The visit was scheduled just over a week since a cease-fire was implemented between Israel and Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is scheduled to visit President Donald Trump on Feb. 4, according to a Jan. 28 announcement, making Netanyahu the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump took office.
A coalition of GOP attorneys general has demanded Costco abandon its DEI policies, saying they violate anti-discrimination laws. A coalition of attorneys general representing 19 Republican-led states has called on Costco to eliminate “illegal and discriminatory” diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. In a Jan. 27 letter to Costco CEO Ron Vachris, the coalition urged
California prosecutors dropped charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, who secretly recorded videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s alleged sale of fetal tissue.
Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced Tuesday that his country will ban UNRWA, a Palestinian refugee agency whose members participated in Hamas’s October 7 massacre, from operating in Israeli territory. “UNRWA has miserably failed in its mandate. It has failed the people who are supposed to benefit from its services,” Danon said
Leavitt said that the Trump administration is removing "heinous individuals" from American communities every day to crack down on illegal immigration.
Two dozen Democratic attorneys general said Tuesday afternoon they are suing to stop the White House from instituting a pause to trillions of dollars in federal grant, loan and other aid funding. A Monday night White House budget office memo called for the spending freeze on federal assistance to begin by 5 p.m. Tuesday, potentially
A memo from the NIH's acting director indicated research and clinical studies that began prior to Trump's inauguration can continue among the Trump administration's freeze on HHS activities.