 100% sponsored by Brandon in NKY.
– Christopher T. emails: Great piece but I wish you had included the part about her being a caregiver to her mom who had early onset dementia. That needs a voice and you have a bullhorn.
– Steve in Clarkston, Mich. says: I've followed her since she started. Man, if only I was younger. She is the closest thing to a perfect woman there can ever be. Don't forget that in addition to being SI Swimsuit model beautiful and can repair cars and plumbing she's also a brainiac. She was on "MythBusters" and also at 18 won a bronze in an international science and engineer competition. She invented a new football helmet to reduce injuries.
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That is it this morning. I have a big day of joining the Dakich show coming up, meetings, Zooms and a plumber running a new water line so Mrs. Screencaps can add drip lines to a previously inaccessible part of her garden. The goal is to automate the watering process to this behemoth she's created.
Today, we make that happen. I hope all of you have had a great week of life. Let's go enjoy a weekend. Enjoy those youth sports events. Enjoy those graduations. Take care.
‘Duck Dynasty’ star opens up about wife’s affair, says marriage ‘doesn’t have to end’ after betrayal
Al Robertson doesn’t believe a marriage always has to end after an affair.
The eldest son of Phil and Miss Kay Robertson of "Duck Dynasty" fame is joining his wife, Lisa Robertson, to confront their painful past in a new Lifetime film premiering Saturday titled "Faith & Forgiveness." The movie reveals how Lisa became involved in an extramarital relationship 15 years into their union — and how their faith ultimately restored their relationship.
"When unfaithfulness happens in a marriage, so many times, that’s the end of it, but it doesn’t have to be," Robertson told Fox News Digital. "Everything can be worked through."
"I think the reason I was willing to fight for my marriage was that I had made a lot of mistakes on my own," he admitted. "When I first met Lisa, she was actually a good girl, who had experienced some hard things in her life up until that point, but really was looking for what she called her ‘knight in shining armor,’ someone to take her hand and lead her out of some things. And I just wasn’t that guy in the early years."
The couple first met in a McDonald’s parking lot in West Monroe, Louisiana, a popular teen hangout. Robertson was 17 and a senior, while Lisa was 15 and a sophomore. They dated on and off before tying the knot in 1984. After welcoming two girls, Robertson served as a pastor at a church where his family had been members for years. Lisa found herself lonely and isolated while her husband was away.
"To be quite honest with you, I made a huge mistake in not pulling Lisa in as a partner in what we were doing, in my career and my dreams," said Robertson. "[She] was also dealing with all this internal stuff from when she was young. I just didn’t recognize it. I didn’t see it."
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Lisa told Fox News Digital that behind closed doors, she struggled with memories of her childhood.
"From an early age, at age 7, I was subjected to someone molesting me," she explained. "I believe that at age 7, I began to be dishonest with who I was and what I was. I think the evil one played a huge part in that because he would constantly remind me. I believe I started on that trail of dishonesty at that point, and that darkness really began there. As I grew older, it got worse and worse."
Years later, Lisa was contacted at work by an old boyfriend. She soon found herself caught up in an affair. During the summer of 1999, Robertson became suspicious that Lisa may have been seeing someone behind his back. She repeatedly denied his accusations.
"I had prayed all through this affair that God would open a door for me to walk away and that nobody would ever find out because I didn’t want to hurt Alan," said Lisa. "I didn’t want to hurt our family. [But] I didn’t think [our marriage] would make it. If he ever found out, I just knew that it was over. I’m convinced that it’s going to be over, especially whenever he says, ‘I’m leaving.’ And I just knew it because he had always told me that. If I ever crossed the line, that would be the end of it."
Robertson used cellphone records to piece together the truth. The couple then agreed on a temporary separation.
"I think for the first few weeks, I was leaning toward thinking that it was probably over," he said. "I was just not sure if I could ever fully trust again. [I wasn’t] sure Lisa really wanted to be in our marriage. Do you really know if your spouse wants to stay? Do they want something more than you have to offer?"
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Lisa recalls a moment when, overwhelmed and completely broken, she stepped into her backyard and cried out to God for forgiveness. During her prayer, she was fully honest with God about what she had done. She describes that moment as a turning point in her faith. She was ready to truly repent and begin a new life.
