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Live updates: 'Slight progress’ made in Iran peace talks, Rubio says
Iran's navy says the ships include oil tankers, cargo vessels, and commercial ships.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Gives Press Remarks from Sweden
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a press conference with the assembled press pool following NATO discussions in Helsingborg, Sweden. The main topics of concern from the European media is the reduction of U.S. troops from NATO bases and the current status of the conflict with Iran. Rubio notes that Sweden and Finland joining NATO […] The post Secretary of State Marco Rubio Gives Press Remarks from Sweden appeared first on The Last Refuge.
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MAGA lawmaker spews conspiracy theories when pressed on Trump slush fund
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) broke with a number of his Republican congressional colleagues to enthusiastically endorse President Donald Trump's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to pay out $1.776 billion to his allies who believe they were unfairly persecuted by the government — but when a reporter asked him about whether January 6 rioters would be eligible, things went off the rails.When asked about "people who assaulted police," Norman, who is currently running for governor of South Carolina, replied, "Look, January 6 is an issue that was made up in the first place.""People were convicted of assaulting police," the reporter said."Well, I know," he said. "That was a staged thing from day one.""What about it was staged?" asked the reporter."Well, you had police officers let people in the building," said Norman. "We had people who have not been prosecuted, Ray, I forget his name. There's no excuse for that.""Your Republican colleagues ran for their lives and barricaded themselves in their chamber. Do you think they were acting?" said the reporter."No, there was a riot there, but it was a self-made riot by the members who hate Trump. It was made up," said Norman.
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Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump renews threat of military action
US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against Raúl Castro, the island’s former leader.“Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years, doing something,” Trump told reporters when asked about Cuba during an event in the Oval Office. “And it looks like I’ll be the one that does it. So I would be happy to do it.” Continue reading...
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Stephen Colbert Gives CBS and Trump Middle Finger With Last Show
For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert entertained Americans as CBS’s Late Show host, leading more than 1,800 episodes. On Thursday, he hosted his last one, a decision that CBS executives chalked up to financial reasons.But the longtime comedian did not go out quietly. Instead, Colbert capped his exit with an eyebrow-raising copyright joke by ramping up the tunes—licensed tunes, to be exact.The Late Show host was in the midst of running through the headlines during his “Meanwhile” segment when he mentioned that the owner of the Peanuts catalog had recently sued several entities—including the U.S. Department of the Interior—over the unlicensed use of the show’s iconic music, written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi.Cue the music: “Linus and Lucy.”“Is the band right now playing the same Peanuts music that I just said people are being sued for for using without permission? Is that what they’re doing?” asked Colbert.“Yeah,” Louis Cato, the show’s band leader, responded with a shrug.“Oh no, I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money,” Colbert deadpanned.LOL Stephen Colbert is making his band play licensed music during his final show so CBS – who fired him – will get sued and have to pay millions"Anyone illegally using that music is gonna have to pay through the nose--"[band starts playing]"Oh no! I hope this doesn't cost… pic.twitter.com/mOeZMXEZpv— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) May 22, 2026Colbert’s show—the most popular in its time slot—was cancelled in August, three days after the comedian criticized Paramount’s $16 million settlement with Donald Trump. He claimed that the company’s payout to quell the president’s groundless lawsuit targeting Kamala Harris’s 60 Minutes interview looked like a “big, fat bribe.” The copyright gag will likely do no damage, however. Networks like CBS typically use broad blanket music licenses prearranged through entities such as ASCAP and BMI, which allow them to legally broadcast any copyrighted material within the catalog. The Peanuts tune that Colbert’s band played is within that fold.Despite the bedlam consuming Trump—so much so that he has to miss his son’s wedding this weekend—he was quick to celebrate Colbert’s end, jeering on Truth Social that “Colbert is finally finished at CBS.”“Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person,” wrote the president after Colbert’s final episode ended.“You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk,” Trump added. “Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”Trump further insinuated that Colbert’s pink slip was anything but a coincidence. In another post Friday morning, Trump claimed that Colbert’s firing would be the “beginning of the end” for “untalented, nasty, highly overpaid, not funny, and very poorly rated Late Night Television Hosts.” “Others, of even less talent, to soon follow. May they all Rest in Peace!” he wrote.
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Rubio warns Iran against tolling system with Oman for Strait of Hormuz passage: ‘It can’t happen’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Friday against Iran trying to create a “tolling system” for commercial shipping to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Florida death row inmate Richard Knight’s final words before he’s executed: ‘I want to give thanks’
A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his cousin’s girlfriend and the couple’s 4-year-old daughter was put to death Thursday evening, the seventh person executed by the state this year.
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Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of 'lies'
Cuba's foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to "instigate a military aggression".
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Top Cuban diplomat: Rubio lying ‘to instigate a military aggression’
Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday slammed the narrative that Havana is a threat to the national security of the United States, categorically rejecting statements made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “The U.S. Secretary of State lies once again to instigate a military aggression that would provoke the shedding of Cuban…
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