Oil tanker jam in Strait of Hormuz is straining U.S.-China relations, says Asia expert David Riedel
CNBC Television· 2026-04-15 21:52
For more on where US China relations stand, let's bring in David RLE. He's an expert in China, of course, president of RLE Research. David, always great to have you with us.>> Thank you. >> Um, what do you make of what Trump is saying. I mean, the language out of Beijing, at least overnight, maybe prior to Trump saying that he exchanged letters and they promised him not to send weapons.All of that was pretty fierce. I mean, you know, President Xi said the world order is crumbling and pointed directly to wha ...
Ford’s Top EV Executive Departs in Sweeping Reorganization
Bloomberg Television· 2026-04-15 21:45
it is uh sort of part of this broader uh trend at Ford of of uh having you know put their best effort in into EVs uh and really struggling and having to sort of go back to the drawing board and as you mentioned when Jim Farley brought Doug Field in. I remember uh actually uh breaking the story with Keith Nton uh back in September of 2021. Uh, you know, you mentioned watershed moment.Uh, Jim Farley, uh, the CEO of Ford referred to it as a monumental moment in time. Uh, you know, this this was, uh, something ...
Pope Leo says world 'needs to hear' a message of peace in wake of Trump posts
NBC News· 2026-04-15 21:44
Now, on the flight to Cameroon on Wednesday after his two-day visit to Algeria, Polio said, "The way people with different beliefs can live together in peace there should be a message the world needs to hear today." Now, while he was speaking to us reporters traveling with him, jet fighters from the Algerian Air Force were escorting his plane out of Algeria. But it seems that what is also following the Pope during his 10-day trip here in Africa are also Trump's post on Truth Social. Now, on Tuesday night, t ...
Thom Tillis opens up on which Cabinet secretaries are giving Trump bad advice
NBC News· 2026-04-15 21:35
AFTERNOON, THE SENATE ONCE AGAIN REJECTED A WAR POWERS RESOLUTION THAT WOULD HAVE BLOCKED U.S. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAN UNTIL CONGRESS EXPLICITLY APPROVES IT. BUT SOME REPUBLICAN SENATORS HAVE SIGNALED THEY ARE BECOMING FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF DETAILS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON THE WAR'S OBJECTIVES. YESTERDAY, MY COLLEAGUE JULIE TSIRKIN SAT DOWN FOR A WIDE RANGING INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THOSE LAWMAKERS RETIRING NORTH CAROLINA SENATOR THOM TILLIS.HERE'S A BIT OF THEIR CONVERSATION ON IRAN. >> WE'RE COMING ...
Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch reunites with her dog after journey around the moon
NBC News· 2026-04-15 21:35
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U.S. and Iran work on peace deal but gap between them 'wider than the Strait of Hormuz'
NBC News· 2026-04-15 21:35
[music] Hi there. Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington where it is tax day and the Trump administration is trying to shift the narrative back to its affordability agenda.Even as the war with Iran drags on, pushing prices higher for consumers. White House officials today touting the tax savings from the president's big beautiful bill. as the president once again projects optimism that the war is almost over.>> Well, you keep saying was. Is this war over. >> I think it's close to over. ...
‘Zero room for anyone who abuses their power’: California Democrat reacts to Swalwell resignation
NBC News· 2026-04-15 21:32
With me now is Congressman Robert Garcia. He is a Democrat from California, the ranking member on the House oversight committee. Congressman, we have a number of things to talk to you about, including your work on the oversight committee and the Epstein files, but I do want to address the situation with Eric Swallwell.Did you personally hear of any rumors or speculation related to these allegations against the former congressman. >> I had not, you know, I'm I'm newer to Congress. I've only been here for a c ...
Sen. Tillis takes Trump 'at face value' on claim he believed he was a doctor in AI Jesus post
NBC News· 2026-04-15 21:20
The president yesterday told us that he did post the Jesus AI photo that he thought he was a doctor. He then took it down which they don't do very often. So you could take that as a sign of apology.Most Catholics, I know you are included in that group, voted for the president in 2024. >> Do you worry that the president with his post, his comments against the pope could erode that support for Republicans. >> I worry less about the post.I think he took it down. And I think that's an acknowledgement that it wa ...
‘Reads more like ‘The Onion’ than real news’: Nicolle SLAMS DOJ move to erase Jan 6 convictions
MSNBC· 2026-04-15 21:15
York. So what does the president sitting in the mid-30s in terms of public approval, writing a wave of rebukes from inside his own political coalition due to sort of turn things around for himself. If you guessed exonerate the most violent insurrectionists who were convicted of seditious conspiracy on January 6, then you win.In an exercise that increasingly reads more like the onion than real news, Donald Trump today moved to clear 12 leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspir ...
This Is a Stock Picker’s Market, Says Robinhood’s CIO
Yahoo Finance· 2026-04-15 21:15
Welcome to Trader Talk. I'm Kenny Pulcari and this week I am here again with my daughter Amanda Pulkari who was a former head of people ops at Elst. We've got Steph Gild who is the chief investment officer at Robin Hood Market.So that's going to be a great conversation. And I have a dear old friend Julie Hyman who is senior anchor here Yahoo. But Julie and I, we go back probably >> at least a decade and a half.>> We're not allowed to say how long. >> Not so much. When uh when I was uh broadcasting live from ...