"The role of faith played a very significant part in my life," she explained. "Once I turned my life over to the Lord, out in the backyard, when I finally called out to God, He came and met me right there in the backyard. From that day forward, I think I knew I could make it because I’d never called on Him before. I’d never asked for His help and asked Him to rescue me. [But] He came, and He rescued me. I think that was the most important thing I did."
Lisa was not only baptized, but she surrounded herself with women who had already developed a strong foundation in their faith. Together they studied and uplifted each other. She, along with her husband, also pursued counseling.
"I changed the way I dressed," said Lisa. "I changed the way I wore makeup. I changed what I listened to. I changed the way I approached men. I changed the way I talked because I had a potty mouth. I changed so many things.
"But the first thing was that I cried out to God. The second thing was to surround myself [with those women]. But then also the third thing was counseling — finding someone who could help me get rid of those negative things in my life and finally put those to rest."
Robertson noted that in their early years together, he was unfaithful to Lisa. She not only forgave him but married him. Robertson wondered: Could he also forgive?
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"What changed my mind and heart about Lisa was her," he said. "It was obvious to me from talking to friends who were with her that she wanted this marriage to stay together. She was very sorry for what had happened. She had finally come to a reckoning in her own life. She was dealing with a lot of her past through counseling, through people who were helping her life."
"I think out of my own appreciation for not only what God had done for me, but also what Lisa had done for me, it gave me that capacity to forgive infidelity," said Robertson. "Her growth as a person and as a Christian in those early weeks is what won me over to say, ‘If she has the capacity to change who she is, like I did many years earlier, then I have the capacity to forgive as God forgives.’ That’s when it all changed. We knew we were going to find our way back together."
In December 1999, the couple renewed their vows. Together, they’ve been devoted to God and each other. Over the years, they’ve traveled across the country, speaking to couples struggling in their relationships. They're happier than ever.
"To have a really strong and very intimate marriage — not just sexual intimacy, I mean spiritual, physical and emotional intimacy — there has to be honesty," said Lisa. "Honesty is the most important thing that you can do to have a very successful marriage. We also need to look at ourselves the way Jesus looks at us."
Key China-Iran infrastructure exposes critical hole in Trump's war strategy
The U.S. is trying to choke off Iran’s economy at sea, but a growing China-linked rail corridor is giving Tehran a workaround that Washington cannot easily shut down without risking a wider conflict.
As freight traffic between China and Iran increases along an overland route beyond the reach of American warships, the dynamic is exposing a core limitation in the U.S. strategy: maritime pressure is powerful, but it doesn’t fully extend across Eurasia.
According to Bloomberg, cargo trains running from central China to Iran have jumped from roughly one per week before the blockade to one every three or four days, highlighting a growing alternative channel as Tehran looks to blunt maritime pressure.
The corridor runs through multiple sovereign countries, including Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, making it far more complex to disrupt than shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf.
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Directly targeting that overland network would risk widening the conflict and escalating tensions with Beijing, which has spent years investing in trade routes designed to bypass maritime choke points dominated by the U.S. Navy.
That combination of geography, diplomacy and escalation risk helps explain why Washington has focused overwhelmingly on maritime interdiction rather than attempting to shut down overland trade routes.
Experts say the rail corridor remains limited in its ability to offset Iran’s main oil exports.
"There’s no substitute for a very large crude carrier," Isaac Kardon, a senior fellow focused on Chinese strategy and maritime security, told Fox News Digital.
Kardon estimated that "maybe like 1% of the exports that Iran would typically be pushing out through Hormuz could go over land."
Max Meizlish, a former Treasury official focused on sanctions policy, similarly described the rail corridor as "a drop in the bucket compared to Iran’s traditional oil exports over maritime transit routes."
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Still, analysts warn the route carries strategic risks beyond its limited scale.
Meizlish said the rail network "provides a pathway for China to supply Iran with critical dual use goods or just military logistical infrastructure" beyond the reach of U.S. naval enforcement.
Kardon pointed to similar concerns, including the potential movement of "parts for drones" and "missile precursor chemicals."
Even so, Kardon emphasized the corridor cannot sustain large-scale economic or military flows.
"It’s a flow question," he said. "Can you sustain the Iranian war-fighting effort solely with cargoes from China or from its other Eurasian neighbors? And I think the answer is really no."
