February 5th, 2025

• ​Trump's nominee for Pentagon chief suggested in 2018 that a new temple could be built on Temple Mount
• US congressman opposes Palestinian state in Saudi deal - Letter to Netanyahu backs Knesset resolution against Palestinian statehood west of Jordan River, citing security concerns after Oct. 7 attacks
• Netanyahu may concede on West Bank annexation, favoring Saudi Arabia peace deal
• Trump says he doesn't support building Jewish settlements in Gaza
• Commentary: The fate of the Middle East will be decided in Washington
• Netanyahu seeks strong backing from Trump, as first foreign leader to visit
• Israeli prime minister lauds Trump's leadership when asked if Biden should take credit for ceasefire
• In swipe at Biden, Netanyahu says perceived daylight between them was unhelpful
• White House: Trump inviting Netanyahu before others means he'll keep standing strongly with Israel
• Hosting PM, Trump urges permanent relocation of all Gazans: 'That place has been hell'
• Alongside Netanyahu, Trump backs resettling all Gazans 'permanently,' says Saudis not demanding Palestinian state
• Saudi Arabia, in swift response to Trump, says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state
• Countering Trump, Saudi Arabia says no Israel normalization without Palestinian state
• In letter to US, five Arab nations reject transfer of Gazans, urge two-state solution
• US officials defend Trump's call for relocating Gazans, who call idea 'delusional'
• US officials defend Trump's call to relocate Gazans from 'uninhabitable plot of land' - Trump thinks it's 'inhumane' to force people to live there while it is being rebuilt, wants to work with partners on creative solutions, source says; Rafah resident: 'Delusional'
• Witkoff: Better life for Palestinians not necessarily tied to the physical space they now inhabit
• White House calls Gaza a 'demolition site' ahead of Netanyahu meeting
• Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza Strip in shock announcement during Netanyahu visit
• 'Level it': Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza Strip, rebuild it to stabilize Middle East - Trump says he envisions a 'long-term ownership position' of Gaza Strip
• Trump says 'US will take over the Gaza Strip' - after relocating 'all' Palestinians
• Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza, level it, create the 'Riviera of the Middle East'
• Rubio says US ready to 'Make Gaza Beautiful Again' after Trump calls for takeover
• Trump's Middle East envoy says Gaza rebuilding timeline in Israel-Hamas truce 'preposterous'
• Witkoff: Full Gaza Rebuild Can't Begin for at Least a Decade, Can't Be Finished Until at Least 15 Years from Now
• Trump Saying US Will 'Take Over' Gaza Sparks Immediate Backlash, Praise
• Far-Left, Media Freak Out over Trump's Announcement of U.S. Taking over Gaza
• Trump Says U.S. Will Take Over Gaza - Proposal stuns Middle East experts and Trump allies, leaving many questions unanswered
• Ministers praise PM, Trump: 'Thank God for this miracle'; Hamas says Gaza plan 'absurd'
• Ben Gvir cheers Trump's backing for permanent resettling of Gazans
• Commentary: Trump's Gaza plan won't happen, but it could shake up the region nonetheless - It's hard to predict what impact the US president's idea of mass exile will have on hostage talks, though it does make Netanyahu's proposals for the Strip seem far more reasonable in contrast
• Poll: 80% of Israelis Back Trump's Gaza Emigration Plan, Majority Reject Palestinian State
• Australian PM stresses backing for two-state solution after Trump floats Gaza takeover
• Senior GOP lawmaker says his constituents will 'not be excited' about Trump's Gaza plan
• Trump Signs Sweeping Executive Orders Pulling Out of Several UN Bodies
• Trump orders US to stop Unrwa funding and withdraws from UN human rights council ahead of Netanyahu meeting
• Netanyahu to deploy team to Doha for Gaza deal parley after talks with Trump aides
• By large majority, Israelis say Trump secured hostage deal, may pressure Israel
• Qatar says Trump pressure will be needed to clinch phase 2 of Gaza deal
• Ahead of Netanyahu meeting, US official says Trump eager to free all hostages, oust Hamas
• 15 Palestinian prisoners freed under hostage-ceasefire deal arrive in Turkey
• UN advisor 'sacked' after 'refusing to accuse Israel of genocide'
• IDF soldiers released from captivity were held by senior Hamas terrorist - report
• Secret Hamas docs reveal torture, execution of gay terrorists - while some male Oct. 7 Israeli victims were raped in captivity
• Drug used by Nukhba terrorists taking over clubs in Israel: Captagon - the drug used by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7; 'Methamphetamines are highly addictive and belong to the same family as crystal meth, it's life-threatening' doctor warns
• After over 30 years of ties, Israel opens its first embassy in Moldova
• Trump administration scraps Pentagon Holocaust remembrance events - Decision comes amid Trump's wider battle against DEI initiatives across the nation; move outrages local Jewish community
• Man pleads guilty to firing gun outside NY synagogue while yelling 'free Palestine'
• Man shot dead in Lod, as Arab crime wave continues after deadly day
• ISIS-linked terrorist gets 3 life sentences plus 40 years for killing 3 in Jerusalem
• UN General Assembly passes resolution calling for Jerusalem Old City to be Jew-free
• West Bank? No, Judea and Samaria, Some Republicans Say.
