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Meet the Terrorist Overseeing Abbas’s ‘Reformed’ Payment System for Terrorists

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JERUSALEM—Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas fired his prisoners’ affairs commissioner this week, seemingly demonstrating new seriousness about reforming the system of payments for terrorists that the commissioner oversaw and vocally defended. But Abbas simultaneously replaced the former commissioner, Qadura Fares, with another convicted terrorist and leading proponent of the payments, Raed Abu al-Humus. The incoming

Newsom Asks Congress for Nearly $40 Billion for Los Angeles Wildfire Aid

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The governor said the funding would prioritize rebuilding homes, infrastructures, businesses, schools, health care facilities, and churches. California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in relief aid for the Los Angeles area after last month’s destructive wildfires, which could be the nation’s costliest natural disaster in history. In a Feb. 21

Trump Confident Russia-Ukraine War Could End This Week, White House Says

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The president said on Friday that he did not think it was necessary for Zelenskyy to attend negotiations. President Donald Trump is confident in striking a deal with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, potentially ceasing the three-year-long war as early as this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Feb. 22.

What Happens to Student Loans If Department of Education Is Downsized or Eliminated?

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The current outstanding federal student loan debt for 42.7 million borrowers is $1.69 trillion. By this time next year, millions of borrowers could be expected to repay student loans under the original terms agreed upon. President Joe Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program remains halted by two federal court decisions. SAVE had provided