Taken together, the rail corridor is not an economic lifeline for Iran, but it underscores a broader shift as China builds trade networks designed to blunt U.S. pressure at sea and test the limits of how far Washington is willing to go to enforce its strategy.
The White House and the Pentagon did not respond to requests for comment.
Retired Navy admiral makes bombshell claim about UFOs and 'non-human intelligence' controlling them
Are UFOs controlled by non-human entities?
There are few topics in America that generate more attention and interest than UFOs/UAPs.
One of the big reasons why is that there's no clear answer for what is going on up in the sky or down in the ocean.
There are countless videos and stories about unexplainable sightings, but very few concrete answers. Well, prepare for things to get amped up.
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Retired Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet is a leading voice in America when it comes to the UAP phenomenon, and he thinks whatever is going on...might not have a human explanation!
Gallaudet said the following, in part, on "Tomi Lahren Is Fearless" when discussing the subject:
You can watch his full comments in the video below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Not ideal if there are non-human entities roaming around controlling whatever is up in the sky. That's a situation I'd very much like to avoid.
It's almost surreal to even think about, but this claim isn't coming from some random guy on the street. It's coming from a retired Navy rear admiral.
That immediately brings extra gravity and seriousness to the claim. What I do know for sure is that the UFO topic isn't going away. It's here to stay until people get some answers that actually make sense.
What do you think UFOs truly are? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Joe Rogan stunned at how many Americans think Trump assassination attempts were staged
Podcaster Joe Rogan blamed TikTok and social media culture for widespread conspiracy thinking on Wednesday after discussing how many Americans believe at least one assassination attempt against President Donald Trump was staged.
"This is TikTok. It’s f---ing ruined," Rogan said during "The Joe Rogan Experience" while reacting to survey data showing many Americans either believe at least one attempt was staged or are unsure whether the attempts were authentic. "Rotting their f---ing brains out from inside their heads."
"Meanwhile, you go on Chinese TikTok, it’s all like traditional dance and martial arts, science projects," Rogan said. "It shuts down for kids after 10 p.m."
After Rogan read the survey findings, his guest, comedian Brendan Schaub, responded, "And that’s the problem."
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According to The Washington Post, "Roughly 1 in 3 Democratic respondents said they believed the [White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting] event was staged, compared with about 1 in 8 Republicans, according to a survey published Monday by NewsGuard, a company that rates the reliability of online news outlets. Respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 were also more likely than older people to think the incident was staged, according to the report."
Rogan and Schaub spent several minutes discussing conspiracy theories surrounding the multiple assassination attempts against Trump, including the July 2024 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Rogan argued people who believe the Butler shooting was staged do not understand firearms.
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"The people that thought that the Butler, Pennsylvania one was staged don't know anything about guns," Rogan said. "I don’t know anybody who knows anything about guns that thinks that the president would let some guy nick his ear with a bullet."
Rogan pointed to the death of firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was killed during the Butler rally shooting while attending the event.
"That guy got shot by a bullet that was intended for Trump," Rogan said. "And then there’s a photo of a bullet whizzing by his face. Anybody that thinks that that staged is out of their f---ing mind."
For the 2024 attempt, the Post explained, "Regarding the Butler assassination attempt, 24 percent of respondents said they believed it was staged. Forty-two percent of Democratic respondents said they thought the shooting was staged, compared with 7 percent of Republicans."
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The pair also referenced another assassination attempt connected to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.
Schaub questioned why anyone would believe an individual would destroy his own life to participate in a fake attack.
"They think that’s fake," Schaub said. "It’s like, hold on. So, you think this guy, who’s a teacher, educated, clearly kind of had his s--- together, threw away his life?"
The podcasters also discussed Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate Trump in Butler, with Rogan questioning the lack of publicly available information about him after the shooting.
"That one was weird as f---," Rogan said. "That guy’s house was professionally scrubbed. He didn’t even have silverware there. He had no online activity. He had no social media."
New Zealand rugby league player dead at 30 after suffering 'unsurvivable' injury in season opener
A New Zealand rugby player died Tuesday after suffering "unsurvivable" injuries during his team’s season opener, the club confirmed. He was 30.
Glenora Rugby League Football Club Chairwoman Janet Hunt confirmed the death of Eugene Hanna in a post on Facebook. According to Hunt’s statement, Hanna was gravely injured during a game against the Te Atatu Roosters.