• 2 soldiers killed, 8 hurt in shooting attack at IDF checkpoint in northern West Bank
• Senior cops, Ben Gvir aide questioned in alleged mishandling of Jewish W. Bank attacks
• High Court orders police and IDF to again let Palestinians return to West Bank hamlet
• High Court orders police to investigate assistance to illegal settlement outposts
• Qatar urges Israeli pullout from Lebanon, pledges to help rebuild country after gov't is formed
• Qatar vows to help Lebanon rebuild, but only after government is formed
• Lebanese Army Reportedly Unable to Control Hezbollah Strongholds Ahead of Expected IDF Withdrawal
• Syria's interim president, Erdogan say ready to broaden bilateral ties
• Syria's interim leader holds talks with key ally Turkey on second trip abroad - talks said to focus on Syrian economic recovery, security and stability
• Erdogan taking over? Emerging Turkey-Syria agreement revealed - Leaders are expected to discuss a joint defense pact, which would include the establishment of Turkish air bases in central Syria and training for the new Syrian army
• Amid potential Trump-Netanyahu cooperation, US intel warns of Iran's accelerated nuclear plans - Trump and Netanyahu expected to discuss possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities in White House meeting
• Trump set to reimpose 'maximum pressure' on Iran, official says - Directive will order Treasury to apply and enforce sanctions, including an effort to drive the country's oil exports down to zero
• Trump: Iran is 'very strong right now, and we're not going to allow them to have a nuclear weapon'
• Trump says he's given advisers instructions for Iran to be 'obliterated' if it assassinates him
• India PM Modi's party seeks to oust anti-corruption crusader in New Delhi state elections
• Ukrainian President Zelensky Demands the West Provide Ukraine with Nuclear Weapons
• Trump Demands Ukraine to Give Rare Earth Minerals to U.S. as Payment for Billions in Aid
• Report: Biden Admin Made Improper Payments Totaling $236 Billion in 2023
• Poland spends big on arms to stay friends with Trump
• Army recruiting shatters records after President Trump election win
• China Claims It Will Sue at World Trade Organization over Trump Tariffs
• China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google.
• USPS temporarily suspends some inbound parcels from China amid Trump trade war
• Trump Effect: Ecuador Imposes 27 Percent Tariff on Mexico
• Leo Leiderman: US tariffs will indirectly affect Israel - Inflation and interest rates in the US could rise, and there could be a slowdown in international trade and global activity
• US heading towards economic 'heart attack' if debt is not cut soon: World's largest hedge fund founder
• Tulsi Gabbard explains why she won't call Edward Snowden a 'traitor' ahead of tough committee vote - Gabbard admitted Snowden's leak 'harmed our national security,' but also 'revealed illegal and unconstitutional government programs'
• Russia's Medvedev Warns That US Deep State Might Swallow Musk
• Some Jewish leaders renew calls for X boycott as Musk's power grows
• 'We are at war': Dems protest Elon Musk, call him a 'Nazi' - chant 'lock him up' and 'we will see you in the streets'
• Democrats threaten to obstruct Trump's agenda over Musk's DOGE efforts - Congressional leaders rallied their troops outside the Treasury Department
• 'Nobody elected Elon' rally sees thousands of angry protesters descend on Washington DC - "It is the people who rule, not the billionaires. We are taking this country back from Elon Musk," raged Senator Chris Murphy.
