Watchdogs sue US government over Qatar's billions in university funding, raising concerns over foreign influence in academia www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-840367 We are Counting on Trump': Senior Qatari Official Says 'We Want the Middle East to Be Great Again,' Trump's Push for Peace Critical Trump says Mideast talks 'progressing' as Netanyahu arrives in DC www.jns.org/trump-asserts-mideast-talks-progressing-as-netanyahu-arrives-in-dc/ As Netanyahu and Trump to meet, Ron Dermer has to find 'the formula of the century' - PM has elevated his closest confidant to the key role of managing the ongoing hostage-ceasefire talks. That's because the implications are now broader - politically and regionally Netanyahu arrives in US to 'redraw' the Middle East map, 'strengthen security & broaden the circle of peace' U.S. Readies New $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-readies-new-1-billion-arms-sale-to-israel/ar-AA1ylFow Smotrich says he supports Saudi normalization, but not if it means ending war www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-says-he-supports-saudi-normalization-but-not-if-it-means-ending-war/ Saudi researcher: Permanent Gaza ceasefire is prerequisite for normalization 71% of Israelis oppose Palestinian state; 68% support sovereignty in J&S: poll www.jns.org/71-of-israelis-oppose-palestinian-state-poll/ New Data Shows Majority of Israelis Support Annexation www.jewishpress.com/headline/new-data-shows-majority-of-israelis-support-annexation/2025/02/03/ Asked if he'd back West Bank annexation, Trump says Israel 'a small country, in terms of land' Approx. 80% of Israelis support Trump's plan to relocate Gazans - survey www.jpost.com/international/article-840500 Arab League Secretary-General: Trump's Relocation Plan an Existential Threat to 'Palestinian Cause' Analysis: Jordan faces 'geopolitical blackmail' after Trump Gaza demand Trump says he has 'no guarantees' Gaza ceasefire will continue; Witkoff: It's holding for now Trump to watch October 7 film for first time ahead of Netanyahu visit: report Trump to Defund UNRWA, Leave UN Human Rights Council - Again www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/03/trump-to-defund-unrwa-leave-un-human-rights-council-again/ Hamas says hundreds of thousands of tents, trailers needed to shelter Gazans www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-says-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tents-trailers-needed-to-shelter-gazans/ Gaza in Samaria? IDF evacuates civilians, carries out airstrikes as Operation Iron Wall continues - Military expects counter terror operation to last several more weeks IDF Demolishes 23 Buildings in 'Terror Central' Jenin as Operation Iron Wall Continues Palestinians accuse Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank, urge US intervention 7 injured, 2 critically, in shooting at IDF checkpoint near Tayasir in north West Bank www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-4-2025/ Gunman who opened fire at north West Bank checkpoint killed by troops on the scene Security situation leads to significant emigration, Israel not attractive for educated - Knesset www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-840501 Jewish professor quits Columbia, citing 'systematic' anti-Israel bias on campus www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-professor-quits-columbia-citing-systematic-anti-israel-bias-on-campus/ US Justice Department launches task force aimed at combating campus antisemitism Trump administration opens antisemitism inquiries at 5 colleges including Columbia and Berkeley apnews.com/article/college-antisemitism-columbia-berkeley-1f7ad6abc1b4e40e59b67e639a29a6ec 'The Hague Group': The countries imposing sanctions on Israel - Nine countries from the Americas and Africa have announced the formation of a coalition aimed at combating Israel on the international stage www.israelhayom.com/2025/02/03/the-hague-group-the-countries-imposing-sanctions-on-israel/ Belgium signals dramatic change in Israel policy after a new government is set to be sworn in this week: There will be no unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, and Hezbollah will be designated as a terrorist organization www.israelhayom.com/2025/02/02/belgium-signals-dramatic-change-in-israel-policy/ US believes Iran looking at potential ways to quickly build nuclear bomb - report Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes dnyuz.com/2025/02/03/iran-is-developing-plans-for-faster-cruder-weapon-u-s-concludes/ Bombshell Report: Iran's Secret Nuclear Warhead Program Exposed at Space Program Sites As proxy strategy collapses, Iran builds ballistic missiles capable of reaching Europe with nuclear warheads Iran 'secretly building nuclear missiles that can hit Europe' - Revolutionary Guard aerospace experts working on warheads with 3,000km range at two sites disguised as satellite launch bases, say exiles Battle Lines: Iran's underground