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OPINION_ Iran just sentenced four protesters to death. Why hasn’t Pope Leo criticized Iran? (Christopher Tremoglie - WASHINGTON EXAMINER)

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Iran just sentenced four protesters to death. Why hasn’t Pope Leo criticized Iran?

By Christopher Tremoglie
Published April 16, 2026 9:59am ET | Updated April 16, 2026 9:59am ET


One might never know it by the rhetoric of Pope Leo XIV, but the Islamic theocracy that rules over Iran is a brutal regime.

The country is regularly linked to terrorist paramilitary organizations wreaking havoc and causing enormous amounts of violence, destruction, and suffering to innocent people throughout the
Middle East. Despite such horrific acts, Pope Leo seems more concerned with disparaging and criticizing President Donald Trump for standing up to this rogue, theocratic, and totalitarian government than vociferously condemning Iran for committing such atrocities.

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OPINION_ Ruddy: Trump Already Won the War With 9 Victories (Christopher Ruddy - NEWSMAX)

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OPINION

Ruddy: Trump Already Won the War With 9 Victories


President Donald Trump (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/Getty Images)

By Christopher Ruddy
Thursday, 16 April 2026 07:34 AM EDT
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History will debate the Iran conflict for decades, but from my perspective, President Donald Trump has already "won" the war and done so decisively.

Let's not forget what this war was all about.

For decades, Iran had promised to build and use one or more nuclear devices to wipe Israel off the map, not to mention to destroy the "Great Satan" — America.

Just before the war, the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency reported Tehran was just weeks away from weaponized plutonium.

With such plutonium, an atomic bomb could be constructed in short order.


The first and most central objective of the war, as articulated by Trump, his advisers, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was to stop Iran from building such a weapon and to destroy its nuclear program.

By all accounts, that goal was accomplished with remarkable speed.

Within roughly 10 days of sustained strikes, the U.S. and Israel struck the key enrichment facilities, research sites, and command structures — all tied to nuclear development.

U.S. officials said Iran's weapons program was likely set back decades.

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WORLD_ China raises pressure on underground Catholics to join official church, Human Rights Watch finds (David Crary - Associated Press - THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

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China raises pressure on underground Catholics to join official church, Human Rights Watch finds


A man walks out from a pavilion near the Xishiku Catholic Church during a rainy day in Beijing, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) more >

By David Crary - Associated Press - Thursday, April 16, 2026


NEW YORK — Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church while tightening surveillance and travel restrictions on all of China’s estimated 12 million Catholics, a rights group said Wednesday.

The detailed report from
Human Rights Watch said the heightened pressure was part of a decade-old campaign to ensure that religious denominations and independent churches are loyal to the officially atheist Communist Party.

China’s Catholics have been divided between an official, state-controlled church that didn’t recognize papal authority and an underground church that remained loyal to Rome through decades of persecution.

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US_ Justice Thomas' Powerful Defense of the Declaration of Independence, Warning of Threat of Progressivism ( Nick Arama - REDSTATE)

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Justice Thomas' Powerful Defense of the Declaration of Independence, Warning of Threat of Progressivism

By Nick Arama | 5:45 PM on April 16, 2026

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com


AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File


Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gave a speech at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

It was a powerful tribute to the founding principles of our country and a damning indictment of the dangers of progressivism to those ideals. He called out the "cynicism, rejection, hostility, and animus" towards those ideals.

Thomas started by explaining how, even as a child, at home, at church, and at school (a Catholic school), he was taught that we were all equal and that our rights came from God. Therefore, they could not be denied by man, even as some were trying to deny them those rights. "It was beyond the power of man to alter," he explained. "Others could treat us as unequal," he said, "But they lacked the divine power to make us so." These rights transcended governmental power or authority. "We knew that life, liberty, and property were sacrosanct. Those truths were self-evident to the adults in our lives and were taught to us as indelible, undeniable truths."

Thomas chided those who took those basic ideals of the Declaration and treated them as "esoteric philosophy." "They overcomplicate them, take the spirit out of them," he advised. They are not an abstract theory, but a "way of life" that you can learn from the people all around you.

