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Around the World
U.S. Surges Forces Toward Middle East as Trump Threatens Iranian Bridges, Power Plants
The United States is rapidly moving additional military forces, aircraft, medical personnel and weaponry toward the Middle East, giving President Donald Trump expanded options for a potentially wider campaign against Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Ukraine Intensifies Crimea Drone Campaign As Military Shake-Up Sparks Protests
Ukraine intensified its long-range drone campaign against Russian-occupied Crimea and other targets Wednesday while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faced mounting political pressure at home over a sweeping military leadership shake-up that has triggered nationwide protests.
France Approves Social Media Ban for Children Under 15
France’s Parliament has approved a sweeping ban preventing children under the age of 15 from using social media, making the country the first member of the European Union to adopt a blanket nationwide prohibition.
Trump Approves Landmark Saudi Nuclear Deal, Opening Door to Domestic Uranium Enrichment
President Donald Trump has formally approved a sweeping civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could eventually permit uranium enrichment inside the kingdom, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Trump Warns Houthis Against Red Sea Blockade as Conflict With Saudi Arabia Escalates
President Donald Trump warned Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that the United States is prepared to take military action if the terrorist group follows through on its threat to blockade Saudi shipping in the Red Sea.
Hungary Raids Orbán Party Data Center In Major Corruption Probe
Hungarian authorities on Tuesday raided a data center used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in a major corruption investigation into the alleged misuse of public funds during his 16 years in office.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
New Mossad Chief Met CIA Director in Washington for Iran War Talks
Israel’s newly appointed Mossad director, Roman Gofman, quietly traveled to Washington earlier this month for high-level talks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and White House officials focused on Iran’s nuclear program and the continuing regional war, according to an Axios report published Wednesday.
Dutch To Ban Goods From Israeli Settlements As EU Remains Divided
The Netherlands will ban the import, purchase, sale, and intermediary trade of goods originating from Israeli settlements beginning September 22, becoming the latest European Union nation to adopt such restrictions.
Inside the United States
House Passes Bill Restricting Stock Trading by Members of Congress
The House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday barring members of Congress and their immediate families from purchasing individual stocks while lawmakers remain in office.
House Passes Defense Bill With Trump-Backed Election Integrity Measure
The Republican-led House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill Wednesday that incorporates major election integrity provisions championed by President Donald Trump.
Republicans’ $95B Budget Resolution Passes House
Republicans’ blueprint for a third party-line bill passed the U.S. House on a slim two-vote margin Wednesday, despite grumblings from fiscal hawks over the bill’s $95 billion price tag.
$1.15T Pentagon Funding Authorization Bill Passes U.S. House
A $1.15 trillion annual defense funding bill finally passed the U.S. House Wednesday after weeks of delay.
Trump’s Top MAGA Advisers Gather to Plot Republican Midterm Strategy
President Donald Trump’s senior political advisers gathered in Washington on Tuesday to review polling, messaging, and campaign strategy ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, according to an exclusive report by Axios.
U.S. Surges Forces Toward Middle East as Trump Threatens Iranian Bridges, Power Plants
The United States is rapidly moving additional military forces, aircraft, medical personnel and weaponry toward the Middle East, giving President Donald Trump expanded options for a potentially wider campaign against Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Ukraine Intensifies Crimea Drone Campaign As Military Shake-Up Sparks Protests
Ukraine intensified its long-range drone campaign against Russian-occupied Crimea and other targets Wednesday while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faced mounting political pressure at home over a sweeping military leadership shake-up that has triggered nationwide protests.
France Approves Social Media Ban for Children Under 15
France’s Parliament has approved a sweeping ban preventing children under the age of 15 from using social media, making the country the first member of the European Union to adopt a blanket nationwide prohibition.
Trump Approves Landmark Saudi Nuclear Deal, Opening Door to Domestic Uranium Enrichment
President Donald Trump has formally approved a sweeping civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could eventually permit uranium enrichment inside the kingdom, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Trump Warns Houthis Against Red Sea Blockade as Conflict With Saudi Arabia Escalates
President Donald Trump warned Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that the United States is prepared to take military action if the terrorist group follows through on its threat to blockade Saudi shipping in the Red Sea.
