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World & Nation
Epstein Survivors Call on Trump, Congress to Forgo Politics, Release Files
One after one on Tuesday morning, survivors of the sexual crimes
committed by Jeffrey Epstein stood on the steps of the Capitol and
pleaded with members of Congress and President Donald Trump to approve
the Epstein Files Transparency Act, while decrying the political turn
the case has taken.
"I beg you, President Trump, please stop making this political," said
one of the women, Jen Alisa Jones, who noted that she had voted for
Trump and referenced his call to investigate Democrats whose names
appear in Epstein's files.
"It is not about you, President Trump," Jones said during the press
conference, shown live on Newsmax. "You are our president. Please start
acting like it. Show some class. Show some real leadership. Show that
you actually care about the people other than yourself."
Trump said this week that he is endorsing the push to release all of the Epstein files. The House is expected to vote today.
Trump to Host Saudi Prince for Major Defense Deals
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will receive a lavish welcome
from President Donald Trump on Tuesday, signing defense and nuclear
deals during his first visit to the United States since the 2018 murder
of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump is expected to provide ceremonial honors similar to a state
dinner, although Prince Mohammed is the kingdom’s de facto rather than
formal head of state.
Trump has made a priority of boosting ties with the oil-rich Gulf
kingdom, and said on Monday he would sell coveted F-35 stealth fighters
to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns from Israel.
In another area of past contention, he will sign a deal on a framework
for civilian nuclear cooperation, a source familiar with the
negotiations said.
Florida Officials Announce Rescue of 122 Exploited Children
Florida officials announced that more than 120 missing children were
recovered during a two-week anti-child-exploitation operation called
"Operation Home for the Holidays."
Six people were arrested in what Florida Attorney General James
Uthmeier described as the "largest child rescue mission in history."
"One hundred twenty-two children and youth are now safe, which is a win
for our state," Florida Department of Law Enforcement Deputy
Commissioner Vaden Pollard said Monday at a Tampa press conference
alongside Uthmeier and other agency representatives.
Zelenskyy will visit Turkey in a new bid to jump-start talks to end Russia's invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will
travel to Turkey this week in an attempt to jump-start negotiations on
ending Russia’s full-scale invasion, which began nearly four years ago.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will join Zelenskyy in Turkey, a
senior Turkish official told The Associated Press, but the Kremlin said
that Russia won’t be sending anyone.
The talks will be held in Ankara and will center on how to establish a
ceasefire and a lasting settlement, as well as Ukraine-Turkey
relations, Burhanettin Duran, Turkey’s head of presidential
communications, said on the social platform X.
Turkey provided a setting for low-level talks between Ukraine and
Russia earlier this year, though the only significant progress in
Istanbul was on exchanging prisoners of war. U.S.-led international
peace efforts have brought no breakthrough, either.
What the UN Security Council vote means for Trump's Gaza peace plan
The United Nations Security Council voted to authorize President Donald
Trump's post-war plan for Gaza, with the president quick to declare it
"one of the biggest approvals in the History of the United Nations."
Trump's 20-point plan, which was the basis for the ceasefire agreement
signed by Israel and Hamas last month, was the subject of the
resolution put to the council by the U.S. on Monday.
It was approved by a 13-0 vote, with Russia and China -- both of whom wield veto power at the council -- abstaining.
The vote gives authorization to the Board of Peace envisioned in
Trump's Gaza plan, which is intended as a transitional authority to
oversee the strip's redevelopment. The board is expected to be chaired
by Trump. The only other member proposed by Trump to date is former
British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Bill Maher confronts liberal comedian over claim the left stayed 'scientific'
Maher grilled Patton Oswalt, sharing his surprise that some issues 'didn’t get on your radar'
Talk show host Bill Maher objected when liberal comedian Patton Oswalt
denied that liberals in America freaked out about various issues, and
Maher responded by offering a long list of topics where liberals went
too far.
