US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed that he would fight to get Israel "all the aid that it needs" as the IDF launched military strikes across Gaza which killed 23 Palestinians, including seven children and an infant.
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The chair of the U.S. Senate's agriculture committee warns that farmers are suffering heavy losses, while more than two dozen former industry leaders are sounding the alarm about the risk of a "widespread collapse of American agriculture" ahead of a $12 billion government bailout expected to reach growers this month. The percentage of farmers expecting bad financial times in the next year jumped to 59% in January from 47% in December, according to a survey released Tuesday by Purdue University and CME Group. The percentage of producers who thought U.S. agriculture would have widespread bad times during the next five years climbed to 46% from 24% a month earlier, the survey found.
A man has been charged over a fight with a girl during a student walkout in Texas in protest over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Chad Michael Watts, 45, of Kyle, Texas, was arrested on Tuesday on two counts of assault causing bodily injury, the Buda Police Department said. Videos of the altercation circulated widely on social media, showing a man with a "Make America Great Again" hat attacking a girl before retreating to a vehicle. A spokesperson for the Buda Police Department confirmed to Newsweek that the man in the videos was Watts and that he was wearing a MAGA hat.
An Idaho House committee advanced a bill that would block local policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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"NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the situation with respect to Cuba constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security and foreign policy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency with respect to that threat."
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With the approach of the Grammy Awards, there has been a lot of talk about who was nominated for the big awards like album of the year, but there is one musician who racked up several nominations that I haven't heard anyone talk about, but who arguably deserves the spotlight more than several prominent musicians: Jesse Welles.
Welles is a folk artist from Arkansas who earned four nominations this year, including Best Folk Album for "Under the Powerlines" and Best Americana Album for "Middle." Read more
Ukraine and Sweden are discussing the prospect of arming Kyiv with Europe's top air-to-air missile, the Meteor, which a Saab official said would be a "natural content" of a weapon package for Gripen users. Read more
Grindr is testing a new AI subscription tier called "Edge." The pilot prices are steep, ranging from $80 to $200 a week. Other subscription price points being tested include monthly plans for $349.99 and $499.99. Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge often keep their most expensive subscriptions below $100 monthly. Read more
Jeffrey Epstein was trained as a spy under an Israeli Prime Minister, unclassified FBI documents claim. Newly unearthed documents obtained from the FBI and released by the Department of Justice (DoJ) show a classified document discussing Epstein's relationship with "US and allied intelligence services".
A new digital billboard at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco is evoking mixed reactions. It's an ad that shows support for ICE. ... The billboard reads, "Defensive Player of the Year: ICE."
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that California this fall may use its new election map, which is expected to send five more Democrats to Congress. With no dissents, the justices rejected emergency appeals from California Republicans and President Trump's lawyers, who claimed the map was a racial gerrymander to benefit Latinos, not a partisan effort to bolster Democrats. Trump's lawyers supported the California Republicans and filed a Supreme Court brief asserting that "California's recent redistricting is tainted by an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."
A newborn baby has died in New Mexico from a Listeria infection that state health officials say was likely contracted from raw (unpasteurized) milk that the baby's mother drank during pregnancy. Raw milk is promoted by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Kennedy.
A veteran Republican state representative is calling it quits, and it's all President Donald Trump's fault. Ed Clere, who has served in Indiana's House of Representatives for 18 years, told News and Tribune on Friday that he would not seek reelection, saying that the political environment in the state's General Assembly has become "dysfunctional and toxic." "There are many good Republicans, but the Republican Party has lost its way, and I can no longer be a part of it," Clere, 51, told the southern Indiana newspaper. I've always tried to voice and vote my conscience, and at times it has put me at odds with other Republicans at the Statehouse," Clere told News and Tribune. "I think the redistricting debacle last year is an example of toxic Washington politics making their way into Indiana."
Americans agree with Nicki Minaj when it comes to voter id. 83% of favor photo voter id to vote per Pew. This includes 70%+ of Democrats and Republicans, as well as 75%+ of Americans across races.... White, Black, and Latino. It's not controversial.
I am loath to give credit to my friends in the Democratic Party for much, but I will say this about them: They know how and when to circle the wagons to get things done in Congress. I hate this when it's done in practice, like when Senate Democrats passed the Affordable Care Actin 2009 with just 60 votes and no Republican support. Senate Republicans were able to narrowly pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025 with Vice President JD Vance casting a tiebreaking vote. Republicans in Congress must learn from that success and also rip a page from the Democratic playbook and forge ahead with chutzpah to get one more bill passed. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, passed the U.S. House with some bipartisan support and should be brought to the Senate floor.
The Trump administration will draw down 700 federal law enforcement officers from Minnesota on Wednesday, border czar Tom Homan said.
