Israel’s security cabinet on Monday approved plans to expand its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to public broadcaster Kan, and has begun calling up tens of thousands of its reserve soldiers. On Sunday, meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile attack at Israel’s main international airport, Ben Gurion, …
Read More »Newborn U.S. citizen and Guatemalan mom detained as she faces deportation
A Guatemalan woman who gave birth to an American baby less than a week ago is being held along with her newborn as she faces deportation, U.S. officials said. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Sunday that the woman was apprehended by Customs and Border Patrol agents and hospitalized …
Read More »Philadelphia police investigate antisemitic incident at Barstool bar
Philadelphia police are investigating and a Temple University student has been suspended following an antisemitic incident at the Barstool Sports bar in the city Saturday night. Video on social media shows a woman who appears to be a server at Barstool Sansom Street carrying a sign that bears an anti-Jewish …
Read More »Mike Pence receives JFK Profile in Courage Award for Jan. 6 actions
BOSTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday repeatedly invoked the Constitution and said it is what “binds us all together” after receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Pence received the award for his refusal to go along with President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in office after losing the …
Read More »Trump says he will reopen ‘enlarged and rebuilt’ Alcatraz prison
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he will direct several federal agencies to “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt Alcatraz,” a facility that for decades served as a federal prison and is now a national park. “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ! For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, …
Read More »Trump set to announce the 2027 NFL draft will be in Washington — possibly on the National Mall
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce Monday an agreement for Washington, D.C., to host the 2027 NFL draft, a person familiar with the plans told NBC News. The aim is for the event to take place on the National Mall. Axios was first to report the news. The …
Read More »Trump announces plans for 100% tariffs on all foreign movies
President Donald Trump announced plans Sunday to implement a 100% tariff on movies made in other countries that are imported to the United States, decrying other nations for offering financial incentives meant to “draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States.” “Hollywood, and many other areas within the …
Read More »Trump says he’ll call CEOs when he disagrees with their business decisions
President Donald Trump on Friday reflected on his phone call earlier in the week with Amazon founder and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in an interview that he’d use the same tactic with other CEOs if necessary. The call occurred after Punchbowl News reported that …
Read More »U.K. probing possible link between two suspected state-sponsored Iranian plots
British authorities are investigating two plots involving mostly Iranian nationals in the United Kingdom that appear at this stage of the investigation likely to be state-sponsored, according to a senior official briefed on the threat. Eight people have been arrested in London and in other parts of the U.K. over …
Read More »Trump defends his tariffs and Sovereignty reigns at Kentucky Derby: Weekend Rundown
President Donald Trump played down the fears of his critics — from the potential harms of a recession to worries about rising prices due to his tariffs to the possibility that he would seek a constitutionally forbidden third term — in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the …
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