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Schumer calls Trump ‘a military moron’ and says US ‘worse off’ now than when Iran war started

April 8, 2026 12:25pm EDT / Fox News

Trump announced a two-week ceasefire Tuesday after threatening that an entire ‘civilization will die tonight’

By Alex Nitzberg Fox News

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. blasted President Donald Trump as “a military moron” in a Wednesday post on X, asserting that the nation is “worse off” now compared to when the commander in chief first launched the Iran war effort.

“Trump is a military moron.His war, with a price tag of $44 billion and $4+ gas, made us worse off today than we were when he started it,” Schumer asserted in the post.

“And if he restarts this war we will be in even worse shape. We must pass our War Powers Resolution to end this war for good,” the senator added.

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN DRAWS PRAISE FROM WORLD LEADERS

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) returns to the U.S. Capitol Building on March 20, 2026, in Washington, DC.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

In a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly declared, “Like many Democrats, Chuck Schumer has spent decades talking about the threat posed by Iran, but doing nothing about it. President Trump took courageous action to ensure Iran can never use a nuclear weapon against our homeland, and as he said, we are far along with a definitive agreement to deliver lasting peace.”

AOC DOUBLES DOWN ON CALL FOR TRUMP’S OUSTER EVEN AFTER CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCEMENT

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

After warning on Tuesday morning that an entire “civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump later announced a two-week ceasefire agreement was reached with Iran on Tuesday evening.

Responding to Trump’s threat on Tuesday morning before the ceasefire announcement later that day, Schumer slammed the president as “an extremely sick person,” adding, “Each Republican who refuses to join us in voting against this wanton war of choice owns every consequence of whatever the hell this is.”

CHUCK SCHUMER INSISTS CALLING DHS FUNDING SHUTDOWN ‘POLITICAL POSTURING’ IS ‘NOT FAIR’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democrat policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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After the ceasefire announcement, Schumer said in a Tuesday post on X, “I’m glad Trump backed off and is desperately searching for any sort of exit ramp from his ridiculous bluster.”

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

Trump pushes for Strait of Hormuz reopening without tolls, White House says.

2026-04-08 6:03 PM UTC / Reuters

By Trevor Hunnicutt

April 8, 2026 6:03 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago

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WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – President Donald ​Trump wants to see the Strait ‌of Hormuz open up for oil tankers and other traffic without any limitations, including tolls, White ​House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on ​Wednesday.

“The immediate priority of the president is ⁠the reopening of the strait without ​any limitations, whether in the form of ​tolls or otherwise,” Leavitt said.

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The U.S. has seen an uptick in traffic in the Strait of Hormuz on ​Wednesday, Leavitt told reporters.

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Leavitt was asked ​who currently controlled the Strait of Hormuz and declined ‌to ⁠answer.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most strategically vital maritime chokepoints, with about 20% of the world’s seaborne ​crude oil ​and liquefied ⁠natural gas flows passing through it.

Amid ceasefire talks with the ​U.S. and Israel, Tehran has sought ​to ⁠formalize this control by proposing fees or tolls on vessels passing through the Strait, and ⁠Trump ​on Wednesday suggested the ​U.S. and Iran could collect tolls in a joint ​venture.

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Artemis II astronauts head for home, wrapping up final tests and experiments

April 8, 2026 / 2:47 PM EDT / CBS News

By William Harwood

Hurtling back toward Earth after a historic loop around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts worked through a relatively light day in space Wednesday, wrapping up a few final tests before packing up for re-entry and splashdown Friday.

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen planned to hold a news conference late Wednesday, answering reporters’ questions about the flight, the first piloted trip around the moon in more than a half century.

The crew then plans to take another turn at manually piloting their Orion capsule, testing their ability to precisely maneuver the spacecraft.

The Artemis II astronauts posed for a group photo Tuesday, floating in the cabin of their Orion spacecraft. Left to right: Christina Koch, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover and commander Reid Wiseman. NASA

Earlier tests with all four astronauts demonstrated the precise response to pilot inputs that could be needed during future dockings with lunar landers in the moon’s orbit if problems prevent automatic operations.

Flight controllers, meanwhile, reviewed the re-entry timeline and Navy recovery crews headed to the splashdown site off the Southern California coast near San Diego where the Orion capsule is expected to splash down at 8:07 p.m. ET Sunday.