Bill Maher grilled fellow liberal comedian Patton Oswalt on a podcast
episode published Monday, arguing he lives in a bubble and is unaware
of where progressive policies have gone too far.
During the "Club Random" podcast, Patton Oswalt balked at the idea that
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is considered too progressive
for many Americans, saying that shows how "broken" the country is right
now.
"Yeah, well, the left freaks out too," Maher replied. "The left freaked out about a lot of bulls--- too."
Loyola New Orleans student court overturns previous decision barring Turning Point chapter
Students at Loyola University New Orleans are trying to form an official Turning Point USA chapter at the school
A student court at Loyola University New Orleans vacated the Student
Government Association's (SGA) decision to bar a newly-formed Turning
Point USA chapter from becoming an official campus organization,
according to a document obtained by Fox News Digital.
The decision was made after an appeal from the would-be Turning Point
members with help from two of their supportive Loyola New Orleans law
school counterparts.
The SGA will vote again on whether to grant TPUSA a charter. The date of that vote is not yet scheduled.
"The overruling of the SGA‘s decision by the Court of Review is a big
win for the students of Loyola University New Orleans," said Ethan
Estis, one of the law school students who assisted in drafting the
appeal.
Americans deserve answers about Thomas Crooks and why he tried to assassinate Trump: Karoline Leavitt
The American people deserve answers about what drove Thomas Crooks to
attempt to assassinate President Trump, White House Press Secretary
Karoline Leavitt told The Post on ‘Pod Force One’— after a damning
report emerged suggesting the gunman left a trail of digital clues the
FBI did not previously share with the public.
“Those questions are definitely deserving of answers and I understand
why the public wants those answers, and I believe the president does
too,” Leavitt recently told Miranda Devine on Pod Force One.
“It’s a good question, and it’s one I’d like to see the answer to — and I think all Americans would,” she added.
Leavitt’s comments came as Devine dropped a bombshell report in The
Post Monday about newly unearthed social media posts that appear to
show Crooks openly supporting political assassinations, ranting against
Trump and using they/them pronouns online.
Along the Israel-Gaza border, there’s only one path to peace: eliminating Hamas
When the UN Security Council approved a US-backed resolution Monday to
deploy an International Stabilization Force in Gaza, it acknowledged a
core truth Israelis have known for years: The security vacuum that
enabled Oct. 7 cannot be allowed to return.
Encouraging as this may be, two realities must remain immovable as the
world designs Gaza’s future: Hamas cannot retain any foothold, and
Israel cannot be expected to outsource its security to external actors.
I was reminded why these principles matter last week as I traveled to both Israel and Gaza.
Forty-eight hours and a five-minute drive separated my visits to two
places that define this war — and the world’s misunderstanding of it.
MORNING GLORY: Israel is America’s most important ally
That’s reality and it is not going to change any time soon
If you love America and want it to flourish — and most Americans do —
it is necessary to understand that America’s most important ally is
Israel. Period. Full stop.
In early October, Pew Research found 56% of Americans supported Israel,
which is up sharply from earlier in the year. That earlier drop was
during the closing phase of the long offensive by the Israeli Defense
Forces against Hamas inside Gaza City — a brutal, extended season of
combat mixed with massive infusions into America of Islamist propaganda
about imaginary famines in Gaza, especially into the social media feeds
of younger Americans. That "information war" had driven support for
Israel among Americans to historical lows. As noted, those numbers have
rebounded, but that they fell at all should alarm Americans who are
realists about the world.
In the 25 months since the invasion of Israel by Hamas and rampaging
massacre by the terrorist army from Gaza, the grinding battle of the
IDF against the terrorists as well as battles on six other fronts has
seen American support for the Jewish state slip. Historically, support
for Israel among all Americans has been high: From 2000 to 2019, an
average of 59% of Americans expressed more sympathy for Israelis,
compared to 17% for Palestinians.
