JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Ex-S.C. Rep. Mark Sanford announces Senate bid
Sanford lost reelection in 2018 and later mounted a primary challenge to President Donald Trump in 2020.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump says nuclear deal depends on Saudis normalizing Israel relations
President Trump on Thursday said the nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is contingent on the Saudis normalizing relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, which pertains only to non-military use such as the ones that Iran and UAE (and others) already have, will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. #trump #saudiarabia #truthsocial #netanyahu #israel #abrahamaccords #middleeast
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Why Zelensky fired the Ukrainian army chief dubbed the ‘butcher’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who served as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces. The firing was made under pressure from citizens who protested in cities around the country to change top military leadership. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5983647-zelensky-fires-general-syrskyi-military/?tbref=hp #Zelensky #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Russia #Putin
ABCNEWS - More than 24 states sue Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding
More than two dozen states have sued the Trump administration after it required them to comply with election and immigration conditions to get billions of dollars in federal funding for disasters
ABCNEWS - State legislator arrested on sex abuse charges with minor: Feds
West Virginia Republican Del. David Elliott Pritt was charged with sexual assault after investigators said he allegedly used Snapchat to engage with a teenage student.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Matt Rawlings and Elizabeth Dinh) - Heated meeting features Portland councilors arguing over whether mayor is their 'daddy'
"Who are you calling daddy?" Councilor Loretta Smith responded in a heated back-and-forth.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rachel Frazin) - Watch live: White House expands data center electricity cost pledge
The Trump administration said it was seeking agreements with Big Tech companies to pay for the increased power costs in areas where they build new data centers.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Anti-Mass Migration Populists Take Record Poll Lead in Germany.
Support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has reached a record high, according to a new poll.
Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has reached a record polling lead over the governing party led by the widely unpopular Chancellor Friedrich Merz. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to Insa, a German polling company, support for the AfD has surged to 29 percent, constituting an 8.5-point lead over the governing Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), formerly led by Angela Merkel. This is the largest lead ever recorded for the AfD by the polling firm. The same poll revealed that support for the notionally center-right CDU/CSU fell to 20.5 percent. The CDU/CSU’s coalition partner, the left-wing Social Democrats (SD), polled in a distant 13 percent. The far-left Die Linke (The Left)…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - ECB Holds Rates Steady
State of the Union: The Iran War continues to drive higher energy prices and broader inflation. The post ECB Holds Rates Steady appeared first on The American Conservative .
The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged at its meeting Thursday, citing the effects of the Iran War on energy markets. The bank kept its benchmark deposit rate at 2.25 percent, with its main refinancing and marginal lending rates remaining at 2.40 percent and 2.65 percent, respectively. The ECB assessed that energy prices remain volatile and consistently elevated when compared to pre-war conditions, noting in a statement that “uncertainty remains high and the full inflationary impact of the energy shock has yet to play out.” The bank also said it was “closely monitoring the intensity and duration of the shock, as well as its indirect and second-round effects.” Inflation in the Eurozone dipped slightly in…Open