"It is with a heavy heart that we inform our members of the passing of Eugene Hanna on Tuesday. Eugene was a valued player in our Premier Reserves squad and although a new Bears member had good friends within the club," Hunt’s statement began.
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"Eugene sustained an injury in the team's first game of the season against Te Atatu which was tragically unsurvivable. Glenora Bears would like to extend its gratitude to the Te Atatu Roosters members who helped at the scene, the attending paramedics and Auckland Hospital for their care these last two weeks."
The Roosters also released a statement extending condolences to the club.
While no other details surrounding the circumstances of Hanna’s death were immediately known, the New Zealand Rugby League did issue a statement Thursday warning of the dangers of head injuries and the importance of concussion protocols.
"NRZL places the utmost importance on player safety and welfare and work hard to prevent such tragic outcomes. We have rigorous head injury and concussion protocols in place and work with our rugby league community to ensure appropriate resources and education are provided year-round.
"We urge anyone who sustains a head injury or experiences any symptoms to follow the guidelines in place, seek the appropriate medical advice and treatment, and only return to play when advised and appropriate."
Several clubs issued statements showing an outpouring of support following Hanna’s death, including the Renegades FC of the New Zealand Christian Football League, where Hanna previously played.
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TANVI RATNA: How Trump’s NATO reset is becoming military reality
For decades, if Europe faced a major war, the hidden assumption was not just that America would show up.
It was that America would organize the fight.
The United States would provide the top commanders, the logistics, the intelligence, the airpower, the nuclear umbrella, the reinforcement routes, the satellites, the refueling aircraft and the command networks that made NATO work when things got real. European allies contributed forces and geography, but the American machine held the alliance together.
That is changing.
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Trump’s NATO reset is no longer just a demand that Europe spend more money. It is becoming a change in who plans the fight, who moves the forces, who covers the flanks, and who supplies the weapons Europe would need if the next crisis arrives while Washington is focused elsewhere.
I previously argued in this space that the 2026 National Defense Strategy put the new bargain in writing: Europe remains allied with the United States, but it no longer gets to be the first claim on American military capacity. Iran made that prioritization visible faster than Europe expected.
Now the military machinery is moving.
The most important evidence is NATO’s command map. In February 2026, mere days after the launch of the National Defense strategy, NATO allies agreed to redistribute senior command roles so that for the first time, not Americans but Europeans moved into leadership of all three major Joint Force Commands: Norfolk, Naples and Brunssum. The United Kingdom is slated for Norfolk, Italy for Naples and Germany and Poland for Brunssum.
For context, a Joint Force Command is the war-planning layer between political decisions and battlefield execution. If Russia pressures the Baltics, if the Mediterranean erupts, or if reinforcements have to cross the Atlantic, these headquarters matter because they organize the campaign. They decide how the theater is run: where forces go, what gets reinforced first, and how land, air, sea, cyber and logistics are coordinated in a crisis.
Moving Europeans into all three is therefore not a staffing shuffle. It is Europe being moved into responsibility for the actual conduct of regional war.
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Brunssum is the Eastern Flank command closest to Russia. In practical terms, that means Poland, the Baltics, the Suwałki Gap and any serious Russia contingency. Germany and Poland moving into leadership there matters because Poland is no longer only the frontline country warning Western Europe about Moscow, spending heavily on tanks, and serving as Ukraine’s logistics hub. It is being pulled into NATO’s operational core.
Naples is the Southern Flank command closest to the Gulf region and Africa. That means the Mediterranean, the Balkans, North Africa, migration pressure, Red Sea disruption, energy routes and Middle East spillover. Italy’s elevation matters because Iran showed that the southern theater is no longer secondary. A Gulf crisis can hit European shipping, fuel prices, naval deployments and NATO politics almost instantly.
Norfolk is the Atlantic and High North command. It protects the reinforcement artery between North America and Europe. If American or Canadian forces have to cross the Atlantic to reinforce Europe, Norfolk matters. It also links the Arctic, the Nordics and the North Atlantic sea lanes.
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This is a new military map of Europe.
The old political map was Paris, Berlin and Brussels. The emerging military map is Poland on the Eastern Flank, Italy in the Mediterranean, Britain on the Atlantic artery, Germany as the logistics and industrial base, and the Nordics tied into the High North and Baltic theater.
