A U.S. judge barred federal agents in Operation Metro Surge (Minnesota) from arresting or detaining peaceful protesters. * Agents cannot retaliate, use pepper spray or non-lethal munitions, or stop drivers without reasonable articulable suspicion. * The order applies only in Minnesota, only to this operation, and lasts until it ends or conditions change.
Trump threatens to sue JPMorgan Chase for ‘debanking’ him * President Donald Trump, in a post on Truth Social, threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase over allegedly “debanking” him following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. * Trump and his family have a history of railing against financial institutions for allegedly refusing to […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement Saturday. “We are staged and ready to respond. We are not […]
BREAKING: U.S. forces say they killed an al-Qaeda-affiliated leader in northwest Syria linked to an ISIS ambush that left two U.S. service members and an American interpreter dead.
President Trump announces 10% tariffs on Denmark, Germany, France, and the U.K. starting February 1 over their opposition to a U.S. takeover of Greenland, rising to 25% in June until a deal is reached.
DRAMATIC FOOTAGE: An IAF Black Hawk helicopter crashed Friday morning during a recovery operation after it was forced to make an emergency landing earlier this week because of severe weather. The IDF said the helicopter landed Tuesday in an open area in Gush Etzion after encountering difficult weather conditions. The aircraft was damaged in the […]
Mossad chief David Barnea traveled to the United States on Friday for talks focused on Iran, amid intensified regional tensions. * Barnea is scheduled to meet in Miami with Steve Witkoff, who is leading Washington’s direct contacts with Iran. The talks focus on Iran’s nuclear enrichment, missile stockpile, enriched uranium reserves, and Iran-backed terror groups.
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in the Middle East and Iran during a phone call, the Kremlin said. According to the Kremlin, Putin offered Russia’s help in mediating on Iran and said he supports intensifying political and diplomatic efforts to ensure stability and security in the region.
HASSETT: “In some places, up to 20% of the [housing] market is owned by institutions. The institutions have tax an advantage over ordinary homebuyers… it’s something that President Trump just doesn’t think is right.”
Israeli security forces arrested a 51-year-old Israeli woman from northern Israel on suspicion of acting on behalf of Hamas during the war, the Shin Bet and Israel Police said. * The suspect, Rania Dandan of Kiryat Motzkin, was arrested in recent weeks in a joint operation by the Shin Bet and the police’s Coastal District. […]
Israel and the United States signed a joint statement today in Jerusalem on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence. The signing follows Israel’s accession last month to the Pax Silica initiative, which brings together leading countries in artificial intelligence. Among the nine countries participating in the initiative, Israel was selected as the first to […]
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met in Caracas with Venezuela’s interim president, marking the first senior U.S. visit since the U.S. military seized Nicolás Maduro. * The Trump administration sees the interim government as the best short-term path to stability, according to U.S. officials. * Discussions focused on intelligence cooperation, economic stability, and ensuring Venezuela is […]
Steve Witkoff said that when the final 20 surviving hostages were freed and later visited the White House, President Trump called it the greatest day of he’s ever had in the White House.
The head of the Anti-Defamation League is openly coordinating with conservative lawmakers and media figures to confront what he described as a growing strain of antisemitism on the American right. Speaking during a panel discussion in Los Angeles, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said he has been working “behind the scenes” with Sen. Ted Cruz and […]
Clearing the vast devastation left across the Gaza Strip could take close to a decade, a senior United Nations official warned Friday, underscoring the scale of destruction even as a second phase of a U.S.-backed peace plan is set to begin. After visiting Gaza, Jorge Moreira da Silva, the U.N. under-secretary-general and executive director of […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has weighed into a volatile immigration and free-speech fight, voicing public support for pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil after a federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume efforts to deport him. “Last year’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil was more than just a chilling act of political […]
An Israeli Air Force Black Hawk helicopter crashed Friday morning during a recovery operation after it was forced to make an emergency landing earlier this week because of severe weather, the IDF said. According to the military, the helicopter landed Tuesday in an open area in Gush Etzion after encountering difficult weather conditions. The aircraft […]
A hardline cleric leading Friday prayers in Iran’s capital publicly demanded the execution of protesters swept up in the regime’s nationwide crackdown, as Tehran weighs its next steps amid mounting domestic unrest and international pressure. Speaking at Tehran’s main weekly prayers, Ahmad Khatam called for the death penalty for detainees accused of involvement in the […]