Hungary Raids Orbán Party Data Center In Major Corruption Probe
Hungarian authorities on Tuesday raided a data center used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in a major corruption investigation into the alleged misuse of public funds during his 16 years in office.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
New Mossad Chief Met CIA Director in Washington for Iran War Talks
Israel’s newly appointed Mossad director, Roman Gofman, quietly traveled to Washington earlier this month for high-level talks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and White House officials focused on Iran’s nuclear program and the continuing regional war, according to an Axios report published Wednesday.
Dutch To Ban Goods From Israeli Settlements As EU Remains Divided
The Netherlands will ban the import, purchase, sale, and intermediary trade of goods originating from Israeli settlements beginning September 22, becoming the latest European Union nation to adopt such restrictions.
Inside the United States
House Passes Bill Restricting Stock Trading by Members of Congress
The House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday barring members of Congress and their immediate families from purchasing individual stocks while lawmakers remain in office.
House Passes Defense Bill With Trump-Backed Election Integrity Measure
The Republican-led House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill Wednesday that incorporates major election integrity provisions championed by President Donald Trump.
Republicans’ $95B Budget Resolution Passes House
Republicans’ blueprint for a third party-line bill passed the U.S. House on a slim two-vote margin Wednesday, despite grumblings from fiscal hawks over the bill’s $95 billion price tag.
$1.15T Pentagon Funding Authorization Bill Passes U.S. House
A $1.15 trillion annual defense funding bill finally passed the U.S. House Wednesday after weeks of delay.
Trump’s Top MAGA Advisers Gather to Plot Republican Midterm Strategy
President Donald Trump’s senior political advisers gathered in Washington on Tuesday to review polling, messaging, and campaign strategy ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, according to an exclusive report by Axios.
Around the World
Trump Says U.S. May Strike Iran’s Fortified Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site ‘Pretty Soon’
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may soon strike Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain complex amid reports that Tehran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges—and potentially part of its highly enriched uranium stockpile—to the secretive underground site.
China, Philippines Trade Blame After Violent South China Sea Clash
China and the Philippines have accused each other of provoking a violent confrontation in contested South China Sea waters.
Iran Strikes Kuwait’s Power and Desalination Plants for Fourth Consecutive Day
Kuwait said Tuesday that Iranian forces had again struck power-generation and water-desalination facilities, marking the fourth consecutive day of attacks on infrastructure essential to the Gulf nation’s survival.
Hungary’s Judit Polgár Declines Presidential Nomination
Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár on Monday declined Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s invitation to become Hungary’s next president, saying she did not feel able to shoulder the “historic responsibility” of uniting a divided nation.
Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Over Treatment of U.S. Exports
President Donald Trump has ordered a 50% tariff on nearly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, escalating economic pressure on Ottawa over what his administration described as discriminatory treatment of American products.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Intelligence: Iran Moved Thousands of Centrifuges Into Deep Mountain Tunnels
Israeli intelligence believes Iran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into a fortified tunnel complex deep beneath a mountain near the Natanz nuclear installation, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Lebanese President Pledges Permanent End to Hostilities With Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged Tuesday that his country would work to permanently end hostilities with Israel, appealing to President Donald Trump for political and military support as Beirut seeks to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.
Inside the United States
Treasury Blocks Nearly $100 Million in Federal Payments to Deceased People
The U.S. Treasury Department has blocked approximately $99 million in federal payments intended for people who were already dead, officials announced Tuesday.
Republicans Advance Bill to Make Trump Border Policy Permanent
A bill to codify President Donald Trump’s border security and immigration policy is headed to the U.S. House floor after Republicans advanced it out of committee Tuesday.
Feds Freeze $1B to California, Minnesota Medicaid
The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday.
Trump Says U.S. May Strike Iran’s Fortified Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site ‘Pretty Soon’
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may soon strike Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain complex amid reports that Tehran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges—and potentially part of its highly enriched uranium stockpile—to the secretive underground site.
China, Philippines Trade Blame After Violent South China Sea Clash
China and the Philippines have accused each other of provoking a violent confrontation in contested South China Sea waters.
