Kurdish-led SDF say five members killed during attack by Islamic State in Syria
The SDF was the main fighting force allied to the United States in Syria during fighting that defeated Islamic State in 2019 after the group declared a caliphate across swathes of Syria and Iraq.
The Islamic State has been trying to stage a comeback in the Middle East, the West and Asia. Deir el-Zor city was captured by Islamic State in 2014, but the Syrian army retook it in 2017.
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Some began arguing that there were too many revisions, long a part of the process in calculating jobs data. Others accused the bureau of lacking transparency. Some simply argued that the president had the right to fire whomever he likes. Still others repeated Mr. Trump's claim of rigged data. Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, who voted for Ms. McEntarfer's confirmation last year, accused her on Fox News of generating 'fake reports.' 'I'm glad she's out of a job,' he said. Senator Roger Marshall, Republican of Kansas, who also voted for Ms. McEntarfer, accused her of incompetence. 'Legacy media's wrong on why the BLS chief was fired,' Mr. Marshall wrote on social media. 'It's not 'bad numbers' — it's incompetence. She inflated job numbers by 800K pre-election, then missed by 250K last two months. How can the Fed make sound decisions with such flawed data? Trump was right to act.' Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who in March had hailed the bureau's statistics showing strong job growth, backed Mr. Trump's concerns about Ms. McEntarfer in a post on social media. A spokesman for Mr. Vance — who had promoted the bureau's work the same day that Mr. Trump fired McEntarfer — said he was 'completely aligned with President Trump and was glad to see him dismiss the B.L.S. commissioner.' Appearing on NBC's 'Meet the Press,' Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, declined on Sunday to furnish detailed evidence that would substantiate the president's claims that data had been manipulated. Instead, Mr. Hassett, who in the past has cited staff at the bureau as 'professionals,'said, 'The president wants his own people there so that when we see the numbers, they're more transparent and more reliable.' On CBS's 'Face the Nation,' Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, cited the bureau's use of revisions, even though they are part of a normal process of shoring up statistical data to ensure it is accurate. 'There are always revisions, but sometimes you see these revisions go in really extreme ways,' Mr. Greer said. 'And it's, you know, the president is the president. He can choose who works in the executive branch.' The White House distributed a document accusing Ms. McEntarfer, a Biden appointee who was confirmed by a vote of 86 to 8 in the Senate, of a 'lengthy history of inaccuracies and incompetence.' 'The fact of the matter is that B.L.S. has had clear problems with the reliability and accuracy of its employment statistics since the start of the Covid pandemic over five years ago,' the White House said in a statement on Monday. Mr. Trump has a pattern of accepting results that benefit him and denigrating those he dislikes as being rigged or part of a scam. He has objected to the results of the Emmys, falsely claimed that President Barack Obama did not win the popular vote and asserted that his erstwhile rival Senator Ted Cruz of Texas 'stole' a primary victory from him in Iowa in 2016. After losing the 2020 election, Mr. Trump spread the lie that the election had been stolen from him. And since returning to office, he has lashed out at the sources of bad news for his administration, including judges who rule against him. In May, when he received a mix of good and bad economic news, Mr. Trump said the 'good parts' of the economy were his, while the 'bad parts' belonged to the previous administration. Stephen J. Farnsworth, political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said even though much of the economic news Ms. McEntarfer delivered to the Trump White House was positive, 'that wasn't enough.' 'The firing is a warning to other government officials that Trump pays very close attention to whether the news makes him look good or not,' he said. 'The larger issue is what this means for markets and for investors. If we're talking about an environment where the impartiality or accuracy of government statistics is called into question, it's much harder for people to make rational and informed choices.' While it remains to be seen whom Mr. Trump will appoint to the position, the vote will serve as a test for Republican senators. 'The key question for the Congress is: To what extent will they insist on a competent professional to be confirmed for this position going forward?' Mr. Farnsworth said.