missile city masks a regime 'on brink of collapse' news.yahoo.com/news/battle-lines-iran-underground-missile-193958479.html Car bomb kills 20 in northern Syria, deadliest since Assad toppled Swedish court convicts Quran burner of hate crimes, days after his ally was killed There are bodies in the streets in the DRC as rebel group's sweep reignites decades old conflict Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons' www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjexnzl372wo Winds of Peace: Saudi Arabia and UAE Reportedly Emerge as Likely Venues for Historic Trump and Putin Summit www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/winds-peace-saudi-arabia-uae-reportedly-emerge-as/ Moscow bomb kills pro-Russia paramilitary leader from Ukraine - Armen Sarkisyan, founder of battalion fighting against Ukraine, dies after blast that also killed bodyguard www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/03/moscow-bomb-kills-pro-russia-paramilitary-leader UN monitors see 'alarming rise' in executions of Ukrainian POWs by Russia Zelensky says there have been over 1,400 Russian airstrikes this week www.yahoo.com/news/zelensky-says-over-1-400-150013174.html Ukraine Says it Has Struck Major Russian Oil Refinery for Second Time in Three Days Ukrainian Assault Drones Hit Russia's Largest Lukoil Refinery Again, Shut Down Airports See How Russia Is Winning the Race to Dominate the Arctic - Moscow is growing its footprint at the top of the world, working with China—and leaving the U.S. behind www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/see-how-russia-is-winning-the-race-to-dominate-the-arctic/ar-AA1yiQSL U.S. Navy Showcases New 'Laser' Weapon - The state-of-the-art system can blind and destroy targets, representing a breakthrough in military technology www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/u-s-navy-showcases-new-laser-weapon/ar-AA1yjPH1 Actress Mia Farrow Floats Conspiracy Trump Will 'Start a War' to Secure a Third Term CNN: Trump's race to honor his promises is bringing risk and turmoil to America and the world www.yahoo.com/news/trump-race-honor-promises-bringing-050047634.html Trump's Threats Deliver a Big Win as Panama Agrees to Alter Course on Canal - Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino announced Sunday that his country will be ending a development deal with communist China www.westernjournal.com/trumps-threats-deliver-big-win-panama-agrees-alter-course-canal/ Daniel J Mitchell: The United States is suddenly in big trouble - Trump's tariffs add a fourth challenge to an economy heading towards a fiscal crisis www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2025/02/03/the-united-states-is-suddenly-in-big-trouble/ Faced with Trump's threats over Greenland, Danish leader seeks EU partners' support The Trump Effect: Denmark Ready To Allow the US To Expand Its Military Presence on Greenland www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/trump-effect-denmark-ready-allow-us-expand-its/ EU leaders scramble to avoid friction with the US under Trump and avoid a 'stupid tariff war' apnews.com/article/eu-us-ukraine-defense-trump-greenland-tariffs-c3e454c8f0959d273c2b6dd5941395e3 EU warns Trump it will retaliate over tariffs www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/02/eu-ready-retaliate-against-donald-trump-tariffs/ Putin says Europe will 'stand at the feet of the master' as Trump's tariffs alarm allies www.cnbc.com/2025/02/03/putin-says-europe-will-stand-at-feet-of-master-as-trump-imposes-tariffs.html Trump says Canada will 'cease to exist' without subsidy and US has 'unlimited energy' www.the-express.com/news/politics/162364/donald-trump-trudeau-canada-tariffs Trump doubles down on floating Canada as 51st state amid tariff dispute thehill.com/homenews/administration/5123538-trump-canada-51st-state/ Canada's Ontario bans US firms from government contracts in response to Trump tariffs Ontario rips up contract with Starlink in retaliation against 'people hellbent on destroying' Canadian economy LCBO to stop selling US liquor in response to Trump tariffs - "Starting Tuesday, we're removing American products from LCBO shelves." thepostmillennial.com/lcbo-to-stop-selling-us-liquor-in-response-to-trump-tariffs?utm_campaign=64494 Shopify CEO defends Trump's tariffs on Canada, slams Trudeau for 'hitting back' - "These are things that every Canadian wants its government to do, too. These are not crazy demands, even if they came from an unpopular source." Survey: Nearly Half of Canadian Businesses Plan to Move Production to the U.S - 60% Are Looking for Business Acquisitions In Response to Trump Tariffs www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/survey-nearly-half-canadian-businesses-plan-move-production/ Trudeau Caves to Trump, Announces 30-Day Pause on Tariffs and More Border Security Canada to implement $1.3 billion border plan, tariffs delayed 30 days - "Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together." Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico for one month after Pres Claudia Sheinbaum will reinforce border with 10,000 Mexican troops - "These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants into our Country." Trump tariff threats spook world markets en.globes.co.il/en/article-mon-trump-tariff-threats-spook-world-markets-1001501212#utm_source=RSS Wall Street rattled by back-and-forth over Trump's tariffs www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/business/tariffs-trump-imports-us/index.html Rep. Moore: Globalists 'Having a Big Sad' Over US Tariffs www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/riley-moore-donald-trump-tariffs/2025/02/03/id/1197642/ 'Apocalypse at USAID' as Musk and Trump work to dismantle agency USAID building closed as agency's future in doubt www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/usaid-building-closed-as-agency-s-future-in-doubt/ar-AA1yktQC USAID officials on leave as Musk says Trump considering shuttering foreign aid agency Rubio confirms he is new acting USAID administrator, amid Trump's effort to throttle agency justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/marco-rubio-becomes-acting-administrator-usaid-report Ilham Omar claims Trump is a 'dictator' for pausing foreign aid through USAID, claims agency saved her life Democratic senator places 'blanket hold' on Trump State Department nominees over USAID scuffle Judge in D.C. Extends Block on Trump Funding Freeze www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-federal-grants-loans-funding-freeze-court/2025/02/03/id/1197662/ Chuck Schumer, Dems Attack Musk over DOGE Reviewing Treasury Payment System Chuck Schumer claims Elon Musk, DOGE operating as 'unelected shadow government' - Schumer labeled staffers associated with Musk "right-wing extremists." Ocasio-Cortez: Musk 'raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security' thehill.com/policy/technology/5123219-elizabeth-ocasio-cortez-blasts-elon-musk/ Trump makes DOGE head Elon Musk a 'special government employee' amid accusations of a takeover As DOGE boss, Musk hires team of young engineers, 19-24 years old, to modernize government software US Attorney Pledges to Protect DOGE Workers from Threats, Harassment Arrests Imminent: Acting DC US Attorney Ed Martin Announces Incoming Charges Against Individuals Who Threatened Elon Musk's DOGE Workers www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/breaking-acting-dc-us-attorney-ed-martin-announces/ DOGE subcommittee invites NPR, PBS chiefs to testify on their federal funding, 'systemically biased content' Disgraced Ex-FBI Official Andrew McCabe Says FBI in "Utter Disarray" and Agents are Living in Fear as They Await Next Trump Purge www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/disgraced-ex-fbi-official-andrew-mccabe-says-fbi/ Shocker at Patel Hearing: Sen Confirms FBI, DOJ Obstructed Investigation of Trump Assassination Attempt FBI agents involved in Mar-a-Lago docs case removed from offices as Acting FBI head refuses to hand over list of agents on J6 cases: report Jan. 6 conspiracy theory promoter named to a top State Department job - Darren Beattie, who's claimed the FBI was responsible for the 2021 attack on the Capitol, has been named acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy 77 Percent of Americans Favor Voter ID, 60 Percent Say Policy Is Not Discriminatory: Poll Trump signs order establishing a sovereign wealth fund that he says could buy TikTok Perplexity AI bids on TikTok, CEO says it's a win-win for Trump www.foxbusiness.com/technology/perplexity-ai-bids-tiktok-ceo-says-its-win-win-trump Autonomous Armageddon: The Global Risks of a Superpowered AI blogs.timesofisrael.com/autonomous-armageddon-the-global-risks-of-a-superpowered-ai/ Chinese astronauts make rocket fuel and oxygen in space using 1st-of-its-kind 'artificial photosynthesis' China Creates Rocket Fuel In Orbit With Just Carbon Dioxide, Water And Electricity jalopnik.com/china-creates-rocket-fuel-in-orbit-with-just-carbon-dio-1851753935 China's 'artificial sun' fuels Western fears it has lost race to energy holy grail www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/02/02/china-has-claimed-the-lead-in-the-race-to-nuclear-fusion/ NASA sends out warning as three giant asteroids set to just miss Earth www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2025/02/03/67a11f3fe2704e1e3f8b458c.html Asteroid 2024 YR4 triggers planetary defense procedures watchers.news/2025/02/03/asteroid-2024-yr4-triggers-planetary-defense-procedures/ Moderately strong M8.8 solar flare erupts from Active Region 3981 watchers.news/2025/02/03/moderately-strong-m8-8-solar-flare-erupts-from-active-region-3981/ 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, Indonesia earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pb3j/executive 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near West Chile Rise earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pb59/executive 