Iran Strikes Kuwait’s Power and Desalination Plants for Fourth Consecutive Day
Kuwait said Tuesday that Iranian forces had again struck power-generation and water-desalination facilities, marking the fourth consecutive day of attacks on infrastructure essential to the Gulf nation’s survival.
Hungary’s Judit Polgár Declines Presidential Nomination
Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár on Monday declined Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s invitation to become Hungary’s next president, saying she did not feel able to shoulder the “historic responsibility” of uniting a divided nation.
Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Over Treatment of U.S. Exports
President Donald Trump has ordered a 50% tariff on nearly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, escalating economic pressure on Ottawa over what his administration described as discriminatory treatment of American products.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israeli Intelligence: Iran Moved Thousands of Centrifuges Into Deep Mountain Tunnels
Israeli intelligence believes Iran transferred thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into a fortified tunnel complex deep beneath a mountain near the Natanz nuclear installation, according to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal.
Lebanese President Pledges Permanent End to Hostilities With Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged Tuesday that his country would work to permanently end hostilities with Israel, appealing to President Donald Trump for political and military support as Beirut seeks to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.
Inside the United States
Treasury Blocks Nearly $100 Million in Federal Payments to Deceased People
The U.S. Treasury Department has blocked approximately $99 million in federal payments intended for people who were already dead, officials announced Tuesday.
Republicans Advance Bill to Make Trump Border Policy Permanent
A bill to codify President Donald Trump’s border security and immigration policy is headed to the U.S. House floor after Republicans advanced it out of committee Tuesday.
Feds Freeze $1B to California, Minnesota Medicaid
The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday.
Around the World
Iranian Missile Struck U.S. Troop Housing at Jordan Base, Killing Two Soldiers
An Iranian ballistic missile that killed two American soldiers at a Jordanian air base struck prefabricated housing where U.S. troops lived and slept, according to American officials cited in an exclusive Wall Street Journal report.
Britain Gets New PM As Burnham Vows Tougher Israel Stance
Andy Burnham became Britain’s new prime minister on Monday, replacing Keir Starmer after a Labour Party revolt and vowing a tougher approach toward Israel as part of an agenda that also includes sweeping economic reforms and devolving power from Westminster.
Oil Surges As US Expands Iran Strikes While Tehran Executes Protesters
A gallon of regular gasoline in the United States climbed to about $4 and benchmark Brent crude rose above $90 a barrel Monday, further fueling a global energy crisis after the United States launched fresh airstrikes against Iran following the death of another American service member, while Tehran executed at least two more anti-government protesters.
Spain’s World Cup Triumph Overshadowed By Deadly Wildfires
Spain’s celebrations after winning the FIFA World Cup in the United States were overshadowed Monday by deadly wildfires that continued to rage across large parts of the country.
Hungary’s PM Taps Chess Giant Judit Polgár For President As Outgoing Leader Denounces Constitutional Changes
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar says he will ask legendary chess grandmaster Judit Polgár to become Hungary’s next president.
U.S. Pounds Iranian Military Sites for Ninth Straight Night as Israel Raises Readiness
The United States unleashed another three-hour wave of strikes against Iranian military targets Sunday evening, marking the ninth consecutive night of American attacks as the Pentagon seeks to cripple Tehran’s ability to threaten international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Lebanese Army Begins Southern Deployment as Israel-Hezbollah Deal Faces First Test
The Lebanese Armed Forces began operations Monday to assume security responsibility in three southern villages, marking the first on-the-ground test of a U.S.-brokered framework aimed at securing an eventual Israeli withdrawal and dismantling Hezbollah’s military presence in the region.
Charred Beams From First Temple Destruction Uncovered in Jerusalem Ahead of Tisha B’Av (Video)
Archaeologists have uncovered massive wooden beams believed to have been burned during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem nearly 2,600 years ago, offering a rare and tangible connection to one of the most devastating events recorded in Biblical history.
Israel Begins Preparations for 2,000th Anniversary of Jesus’ Baptism
Israel has begun preparations for the 2,000th anniversary of the baptism of Jesus Christ, a major Christian milestone expected to draw millions of pilgrims to the Holy Land in 2030.
