How a viral creator's endorsement led to a political downfall
NBC News· 2026-04-17 17:22
I want to talk about why we have you on the show today, which is what is going on with Eric Swallwell because you have supported other Democratic politicians in the past, right. You supported Gavin Newsome, Kla Harris as well, but then you decide to post about Congressman Eric Swallwell and his campaign in running for governor of the state of California. And immediately when you started posting about this, you started getting messages about your support for him.What were you being told. >> Right off the bat ...
Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz 'Completely Open,' Oil Plunges on the News
Bloomberg Television· 2026-04-17 17:12
If Iran wants to make a deal and they're willing to do things today that they weren't willing to do two months ago. ...
What if you could rent out your own library shelf? | Rebecca Toh | TEDxSingapore
TEDx Talks· 2026-04-17 17:01
A few months ago, 180 of us came together to build something in Singapore. A library in a city where we're lucky enough to already have a world-class, highly innovative, muchbeloved public library system of which I am a happy beneficiary. How is our library different.So this is a picture of the library we built. We are nestled in the heartlands of Singapore where we sit between a 50-year-old furniture store and an antique shop surrounded by birds and trees and quite a few chickens. So our library is what we ...
MIT's president was summoned to Congress 11 Months Into the Job. She survived.
Sequoia Capital· 2026-04-17 17:00
People want their leaders to be calm and measured. For me, no matter what I was thinking inside and a lot of it was like you know >> I'm happy to hear that cuz you were calm and measured. >> You have to be calm and measured on the outside.I mean you have a human reaction. I felt it was so unfair. And it's interesting because one of my biggest it's sort of almost a joke in my family.One of my biggest sort of Achilles heels is the notion that I don't want to be accused of something I didn't do. I even watch l ...
'He's so out of touch': Fmr. Sen. Boxer reacts to Trump's 'corner store' comment
MSNBC· 2026-04-17 17:00
IN PHOENIX, STEWART STUART STEPHENS IS SENIOR ADVISER FOR THE LINCOLN PROJECT AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, IT WAS ALL A LIE. ALSO WITH ME, FORMER DEMOCRAT FROM CALIFORNIA. STUART, I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT YOU KNOW WHAT A CORNER STORE IS SO I WON'T ASK YOU THAT QUESTION.I'M SURE LOOK WE'RE GOING WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT, ABOUT THE STRAIGHT FROM THE PRESIDENT WHEN HE GOES TO ARIZONA. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THIS NEWS TODAY MIGHT HELP HIM. WELL, LOOK, I THINK IT HELPS BUT YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHI ...
Kara Swisher on why "Dems don't all have to agree"
MSNBC· 2026-04-17 16:58
"I think one of the things that has been a weakness for Democrats and inability to agree is actually a good thing in the coming times." Kara Swisher joins Nicolle Wallace on "The Best People" to talk about why she thinks Democrats "have a really interesting bench." MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at https://ms ...
Trump Says Iran Agrees to Unlimited Suspension of Nuclear Program
Bloomberg Television· 2026-04-17 16:57
Bloomberg News now reporting that President Trump has told us that Iran has agreed to indefinitely suspend its nuclear program and that in exchange, the U.S. will not be unfreezing any Iranian funds. Couple this with a post from President Trump earlier today on True Social, saying that Iran has agreed to turn over its stockpile of already highly enriched uranium. Now, we should say that Iran has not commented or confirmed any of these potential concessions so far.And recent comments from Iran what appear to ...
Why Big Banks Like JPMorgan Feel Better About the Economy Than Consumers
The Wall Street Journal· 2026-04-17 16:56
- Consumer confidence by one measure is at a record low, but banks look at their customers and say, "Doggone it, we still like you." Are banks seeing their customers more clearly than they see themselves. Consumers are worried about inflation, AI, the job market, and you might think those worries would worry their lenders, but you'd be wrong. During their first quarter earnings reports, big banks referred to their customers as resilient.As you can see in this chart, banks were reporting faster year-over-yea ...
Squawk Pod: News from Netflix & linking GLP-1s & mental health - 04/17/26 | Audio Only
CNBC Television· 2026-04-17 16:53
Bring in show music, please. >> Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on Squawk Pod, a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon at war for decades and reassurance from President Trump on Iran.But what's in the fine print. Retired General and diplomat Mark Kim joins us. >> But I guess that's what happens in negotiations.You can't have everything you want, but uh you get the major issues. 20 years is certainly better than infinity. >> And what's in the future.>> I don't think anybody really believes th ...
How Close Are We to $1,000,000 Bitcoin? Adam Back Weighs In
Cointelegraph· 2026-04-17 16:45
Do you get sick of being asked though, if you are Satoshi. Well, I mean, it's not ideal because I knew about Bitcoin very early, like before, almost anybody actually, there's a segment of the crypto ecosystem that is convinced that it's not me, because I'm saying things that they don't like to hear. The 500 K to $1 million Bitcoin is closer than people think.Hello. Live from Cointelegraph's booth here at Paris Blockchain Week. My name is Kiran and I'm joined by the CEO of Blockstream.Adam back. Adam, thanks ...