Back at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, scientists continued poring over thousands of photographs captured by the astronauts as they passed over the far side of the moon Monday, along with video and recorded audio descriptions of various high-priority targets.

Nine three-man Apollo crews flew over the moon’s far side between 1968 and 1972, but those flights were launched when the near side was fully illuminated and the far side was in shadow.

The Artemis II astronauts were the first humans to see, with their own eyes, large swaths of the far side in daylight, giving researchers insights that could lead to a better understanding of the moon’s evolution.

A view of the moon from the Artemis II Orion capsule as it closed in for a loop around the normally unseen lunar far side Monday evening. NASA/edited CBS News to bring out detail

So far, NASA’s first piloted moon mission since the final Apollo landingin 1972 has gone off like clockwork with only a small number of anomalies. One of those involved the ship’s toilet, which has had problems dumping liquid waste overboard as required.

While an annoyance at times for the crew, it’s been a relatively minor issue given the technical challenges of safely flying to the moon and back.

Leavitt rebukes media outlets running with Iranian narratives on 10 demands

April 8, 2026 2:22pm EDT / Fox News

Leavitt says the publicly released Iranian plan was ‘thrown in the garbage’ by Trump’s negotiating team

By Anders Hagstrom, Fox News

Leavitt rebuked media outlets for running with an Iranian narrative that President Donald Trump had agreed to a wildly slanted 10-point peace plan from Tehran on Wednesday.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt rebuked media outlets for running with an Iranian narrative that President Donald Trump had agreed to a wildly slanted 10-point peace plan from Tehran on Wednesday.

Leavitt made the comments while speaking to reporters at a press conference, saying the version of the 10-point plan Iran had released publicly was very different from the one Trump and the U.S. had agreed to.

“So let me be clear and correct the record,” Leavitt said. “The Iranians originally put forward a 10-point plan that was fundamentally unserious, unacceptable and completely discarded. It was literally thrown in the garbage by President Trump and his negotiating team,” Leavitt said.

“Many outlets in this room have falsely reported on that plan as being acceptable to the United States. And that is false,” she added.

WHITE HOUSE ERUPTS OVER CNN REPORT CLAIMING TRUMP TEAM UNDERESTIMATED IRAN RESPONSE ON HORMUZ

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C.(Reuters/Nathan Howard)

Leavitt said negotiations with Iran are taking place behind closed doors, and she did not offer details about the version of the agreement that Trump described as “workable” prior to the Tuesday night truce.

The plan Iran released publicly makes several eyebrow-raising demands, including that the U.S. end all primary and secondary sanctions against Tehran. The plan also demands that Iran gain full control over the Strait of Hormuz, something it did not enjoy even before the war began.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The plan also demands compensation for damage sustained by Iran during the war and a full withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Middle East.

TRUMP’S APOCALYPTIC IRAN WARNING RAISES STAKES FOR SWEEPING US STRIKE THREAT

Trump publicly blasted that version of the plan in a statement on Wednesday.

“Numerous Agreements, Lists, and Letters are being sent out by people that have absolutely nothing to do with the U.S.A. / Iran Negotiation, in many cases, they are total Fraudsters, Charlatans, and WORSE,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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“There is only one group of meaningful “POINTS” that are acceptable to the United States, and we will be discussing them behind closed doors during these Negotiations. These are the POINTS that are the basis on which we agreed to a CEASEFIRE,” Trump wrote.

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This male model sporting a crisp summer shirt isn’t real. Will consumers care?

April 8, 2026 / 3:54 PM EDT / CBS News

The brushed twill shirt from men’s wear company Teddy Stratford in the image below highlights the crisp lines produced by its patented “zip fit’ technology. Also, the wonders of another kind of tech — for while the clothing is real, the model, boat and urban backdrop are all the product of artificial intelligence.

The New York fashion brand is one of a growing number of companies using generative AI to create ads for social media, a shift that can save big bucks while producing a diversity of marketing content.

Bryan Davis, founder of Teddy Stratford, said that AI lets the small business produce professional-grade images that would ordinarily cost tens of thousands of dollars to churn out.

“We don’t have to hire a model, we don’t have to hire a photographer, and the images we’re able to make are really on-brand, and elevate our look to where we want it to be,” he told CBS News. “And they are not obviously AI. They look really real.”

