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Afghanistan Quake At least 1,400 people were killed and over 3,000 injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan Sunday night. The quake’s epicenter was about 17 miles from Jalalabad, near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, and just 5 miles below the surface, reducing...

Honesty The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight. Proverbs 11:1 NIV __________________ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with...

Red Light Some of President Trump’s initiatives are hitting legal roadblocks. Friday, a federal appeals court ruled 7-4 that most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal. The president has used multiple laws to levy tariffs, but has primarily enacted the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...

Epidemiological Exodus The CDC’s fighting an outbreak of open leadership positions. On Wednesday, the HHS Department said newly sworn-in CDC Director Susan Monarez was “no longer director,” prompting four other senior health officials to resign in protest. Monarez’s lawyers said she was...

Frozen Assets America’s top diplomat in Copenhagen has been called to the principal’s foreign secretary’s office. Acting ambassador to Denmark, Mark Stroh, was summoned on Wednesday over intelligence reports alleging that at least three U.S. citizens in Greenland have been stirring up...

Minneapolis Shooting Two children—ages 8 and 10—were killed Wednesday in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Three adults and 14 children were injured. The shooter, a 23-year-old former student, barricaded church doors and opened fire through a window during morning...

Pink Slip President Trump is saying “you’re fired,” to Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over fraud allegations. While it has never happened, the president is allowed to remove a Fed governor “for cause.” Trump, who has expressed repeated displeasure over unchanged interest rates, says...

Double Strike Thousands of protesters gathered across Israel yesterday to demand that their military “bring everyone home” and end the escalation in Gaza. Monday morning, Israel struck southern Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, targeting a suspected Hamas surveillance camera. A second blast hit the...

Public Recording The public is getting new Jeffrey Epstein deets. Friday, the Justice Department released the transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s two-day interview with Ghislaine Maxwell (convicted of aiding Epstein in trafficking minors). During the interview, Maxwell...

Missed Memo President Putin missed the peace-talk progress memo. Tuesday night, Russia launched its largest aerial attack in over a month, deploying 574 drones and 40 missiles across Ukraine. Kyiv says it intercepted 62 drones and one missile, but strikes still hit five cities, damaging...

Gaza City Operation Israel’s military is “not waiting” to push into Gaza City. Days after Hamas got on board with the regional negotiators’ proposed ceasefire deal to release almost half of the remaining hostages, Israel’s PM Netanyahu called for “shortening the timelines” on the planned...

Passing the Cart Target announced that CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down in February after pushing the cart for 11 years. Bullseye’s new boss will be current COO Michael Fiddelke, who climbed the ladder after starting as an intern 20 years ago. Fiddelke says he’s committed to getting the...

Temporary Truce on the Table Hamas accepted mediators’ latest ceasefire proposal on Monday. The deal, based on the U.S. framework, would mean: Hamas frees 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in two batches (which would leave 22 hostages in captivity, 10 believed to be alive) Israel releases...

Churned Up Hurricane Erin has Outer Banks residents packing their bags. Despite weakening to a Category 2 on Tuesday, Erin still threatens to churn out 110mph winds, 15-foot waves, and deadly rip currents from Florida to New England. While the storm is expected to curve north and stay...

Oval Office Arbitration Ukrainian President Zelenskyy returned to the White House on Monday for more discussions on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. European leaders joined a suited-up Zelenskyy and President Trump for a more-peaceful-than-last-time discussion. At the table, Trump...

Cracking On The D.C. crime initiatives are stirring things up on the streets and in the courtroom. The Justice Department and D.C. officials reached a deal Friday, after D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued to stop the federal takeover of local police and a federal judge signaled she...

To Summit Up Presidents Trump and Putin met for three hours in Alaska on Friday and inched toward progress. President Trump said “great progress” was made, and Putin referenced an “understanding,” but no ceasefire or deal was announced. Trump later told Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Across the Border Mexico and the U.S. are teaming up against cartels. Uncle Sam’s southern neighbor handed over 26 suspected high-ranking cartel leaders this week in a deal aimed at dismantling Mexico’s transnational drug networks. The Justice Department announced the transfer—the second...

Anticipating Anchorage Presidents Trump and Putin are meeting in Alaska today for highly anticipated peace talks. Putin’s hoping to formalize Russia’s territorial gains, having seized roughly a fifth of Ukraine’s land (see map). Trump wants a ceasefire and described the bilateral meeting as...

Chippin’ In Uncle Sam is cashing in his AI chips. Monday, the White House reached an “unusual” agreement with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to allow the sale of mid-level AI chips to China—the latest, most-powerful AI chips still cannot be sold to China due to national security...