• ABC's Hostin: Trump Is 'Intentionally' Causing a Constitutional Crisis - Co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked, “Are Americans going to be okay with Musk? A guy nobody voted for having all this kind of power?
• Former NBC News Employee Chuck Todd Has Meltdown Over Elon Musk: He Destroyed the 'Trusted Information Ecosystem'
• Commentary: Concerns grow as Elon Musk's DOGE team gains access to yet more sensitive government databases
• CNN: How Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington
• NYT: Inside Musk's Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government - The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual
• Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk's shutdown of USAid - The impact of the billionaire's declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off
• Before Trump purge at USAID, memo warned agency it created 'vulnerabilities' doling out foreign aid - The internal watchdog warned the agency that it was not sufficiently vetting for terrorists or getting the U.N. to comply with transparency requirements
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Introduce Bills to Abolish USAID and Make English The Official Language of the United States
• Senator sends message to Dems upset over Elon Musk's DOGE team: 'Get used to this' - Chair of DOGE Caucus says USAID showed 'blatant disregard' for American taxpayers
• Karoline Leavitt Pulls Out 'Insane' List of USAID Expenditures as Reporter Frets About 'Humanitarian Aid'
• Ron Paul Calls to Shut Down USAID - Says It's a Billion-Dollar Tool for Global Regime Change and Shadow Governments
• Trump's Draining the Bureaucratic Swamp Continues: Nearly All USAID Staff Will Be Put on Leave in Addition to Mass Layoffs
• Trump admin placing most USAID staff on administrative leave worldwide
• Senator John Kennedy Has Some Tough Words for Leftists Who Are Freaking Out About USAID: "It's USAID today, it's gonna be Department of Education tomorrow"
• Trump White House Drafting Executive Order to Abolish Department of Education
• Elon Musk Subtly Confirms Reports of Young Geniuses Aged 19-24 Spearheading DOGE to Overhaul Government Bureaucracy, Outsmarting Veteran Bureaucrats
• 20,000 federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says
• Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don't opt to resign
• CIA offers sweeping buyouts to entire workforce as Trump pushes to downsize government agencies: report
• FBI Agents Are Suing the DOJ Out of Fear Trump's Allies Will Put Their Lives At Risk - The litigation threatens to involve nearly half of the FBI's 13,000 special agents in a suit against the president
• Showdown: FBI Turns Over Names of 5,000 Employees Who Worked on J6 Cases - This Comes After Officials Sue to Block DOJ From Accessing List of Agents
• Court Orders DOJ to Provide Records on Jack Smith's Communications With Fani Willis
• Senate confirms Pam Bondi for attorney general, RFK Jr.'s nomination moves forward
• Senate Confirms Doug Collins to Fix 'Broken' Veterans Affairs Department
• Senate Intelligence Committee votes to advance Tulsi Gabbard as DNI in closed-door session
• Establishment Media Whine Donald Trump Is Flooding the Zone: 'Nightmare over and over Again' - President Donald Trump is flooding the zone with swift action that is overwhelming the establishment media
• White House Says Fake News 'Hoax Machine' Still Going
• China on track to becoming the world's leading superpower - Last week, the artificial intelligence model developed by DeepSeek shook the world
• Very bright fireball illuminates Philadelphia skies, helicopters reported over possible impact site, U.S.
• Over 9,000 people evacuate Santorini as seismic crisis worsens, UK issues travel advisory, Greece
• 'The whole island has emptied:' Thousands flee Santorini as quakes rattle Greek tourist haven
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Nueva Concepcion, Guatemala
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Ternate, Indonesia
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Mesaria, Greece
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Akutan, Alaska
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kuqa, China
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Kuril Islands
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
• A coastal California community is sliding 4 inches a week toward the ocean
• Japan sets new national 12-hour snowfall record with 1.29 m (4 feet) in Hokkaido
• Widespread freezing rain and dangerous travel forecast from Midwest to Mid-Atlantic, U.S.