The model and backdrop in this marketing image from shirt maker Teddy Stratford were generated by AI. Courtesy of Teddy Stratford

Davis also said AI lets him market his company’s products to a wider customer base without having to hire a range of models of different shapes, sizes and ethnicities.

“I can get a diverse crew of a dozen models that represent our brand well without going out and looking for people, coordinating with a photographer, or getting a permit to shoot on a rooftop,” he said. “We’re not Calvin Klein — it’s not like we could go out and spend $50,000 or $100,000 on a photoshoot.”

“As a brand owner, it’s a huge win because we can show our product in a certain way, without spending money we don’t have,” Davis added.

Get real

While Davis touts the capabilities of AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, other brands are taking the opposite tack by highlighting their commitment not to use the technology.

Aerie, an intimate apparel brand owned by American Eagle Outfitters, last month debuted an ad campaign featuring actress Pamela Anderson crafting AI prompts to create lifelike models. The kicker: Aerie vows never to use AI-generated people or bodies in its ads.

On its website, the brand describes the rationale behind its “no AI” pledge.

“In 2014, we stopped retouching people and bodies. In 2025, we recommitted to never use AI to generate bodies or change the people and bodies in our images,” according to the Aerie. “You deserve REAL in every image, every store & every moment. We believe transparency isn’t a trend. It’s our promise to you. No retouching. No AI. Because REAL MATTERS.”

Aerie isn’t alone in attaching such a disclaimer to its images, a pledge that speaks to growing public concerns about distinguishing between real images and AI “slop.” For example, diaper company Coterie recently also pledged not to generate content using the technology, writing in an Instagram post that “AI can’t change a diaper.”

“Parenting is as real as it gets. We believe our content should be, too,” the brand said.

Can AI produce empathy?

Of course, advertising has long produced highly stylized images that often barely correspond with reality — airbrushing, retouching and color-grading shots to produce the desired effects, among many other industry techniques.

By that measure, isn’t AI just the latest trick of the trade used to separate consumers from their money?

Chris Gillett, a professional headshot photographer who relies on time-tested skills to represent his subjects in the best light, isn’t so sure. He’s skeptical that AI-generated people will generate the same level of connection with consumers.

“I can look at an image of a happy couple, and I’m empathizing. But if I know those people are fake, I don’t think I am going to empathize with them,” he said.

Gillett acknowledges that some AI-hatched ads, like those created by Teddy Stratford, can appear startlingly real, but said that in other campaigns the ads “just feel off, or weird.”

Amid a deluge of AI slop, Gillett thinks some consumers will embrace brands that lean into their authenticity by openly rejecting AI marketing.

“We’re so disconnected now as it is, because phones are a filter between us and other humans, and now we just made it worse,” Gillett said. “I have hope that human yearning for authenticity and authentic human connection will prevail and keep us from running completely off the rails with this stuff.”

我国两对男双勇挫高排名对手 勇闯羽球亚锦赛16强

2026年4月9日 00:45 / 联合早报

高永杰（右）和洼纯佑表现出色，晋级16强后将挑战世界排名第一的韩国男双金元昊／徐承宰。 （亚洲羽毛球锦标赛提供）

在星期三（4月8日）晚于宁波举行的亚洲羽毛球锦标赛中，我国两对羽毛球男双洼纯佑／高永杰和黄劲腾／黄家豪皆在先丢一局的情况下，勇挫世界排名比他们高的对手，勇闯16强。

世界排名第46的头号男双洼纯佑／高永杰在星期四（9日）午夜后才结束的50分钟比赛中，以18比21、21比15、21比16打败世界第14的中华台北组合李哲辉／杨博轩，拿下双方交手的首次胜利。

同为23岁的我国组合虽然排名较低，但面对经验丰富，比他们年长六岁的杨博轩和九岁的李哲辉，两人打得有声有色，并在决胜局10比10的情况下连得四分，以多方面调动和反应迅速的杀球让对手难以招架，最后取胜。