That is the sense in which he knew the principles of the Declaration of Independence as a child, and that is "the only sense in which those principles can sustain our country," he declared. Despite our failings, it "gave us the freest, the wealthiest, and most powerful nation in the world."

Thomas reminded the audience of the bravery of those men who signed the Declaration, and risked their lives and liberty to take that stand. He read the last line, so people would not forget it, "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." "It was a supreme act of courage. Those principles were more important than their fear," Thomas said.

That is the most important part of the Declaration, he asserted.



"What changed the world was not the words, but the commitment and the spirit of the people who were willing to labor, sacrifice, and even give their lives, what Lincoln at Gettysburg called, 'The last full measure of devotion' for the Declaration's principles. It is that devotion to which we owe our rich inheritance."


That devotion has animated Americans ever since, Thomas said: "Think of how that devotion has carried us from Independence Hall to Flanders Field, and the beaches of Normandy." He spoke of the devotion of the Flight 93 passengers who fought back on 9/11 and that of his grandparents, who were determined that he be raised right. It was that willingness to take action that "has been most indispensable."

It was that devotion that we needed today, he warned, if this nation is to endure. Many in Washington spout high-minded words, but do not have the devotion to hold up the ideals. "They recast themselves as institutionalists, pragmatists or thoughtful moderates, all as a way of justifying their failures to themselves, their consciences, and their country," he said.



When Americans look to Washington and wonder why it so often disappoints, it is not because there are too few people who know what is right. It is not because we lack the intellect, or the capacity, or the talent. It is instead because there are too few people who are willing to do what it takes to do the right thing, to sacrifice the popularity, flattery, comfort, and security that are the purchase price for principle. It is because too few of us reflect on, and reflect, the courage and commitment of that final sentence of the Declaration. And so many seem to have forgotten how much others have sacrificed so that this nation can exist and endure.

"None of our rights come from the government," he continued.


"All of the government's authority comes from our consent. And the structure and limited role of government is to assure that it does not exceed the authority to which we have consented or intrude on our natural rights. The Constitution is the means of government. It is the Declaration that announces the ends for government. The Constitution achieves its purpose by protecting our natural rights and our liberties from concentrated power and excessive democracy."


Having laid out the bedrock, he then warned what was threatening it and the dangers of "progressivism" that was opposed to the principles of the Declaration. "It is not possible for the two to co-exist forever," Thomas said.

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READ MORE: https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/16/clarence-thomas-remarks-on-progressivism-n2201354

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US_ ‘Pretty Serious Stuff’: Trump Moves to Investigate Cluster of Missing, Dead Government-Linked Scientists (Jennifer Van Laar - REDSTATE)

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‘Pretty Serious Stuff’: Trump Moves to Investigate Cluster of Missing, Dead Government-Linked Scientists

By Jennifer Van Laar | 4:57 PM on April 16, 2026

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AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana


As he was leaving the White House for Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump told reporters that he is looking into the circumstances surrounding the death or disappearance of 10 U.S. scientists over the last three years.

Almost all of the scientists involved either worked directly for the U.S. government or on government-funded programs related to nuclear energy, aerospace, or UFOs, working at places like Los Alamos National Laboatory, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Trump was asked by Fox News' Peter Doocy, "Based on what you've been briefed, do you think is happening here, and do you think that this is connected or totally random?"

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TIPSHEET_ Trump Announces Historic Middle East Breakthrough (Jeff Charles - TOWNHALL)

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TIPSHEET

Trump Announces Historic Middle East Breakthrough

Jeff Charles | April 16, 2026 2:15 PM


AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana


President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after weeks of fighting along their shared border.

This is aimed at allowing for
diplomatic discussion between the two nations. The truce is expected to start at 5 p.m. Eastern Time when Israel will temporarily halt its military offensive against Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah.

In posts on Truth Social, Trump said he “had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel” and that “These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST.”

In another post, Trump announced he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun to the White House to continue peace negotiations.

