Joe Weber

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President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, blaming both leaders for the ongoing war in Ukraine. While taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office, Trump decried Zelenskyy and former President Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict, saying the war would have never started under his leadership. But he also didn’t shy away from bashing Putin, who has largely been spared from Trump’s criticism.

1 week ago | offthepress.com | Joe Weber

View Source | April 14, 2025 9:26 pm Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the witness stand on the first day of a historic antitrust trial to defend his company The trial could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups Meta bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses. FTC attorney Daniel Matheson called Zuckerberg as the first witness, as it seeks to prove that Meta acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to preserve its monopoly in the...

1 week ago | offthepress.com | Joe Weber

View Source | April 14, 2025 7:19 pm Another Columbia University student was detained by immigration authorities in “direct retaliation” for his participation in protests against the Israel-Gaza war, his lawyer said Monday. Mohsen Mahdawi, who was born and raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank and is a U.S. permanent resident, was taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security during his naturalization interview in Vermont on Monday, according to a filing from the lawyer, Luna...

1 week ago | offthepress.com | Joe Weber

Rory McIlroy is a Masters champion — finally — after one more perfect iron shot on a Sunday that no one who witnessed it will soon forget. McIlroy hit a gap wedge from 126 yards to 4 feet on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Justin Rose, who hit his own fine approach to the par-4 18th. But Rose missed from 15 feet and McIlroy holed out for birdie and the long-awaited victory. He collapsed to the ground and let out a joyous roar before hugging his caddie, Harry Diamond.

1 week ago | offthepress.com | Joe Weber

Senior White House trade aide Peter Navarro on Sunday brushed off questions about tensions between him and fellow Trump administration adviser Elon Musk, who called the economist “a moron” last week over his comments about Tesla’s manufacturing practices. “Elon and I are great,” Navarro said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” referring to Musk’s recent attacks. “It’s not an issue.