洼纯佑／高永杰去年首次参加亚锦赛遭遇一轮游，这次则突破自我，赢得16强和去年的世锦赛冠军、世界第一韩国男双组合金元昊／徐承宰交锋的机会。

黄劲腾／黄家豪险胜香港对手

黄劲腾（右）和黄家豪经过三局鏖战险胜香港对手，将在16强挑战中国前二号男双何济霆／任翔宇。（亚洲羽毛球锦标赛提供）

我国二号男双黄劲腾（23岁）／黄家豪（24岁）在早前打得更是激烈，以18比21、26比24、21比19艰难拿下香港组合洪魁骏／吕俊伟。

面对世界排名更高（第61）的香港组合，排名第73的我国搭档上来打得积极主动，不断用有力的扣杀和快节奏的进攻得分，在双方以4比4战平后连得四分，并在中局以12比7领先。可惜对手过后追上，双方战成17平后，我国组合没能稳住局面，以18比21遭到逆转。

次局，香港选手一度以10比7领先，但我国组合随后将比分追至18平。双方过后展开拉锯、交替得分至24平后，我国选手抓住机会连得两分，以26比24艰难赢下次局，扳平大比分。

来到决胜局，我国组合开局打得顺风顺水，以13比6领先，并以20比15率先拿到赛点。在香港组合的反扑下，我国选手连续错失四个赛点，但随后重整旗鼓，以21比19有惊无险地胜出。比赛总时长1小时10分钟。

黄劲腾（左）和黄家豪三局都一度面临对手猛烈追击，所幸最后在双方的首次交手中获得胜利。（亚洲羽毛球锦标赛提供）

对于这场比赛，黄劲腾赛后说：“我们感到非常开心，因为这是我们第一次参加这样大型的比赛。即使对手不断追分，我们也没有感受到太大压力。我们只是不断提醒彼此保持冷静、坚持既定的比赛计划。每丢一分，我们都会及时调整，不去纠结上一分。”

16强将对上中国强档

两人的16强对手将是来自中国的男双强档何济霆／任翔宇，后者曾是世界排名达到第四位的中国二号男双，曾助中国拿下2024年汤姆斯杯冠军。

但何济霆去年4月初因个人接连爆出负面消息而远离赛场，直到今年年初才复出重新和任翔宇搭档，虽然目前世界排名第173，也得通过资格赛的考验，但两人的实力想必在我国组合之上。

面对实力强劲的对手，黄家豪说：“我们会以‘没有包袱’的心态去打这场比赛。我们的目标是比上一场比赛表现得更好，而目前来看，我们的进步是不错的。”

世界排名第300的我国女双郑仪／张英可则没能爆冷，13比21、10比21输给第41的印度尼西亚的普拉蒂维／拉马丹蒂，止步首圈。

除了两对我国男双，我国头号男单骆建佑也将在星期四的16强力争上游，对垒日本的渡边航贵。

US Senate to vote on resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

April 8, 2026 5:29 PM UTC / Reuters

By Patricia Zengerle

Updated 2 hours ago

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WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will try again next week to pass a resolution to halt the Iran war and force President Donald Trump to obtain ​Congress’ approval for any further attacks, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said ‌on Wednesday, hours after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire.

“Congress must reassert its authority, especially at this dangerous moment,” Schumer told a press conference at his office in New York.

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Trump agreed to the ceasefire ​on Tuesday, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to ​reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its ⁠civilian infrastructure.

Trump’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” prompted global concern and ​censure from Democrats, dozens of whom called for Trump’s removal from office. The 1949 Geneva ​Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential for civilians.

Schumer called Trump’s statements “unhinged” and criticized the war for failing to weaken Iran’s government or rein in its nuclear ​program, while global fuel prices have risen.

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Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful. The ​Trump administration has sought to portray the war as a decisive victory, although the top U.S. general ‌said ⁠U.S. troops stood ready to resume fighting.

The White House says Trump’s actions are legal and within his rights as commander-in-chief to protect the U.S. by ordering limited military operations.

Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have tried and repeatedly failed in recent months ​to pass war ​powers resolutions to force ⁠Trump to obtain lawmakers’ authorization before launching military operations.

Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress – who hold slim majorities in both the Senate ​and House – have almost unanimously backed his policies. Although the ​U.S. Constitution ⁠says that Congress, not the president, can declare war, that restriction does not apply for short-term operations or if the country faces an immediate threat.