• Winter storm to move across U.S. but the South will see record high temps
• We did it again! Salt Lake City sets new temperature record for second day in a row
• Southern California faces extended stretch of heightened wildfire dangers
• Multiple people killed in 'worst mass shooting in Swedish history,' authorities say
• School Rampage 'At least 11 dead' in Sweden school shooting as terrifying vid shows gunman prowling corridors as kids flee for lives - Horror footage shows students trapped inside the school as gunshots rang out
• Rage in Sweden with shootings every 28 hours as politicians admit 'we've lost control'
• Flashback 2016: Sweden may have the answer to America's gun problem
• Panic in Sweden as 31 bombings rock country with one city 'as dangerous as Baghdad'
• Sweden to speed up surveillance legislation for minors after bombing wave
• Sweden's 'completely and utterly broken society' serves warning to Britain as investigation lifts lid on crime wave
• Lost control, says Swedish PM as immigrant gangs take over Sweden
• Sweden's plan to send criminals abroad amid gang violence epidemic
• El Salvador's millennial dictator offers to hold American criminals in mega prisons
• Rubio Bombshell: El Salvador Willing to Jail Our Worst Criminals in Their 40,000 Super Prison
• Salvadoran President Offers to House U.S. Inmates from Any Nation, For a Fee
• Rep. Chip Roy Wants to Punish Chile for Migrant Burglary Gangs
• White House Press Secretary Confirms, "First Flights from The United States to Guantanamo Bay with Illegal Migrants are Underway"
• FCC probes Soros-backed radio station that doxed ICE agents during California deportation operation
• Men in two states are accused of impersonating ICE officers
• Radical Far-Left Rep. Ilhan Omar Allegedly Caught on Tape Advising Illegal Alien Somalis in Minneapolis How to Avoid Deportation
• Trump's Border Czar Threatens to Jail the Governor of New Jersey for 'Concealing an Illegal Alien'
• ACLU sues over Trump shutting down asylum access at the southern border
• Martha's Vineyard Residents Defend Illegal Aliens After Previously Shipping Them Off Island
• Anti-deportation protest turns violent in LA, officers detain, release over 100 activists without arrest
• Pregnant illegal immigrants sue Trump over birthright citizenship
• DNC Mocked over Woke Displays, Gender Ideology Obsession: 'They Still Don't Understand Why They Lost'
• Crockett Blames White Supremacists for 80% of Violent Crimes; Says Tired of 'White Tears' from 'Mediocre White Boys' on DEI
• Scorched Earth: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Torches DEI, the Establishment in First Week at Pentagon
• GOP lawmakers move to make Trump's anti-DEI measures law
• NFL to remove 'end racism' slogan from end zones for Super Bowl 59 - commissioner stays committed to DEI policies
• Trump will 'soil' Super Bowl LIX with possible historic appearance, columnist says - Trump would reportedly be the first sitting U.S. president to attend a Super Bowl
• Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized
• Texas teens arrested over TikTok prank asking elementary schoolers if they 'wanted to be kidnapped'
• Bethel Church addresses allegations Shawn Bolz used social media to generate 'prophecies' - One of his employees also accused him of engaging in behaviors that "seemed to fit the descriptions of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment"
• IHOPKC founder committed sexual abuse, misconduct against 17 women, investigation finds
• Brother of TD Jakes' accuser claims megachurch pastor tried to sexually assault him too: affidavit
• Gateway Church names 4 new interim elders months after removing leaders over Robert Morris scandal of a past child sex abuse claim
• A South Carolina judge has denied MorningStar Fellowship Church's claims for religious freedom immunity in lawsuits over sexual abuse of boys by a former church volunteer
• Parents Challenging Books Pushing Sex on Kindergarteners Get Supreme Court Hearing
• P Diddy accused of raping two women in New York City Trump Hotel penthouse in latest lawsuits
• Fifty-six men arrested at 'gay sex party' in Indonesia
• Commentary: What's Up With All the Sex Parties?
• How an antitrust law created the first porn app for iPhones
• 'They changed my gender to male because of Donald Trump': US trans influencer on getting new passport
• Trump to order men out of women's sports nationwide - Trump is set to sign the executive order on Wednesday
• About 100,000 eggs worth $40K stolen from trailer in Pennsylvania - In the last year, the average price for a dozen eggs in the United States jumped 50%
• Waffle House announces $0.50 surcharge on eggs because of bird flu
• Potentially deadly zoonotic virus found in US, sparking concerns of spread to humans - The Camp Hill virus was detected in shrews in Alabama, researchers say
• Shock Revelation: USAID Funding Went to China for Gain-of-Function Research on Coronaviruses