But Washington is not giving Europe the whole machine.
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The United States keeps SACEUR, the top NATO military command, and the commands that integrate air, land and maritime power. That means Europe is being asked to run more of the regional fight, while America keeps the pieces that decide capabilities and whether the fight can be sustained, escalated, reinforced and won.
That is exactly what a Trump NATO reset looks like in practice. Europe gets more of the commands and America keeps the system.
The force posture is starting to follow the same logic. The planned withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany is not just a headcount story. The drawdown reportedly affects a brigade combat team added after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and cancels a planned long-range fires battalion with Tomahawk missiles that German officials viewed as a deterrent against Russia.
That matters. A brigade combat team is combat power. Long-range fires are what allow a force to strike deep targets, command posts, air defenses and logistics nodes before they hit NATO troops. These are exactly the kinds of capabilities Europe long assumed America would provide in a serious contingency.
Pulling them back tells Europe the new strategy is not paperwork but serious. NATO’s exercise schedule points in the same direction. The drills are not random. They show the wars NATO thinks it may have to fight.
Exercise Steadfast Dart 26 involved more than 10,000 troops from 13 member states and tested rapid deployment and sustainment of the Allied Reaction Force in Brunssum’s area of responsibility. Translation: can NATO move forces quickly into the Eastern Flank before a Russian crisis becomes a disaster? Amber Shock 26 put roughly 3,500 troops and heavy equipment into the crucial Suwałki Gap with Russia to practice movement and logistics in one of Europe’s most dangerous corridors. Cold Response 2026 brought about 30,000 troops from 14 allies across Norway and Finland, tied to the High North problem in the Arctic theater against Russia.
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The Strait of Hormuz was not Europe’s battlefield, but Europe was exposed. Oil, LNG, shipping insurance, industrial costs and inflation all depend on maritime security. When Washington pushed allies to help police the strait, Europe faced a real military question: could it help secure an energy artery when America was busy elsewhere?
The EU’s Operation Aspides had supported more than 640 merchant vessels in its first year, including more than 370 close-protection escorts. But it operated with only a handful of high-end European ships. When Hormuz became the crisis point, EU ministers had no appetite to extend the mission into the strait, even while acknowledging Aspides lacked enough naval assets.
That was not just political caution. It exposed the mechanics of European power: too few ships, narrow mandates, legal constraints and limited appetite for risk.
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Iran did not create the NATO reset. It showed why the reset has urgency. Europe is now building around the gaps the old bargain allowed it to avoid.
Air and missile defense is one example. Europe is expanding initiatives such as European Sky Shield and signing contracts for systems like IRIS-T SLM. But serious air and missile defense depth could take five to ten years, and some deliveries run toward 2028 to 2030.
Drones show the same gap. Europe is launching drone and counter-drone initiatives, including cooperation with Ukraine, but there is still limited evidence of European mass production on the scale Ukraine, Russia or Iran have made central to modern war.
Ammunition is improving, but the math is brutal. Europe is trying to move from roughly 300,000 shells annually toward 2 million while supporting Ukraine and rebuilding its own stockpiles. Military power is not a press release. It is output per month.
The most revealing dependency may be above the battlefield. Europe can get more command responsibility, but it still relies heavily on the American layer that makes command effective. That is why spending alone is not the story.
Europe can spend more and still fail if the money buys fragmented national arsenals instead of one usable military machine. Collaborative procurement was only 18 percent of EU defense investment in 2022, far below the 35 percent benchmark. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, urgent buying flowed heavily to non-European suppliers.
In plain terms, Europe has to stop building 27 separate shopping carts and start building a war machine.
That is the next phase of Trump’s NATO reset. He got Europe to spend. Now Europe has to convert spending into hard power: air defense, drones, shells, ships, logistics, space assets and industrial surge.
The important point though is that what Trump foreshadowed is now happening.
The Pentagon formalized it. NATO’s command map is changing. The old NATO bargain made America the automatic first responder in Europe. The new bargain gives Europe more command responsibility and more of the conventional burden, while America keeps the strategic levers.
That is Trump’s NATO reset becoming military reality.
This article is a Fox News Digital exclusive from the Tanvi Ratna’s Substack series on different theaters President Trump is realigning with the Iran War.