President Donald Trump says planned 25% tariffs for Canada and Mexico will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday. He added that there was “no room left for Mexico or for Canada” to avoid or negotiate out of the tariffs. As of 4pm ET, Trump has not signaled publicly what the countries can do to avoid the tariffs. The countries’ leaders have yet to respond.

After a heated shouting match in the Oval Office Friday, President Donald Trump kicked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out of the White House – canceling a lunch, press conference, and much-anticipated signing ceremony for a minerals deal. Trump said Zelenskyy “disrespected the United States” and would be invited to return when he’s ready for peace.

An unvaccinated school-aged child in West Texas died from measles, state authorities said Wednesday. The last two measles deaths in the US occurred in 2015 and 2003, according to the CDC.

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Today marks three years of war since Russia first invaded Ukraine. President Donald Trump, meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday, said he believes the war could end “within weeks.”

Israeli and Hamas officials confirmed that Hamas’s military wing has handed over a new body to the Red Cross, which they claim to be the remains of Shiri Bibas. The body will still need to be properly identified by forensic analysts.

The day before, Israeli forensic tests revealed that Hamas transferred the wrong remains during the most recent hostage-for-prisoner exchange. Hamas says they will “examine” how that happened, and has asked for that original body back, which is suspected to be a Palestinian woman.

Hamas terrorists returned the bodies of four slain Israelis, including Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, more than 500 days after they were kidnapped alive.

President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” on Wednesday, a day after blaming Ukraine for the war, despite it starting with Russia’s invasion.

Zelenskyy responded that Trump is “caught in a web of disinformation” peddled by Russia – escalating a feud that could complicate peace efforts. VP J.D. Vance is warning Zelenskyy against “bad mouthing” Trump.

A meeting between the U.S. and Russia kicked off in Saudi Arabia Tuesday – a first step the Trump administration says it is making to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first face to face high-level meeting between the countries in more than 3 years. Not invited: Ukrainian leaders.

It was a big week for the Trump White House on Capitol Hill, as three of his most controversial nominees — Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Kash Patel — cleared major hurdles to lead their respective government agencies, with Republican Senators rallying behind them.

President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he had a “lengthy and highly productive call” with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, and that the two agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine immediately. Shortly after, Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who expressed his country’s readiness to work with the U.S. toward peace.

President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. has no plans to buy Gaza, but is instead going “to take” the Palestinian territory. “We’re going to hold it. We’re going to cherish it,” he said. He discussed his plan for the US to develop the war-torn area and make it a “diamond” for the people of the region.

A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration violated a January 31 order to "immediately restore" billions of dollars in frozen funding. It is the first time in the second Trump administration that a federal judge has accused the White House of defying a court order.

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs from start to finish with a 40-22 win in the Super Bowl Sunday. Quarterback Jalen Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni led the team to its second Super Bowl win in franchise history.

Something NASA is keeping a close eye on: An asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4, estimated to be about 130 to 330 feet wide (for reference: a football field is 160 feet wide), now has a 2.3% chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032.

In the past week, Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has gained access to a critical federal payment system that handles $5 trillion, overseen moves to buy federal workers out of their contracts, gained access to Medicaid and Medicare systems, and started to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

In a shocking announcement Tuesday, President Trump proposed that the U.S. take control of the Gaza Strip to oversee its redevelopment after the nearly 2 million Palestinians who live there are resettled elsewhere—permanently.

President Trump’s tariff order took effect just after midnight, but – as of yesterday – it only applies to China. Mexico and Canada both brokered last-minute deals to avoid steep levies… for at least 30 days.

President Donald Trump announced tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China over the weekend, citing concerns over illegal immigration and the influx of fentanyl into the U.S. He previously voiced this plan on the campaign trail, saying tariffs would put pressure on countries to comply with U.S. demands. Trump has not been specific about what Mexico and Canada need to do to get tariffs dropped.