Inside the United States
Trump Signs Order to Strengthen U.S. Defense Supply Chains
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at strengthening America’s defense industrial base and reducing the military’s dependence on China and other foreign suppliers for critical materials and components.
Trump: Netanyahu ‘Will Not Be Arrested’ During U.S. Visit
President Donald Trump declared Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested during his expected visit to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly in September.
U.S. House To Vote On Government Funding Stopgap
Republican lawmakers have teed up a Continuing Resolution that would extend government funding at current levels until Dec. 4, punting the government shutdown deadline by two months.
Christian News
U.S. House Moves to Halt Aid to Nigeria Over Continued Killing of Christians
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that could suspend American assistance to Nigeria unless its government takes measurable steps to protect Christians and prosecute those responsible for religiously motivated violence.
Iranian Missile Struck U.S. Troop Housing at Jordan Base, Killing Two Soldiers
An Iranian ballistic missile that killed two American soldiers at a Jordanian air base struck prefabricated housing where U.S. troops lived and slept, according to American officials cited in an exclusive Wall Street Journal report.
Britain Gets New PM As Burnham Vows Tougher Israel Stance
Andy Burnham became Britain’s new prime minister on Monday, replacing Keir Starmer after a Labour Party revolt and vowing a tougher approach toward Israel as part of an agenda that also includes sweeping economic reforms and devolving power from Westminster.
Oil Surges As US Expands Iran Strikes While Tehran Executes Protesters
A gallon of regular gasoline in the United States climbed to about $4 and benchmark Brent crude rose above $90 a barrel Monday, further fueling a global energy crisis after the United States launched fresh airstrikes against Iran following the death of another American service member, while Tehran executed at least two more anti-government protesters.
Spain’s World Cup Triumph Overshadowed By Deadly Wildfires
Spain’s celebrations after winning the FIFA World Cup in the United States were overshadowed Monday by deadly wildfires that continued to rage across large parts of the country.
Hungary’s PM Taps Chess Giant Judit Polgár For President As Outgoing Leader Denounces Constitutional Changes
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar says he will ask legendary chess grandmaster Judit Polgár to become Hungary’s next president.
U.S. Pounds Iranian Military Sites for Ninth Straight Night as Israel Raises Readiness
The United States unleashed another three-hour wave of strikes against Iranian military targets Sunday evening, marking the ninth consecutive night of American attacks as the Pentagon seeks to cripple Tehran’s ability to threaten international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Lebanese Army Begins Southern Deployment as Israel-Hezbollah Deal Faces First Test
The Lebanese Armed Forces began operations Monday to assume security responsibility in three southern villages, marking the first on-the-ground test of a U.S.-brokered framework aimed at securing an eventual Israeli withdrawal and dismantling Hezbollah’s military presence in the region.
Charred Beams From First Temple Destruction Uncovered in Jerusalem Ahead of Tisha B’Av (Video)
Archaeologists have uncovered massive wooden beams believed to have been burned during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem nearly 2,600 years ago, offering a rare and tangible connection to one of the most devastating events recorded in Biblical history.
Israel Begins Preparations for 2,000th Anniversary of Jesus’ Baptism
Israel has begun preparations for the 2,000th anniversary of the baptism of Jesus Christ, a major Christian milestone expected to draw millions of pilgrims to the Holy Land in 2030.
Inside the United States
Trump Signs Order to Strengthen U.S. Defense Supply Chains
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at strengthening America’s defense industrial base and reducing the military’s dependence on China and other foreign suppliers for critical materials and components.
Trump: Netanyahu ‘Will Not Be Arrested’ During U.S. Visit
President Donald Trump declared Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested during his expected visit to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly in September.
U.S. House To Vote On Government Funding Stopgap
Republican lawmakers have teed up a Continuing Resolution that would extend government funding at current levels until Dec. 4, punting the government shutdown deadline by two months.
Christian News
U.S. House Moves to Halt Aid to Nigeria Over Continued Killing of Christians
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that could suspend American assistance to Nigeria unless its government takes measurable steps to protect Christians and prosecute those responsible for religiously motivated violence.