Separately, the Democratic leader in the ⁠House, ​New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries, said the House should ​also vote on a resolution to curb the war on Iran. “We need a permanent end to Donald ​Trump’s reckless war of choice,” Jeffries said on CNN.

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Ousted AG Bondi declines Epstein deposition, but lawmakers say subpoena still holds

April 8, 2026 2:35pm EDT / Fox News

DOJ says Bondi was subpoenaed as AG and is no longer required to testify, but a bipartisan group vows to enforce the subpoena

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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not sit for a planned deposition before the House Oversight Committee as part of its probe into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the panel’s Republican majority said Wednesday.

“The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer Attorney General and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General,” a House Oversight Committee spokeswoman told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The Committee will contact Pam Bondi’s personal counsel to discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition.”

The committee has not withdrawn the subpoena, meaning Bondi could still be required to sit for a deposition.

Democrats on the committee pushed back on the Justice Department’s explanation in a statement to Fox News Digital.

EPSTEIN’S ACCOUNTANT AND LAWYER REVEAL DOJ NEVER QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT DISGRACED FINANCIER’S CRIMES

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify before the House Oversight Committee during a planned April 14 deposition, according to the Justice Department. However, top Oversight leaders are signaling that she is not off the hook.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images; Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

“Now that Pam Bondi has been fired, she’s trying to get out of her legal obligation to testify before the Oversight Committee about the Epstein files and the White House cover-up,” Oversight ranking member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., fired back Wednesday. “Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not.”

President Donald Trump ousted Bondi from the Justice Department last week after she faced bipartisan scrutiny of her handling of the Epstein files.

Garcia added that he would move to hold Bondi in contempt of Congress if she does not comply with the subpoena to appear before the panel.

The House Oversight Committee could recommend criminal charges against Bondi for defying a subpoena, but the measure would be subject to a chamber-wide vote and would ultimately be up to the DOJ whether to file charges.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to weigh in on whether Bondi should comply with the subpoena during a news conference Tuesday.

“What happens now that she’s the former attorney general and there’s the subpoena out there is, I think I’ll leave to Chairman Comer and others to figure out. I don’t have an answer to that,” the nation’s new top prosecutor said.

The brewing legal battle comes after five Republicans voted with Democrats to subpoena Bondi as part of the committee’s Epstein probe over Comer’s objections in March. The lawmakers were Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., Scott Perry, R-Pa., and Michael Cloud, R-Texas.

BONDI OUSTER IGNITES BIPARTISAN UPROAR: ‘PARTISAN, PETULANT, POLITICAL HACK’

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 15, 2025.(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

Mace and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., another member of the powerful committee, sent Comer a letter Wednesday asking him to “publicly reaffirm” Bondi’s “legal obligation” to testify before the committee in the April 14 deposition.

“Bondi’s removal as Attorney General doesn’t erase her obligation to testify,” the bipartisan duo wrote. “If anything, it makes her sworn testimony even more critical. Congress’s oversight doesn’t stop when an official leaves office.”

“Pam Bondi was subpoenaed by name, not by title,” Mace added in a separate statement.

Rep. Nancy Mace announces she will run for governor during a press conference at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, on Aug. 4, 2025.(Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service)

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Former Attorney General Bill Barr and former Health and Human Services Secretary Alexander Acosta, who served in Trump’s Cabinet during his first term, have testified before the Oversight Committee as part of its Epstein probe.

Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ for comment.

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NYT report details divisions inside Trump’s inner circle as the president weighed striking Iran | CNN Politics

2026-04-08 1:23 PM EDT / CNN

NYT report details divisions inside Trump’s inner circle as the president weighed striking Iran

By Dana Bash, CNN

Published 1:23 PM EDT, Wed April 8, 2026

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Dana Bash and the “Inside Politics” panel discuss a New York Times report detailing key meetings in the White House situation room where President Trump weighed going to war with Iran.

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Hasan Piker tests the limits of the Democratic Party’s big tent

2026-04-08 1:51 PM EDT / CNN

By Dana Bash, CNN

Left-wing streamer Hasan Piker has more than 3 million followers on Twitch and YouTube, and has used those platforms to excuse sexual violence by Hamas terrorists and say the U.S. “deserved” 9/11. But some Democrats, like Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, have decided to campaign with him anyway. The Inside Politics panel breaks down the reasons why.

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