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TIPSHEET_ Justice Clarence Thomas Reminds Americans Why Progressivism Is Incompatible With Our Founding Values ( Dmitri Bolt - TOWNHALL)

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TIPSHEET

Justice Clarence Thomas Reminds Americans Why Progressivism Is Incompatible With Our Founding Values

Dmitri Bolt | April 16, 2026 4:00 PM


AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File


Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Court’s most respected and conservative justices, offered a pointed reminder of what he sees as the progressive movement’s true priorities. In his view, it is not rooted in progress or a faithful commitment to American principles, but rather in what he characterizes as a distortion of those principles and a departure from their original meaning.

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US_ Operation Economic Fury: US Launches ‘Financial Equivalent’ of Bombing Iran (Chris Summers - THE EPOCH TIMES)

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Operation Economic Fury: US Launches ‘Financial Equivalent’ of Bombing Iran

‘Treasury is moving aggressively with Economic Fury by targeting regime elites,’ the treasury secretary said.


U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Chris Summers
4/16/2026|Updated: 4/16/2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on April 15 that the United States plans to target Iran economically with the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign.

“Yesterday, we announced Operation Economic Fury. ... And the Iranians should know that this is going to be the financial equivalent of what we saw in the kinetic activities,” Bessent told reporters at a White House briefing on Wednesday, referring to the U.S. and Israeli campaign of airstrikes against Iran.

Bessent said the United States could also impose secondary sanctions on countries that purchase Iranian oil.

“We have told countries that if you are buying Iranian oil, that if Iranian money is sitting in your banks, we are now willing to apply secondary sanctions,” he said.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

US_ Bessent Delivers Another Powerful Blow to Iran - Reveals What May Be Their 'Fatal Mistake' (Nick Arama - REDSTATE)

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Bessent Delivers Another Powerful Blow to Iran - Reveals What May Be Their 'Fatal Mistake'

By Nick Arama | 9:38 PM on April 15, 2026

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AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana 


President Donald Trump is beginning to turn the screws on the Iranian regime.

He's blockaded any shipments coming in or out of their ports while letting other ships through.

That's going to put their economy, which was already heading into the dumper, on potential life support. It's going to hit the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) right where they live. If they don't find their way out of that situation, it's not sustainable. It will either force them back to the table for a deal, or it's going to put even more pressure on the regime.

Additionally, after Iran tried to create chaos and control the Strait of Hormuz, tankers coming to the U.S. Gulf coast oil then increased, making us more of an alternative.



READ MORE: Trump Has Iran Over a Barrel With the Blockade - and It's About to Get Worse for Them

Iran's Diminishing Options: How Its Miscalculation and Trump Pressure Is Bringing Surprising Results


But if that wasn't enough, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had another shoe to drop on them. Bessent announced that, in addition to what they had already done with their "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran since last year, the Trump administration was also launching "Operation Economic Fury," and making use of what might prove to be a "fatal mistake" by the regime to bomb their Gulf neighbors.

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POLITICS_ Sen. Schmitt Calls on House to Impeach Judge Boasberg ( Jim Thomas - NEWSMAX)

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Sen. Schmitt Calls on House to Impeach Judge Boasberg

By Jim Thomas | Wednesday, 15 April 2026 03:26 PM EDT

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., called Tuesday for the House to impeach Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after a federal appeals court blocked the judge's contempt investigation of Trump administration officials.

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a 2-1 ruling Tuesday
ordered Boasberg to end his probe into whether officials violated his earlier order halting deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

Schmitt, a Senate Judiciary Committee member,
posted the demand on X shortly after the decision.

The appeals court majority, written by a judge appointed by President Donald Trump, described Boasberg's continued inquiry as an "improper investigation" and "clear abuse of discretion."

It warned the probe risked
becoming an open-ended review of executive branch decisions on national security and immigration enforcement. A judge appointed by former President Joe Biden dissented, arguing the ruling could undermine the courts' contempt power and the rule of law.

Schmitt quoted the majority's language in his post.

"The D.C. Circuit ruled Boasberg's contempt crusade against Trump officials is an 'improper investigation' and 'clear abuse of discretion,'" he wrote.

"He tried to imprison Trump officials for deporting Venezuelan gang members. I'm calling on the House: Impeach Rogue Judge Boasberg."

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