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Fact Check: Yes, Stephen Colbert once said quote about US being 'Christian nation that doesn't help the poor'
Claim: Talk show host Stephen Colbert once said, "If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition ... and then admit that we just don't want to do it." Rating: An alleged quote attributed to late night TV host Stephen Colbert circulated on social media in late July and early August 2025, purporting that the comedian made a cutting remark about the state of Christianity in the United States. The quote has been shared on social media for years, as evidenced by a post on X (archived) from 2022. In the wake of CBS announcing the end of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," however, users on social media started sharing the alleged quote once more on platforms like BlueSky (archived), Threads (archived) and Facebook (archived). The alleged quote in question states: If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition ... and then admit that we just don't want to do it. Some users agreed with Colbert's alleged sentiment and shared the statement alongside an image of Colbert sitting at a desk, adding, "It's time to reiterate what the teachings of Jesus or prophets/revered enlightened leaders of any religion were actually saying to help humankind evolve. It's about love and inclusion. Not hate, violence, or power." The quote above was correctly attributed to Colbert. The comedian said it during a Christmas-themed episode of "The Colbert Report" that aired on Comedy Central on Dec. 16, 2010, with featured guests comedian Amy Sedaris and musician Paul Simon. The segment in which the quote appeared was titled, "Jesus was a Liberal Democrat." It's worth noting that "The Colbert Report," which ran on Comedy Central from 2005 to 2014, featured Colbert playing a satirical characterization of himself as a conservative commentator. However, we must also note that episodes of "The Colbert Report" are no longer available on any streaming services, and clips posted to YouTube are primarily limited to 2014, the show's final year before Colbert moved on to host "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on CBS. Nonetheless, there is substantial reporting about the quote from the time it aired, as well as an audio clip of the moment on YouTube that was published on Sept. 21, 2011. As such, we are confident in attributing the quote in question to Colbert despite a lack of visual evidence online. Business Insider reported on the segment at the time, citing it as the latest in an ongoing war of words between Colbert and (real) conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly over Jesus' teachings. The article cited a summary of an upcoming episode of O'Reilly's show that read, "Colbert … Jesus … and the poor. The late night comic is now a theologian — and attacks Bill in the process! But does he have his Biblical facts straight?" A writer for State of Formation, an "online forum for emerging religious and ethical leaders," discussed the segment on Dec. 20, 2010: It makes an argument that as both a religious and a political liberal I am all too happy to hear. It is Stephen Colbert — a person universally known and, among my generation in particular, almost universally esteemed and, yes, respected — calling out those who profess to be Christians yet espouse policies that further neglect or oppress those in the lowest income brackets. Beneath (and also because of) its satirical aim, this is a powerful argumentative blow to some on the religious and/or political Right. Further, a writer for the alternative newspaper Portland Mercury discussed the segment the day after it aired and stated: What really got me was a piece that brilliantly satirizes an issue near and dear to my heart: the inherent hypocrisy of Christianity in the West. Since this is Blogtown and not Obvious Theology 101 I know I don't have to spell this s*** out; we all know that the basic tenants of Christ's teachings (give away all your money, judge not lest ye be judged, divorced people are committing adultery, etc.) are ignored by pretty much everyone, especially those who claim to be Christians. Finally, TV Tropes also listed the quote as Colbert's, though it denotes it as attributable to "the character" rather than "the person." Snopes reached out to Colbert's representatives to see if they can provide the episode featuring the quote and will update this article if we hear back. - YouTube. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025. "Amy Sedaris/Paul Simon." The Colbert Report, directed by Paul B. Cummings, 16 Dec. 2010. Bow, Dave. "Stephen Colbert Agrees: Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat." Portland Mercury, Accessed 4 Aug. 2025. Katovitch, Celie. "The H. Clearly Stands for Hussein": Jesus H. Christ, Theological Honesty, and Stephen Colbert. 20 Dec. 2010, "Stephen Colbert." TV Tropes, Accessed 4 Aug. 2025. "Stephen Colbert And Bill O'Reilly Are Fighting Over Whether Jesus Was A Liberal." Business Insider, Accessed 4 Aug. 2025. "Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Is Canceled by CBS and Will End in May 2026." AP News, 17 Jul. 2025,