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pb0i/executive 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Tatsugo, Japan earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pb2l/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Amorgos, Greece earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pb0e/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Fira, Greece earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pb5h/executive 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Pangai, Tonga earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pb02/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Oia, Greece earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pazp/executive 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Diomede, Alaska earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak0251kc24k9/executive Greece Prepares for Quake as Hundreds of Tremors Shake Islands dnyuz.com/2025/02/03/greece-prepares-for-quake-as-hundreds-of-tremors-shake-islands/ Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts apnews.com/article/greece-santorini-earthquake-volcano-8e5f6a16a3d6458aa86f3d0d06928292 Major tectonic tear found beneath Iraq, Turkey, and Iran watchers.news/2025/02/03/major-tectonic-tear-found-beneath-iraq-turkey-and-iran/ Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/RUIZ/2025B040556.html Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/SANGAY3/2025B040548.html Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/REVE/2025B040129.html Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/SANTAMA/2025B032343.html Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 12,000ft ds.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vaac/data/TextData/2025/20250204_30027000_0029_Text.html Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml Ollera Creek Bridge collapse cuts key transport route in Queensland's worst floods in 60 years, Australia Streets turn into raging rivers as heavy rains hit Italy - Severe flooding hit Sicily and Tuscany watchers.news/2025/02/03/streets-turn-into-raging-rivers-as-heavy-rains-hit-italy/ Trump administration notifies 1,000 EPA employees they could be laid off 'immediately' Fight Club's Chuck Palahniuk: 'Today, cults are the big thing. Secretive cults' www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/fight-club-chuck-palahnuick-interview-shock-induction/ Boy, 15, killed in school stabbing in Sheffield - It happened at lunchtime at All Saints Catholic High School www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/south-yorkshire-police-sheffield-mosque-ofsted-b2691320.html Trump DHS Sec Kristi Noem revokes temporary protected status for over 300,000 Venezuelans in the US U.S. Military Planes Deported Migrants to India: An Unprecedented Flight Mexican Government Announces Arrest of Top Cartel Commander Right After Trump's Phone Call Mexican cartels targeting Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones, explosives amid Trump crackdown: report Some migrants arrested in Trump's immigration crackdown have been released back into the U.S. - Space constraints and court orders have led ICE to release migrants on monitoring programs after they're arrested www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna186360 Wisconsin governor rejects GOP draft bill requiring local law enforcement to help ICE agents: 'A non-starter' Four Democrat Mayors Called Before Congress to Face Grilling Over 'Sanctuary Cities' Sen Thom Tillis introduces bill allowing victims to sue sanctuary jurisdictions for migrant crimes Businesses Across U.S. Close for 'A Day Without Immigrants' Democrat Gov. Murphy Admits to Harboring 'Illegal Alien' in His Home - Brazenly Dares Feds to Intervene www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/democrat-gov-murphy-admits-harboring-illegal-alien-his/ Iowa attorney general leads 17 other GOP AGs in supporting Trump's end to birthright citizenship Boston Girl, 11, Reports Sex Assault in State Shelter, So Officials Move Man to Different Shelter - Although the story hasn't been picked up by the legacy media, the incident has sparked outrage on social media New York AG Letitia James advises hospitals to ignore Trump EO about sex-change procedures for minors Trump health info blackout shocks providers www.axios.com/2025/02/03/trump-health-data-removal-alarm-vaccines C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After 'Gender Ideology' Ban Outcry www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/health/trump-gender-ideology-research.html Report: W.H.O. Appeals for Global Action to Force Washington to Reconsider Withdrawal Democratic senators say they have 'grave concerns' over RFK Jr.'s potential financial conflicts Democratic Senators Demand Health Pick Kennedy's Recusal From Vaccine Matters if Confirmed Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/uganda-begins-ebola-vaccine-trial-after-new-outbreak-118409302 Birth Pang Tracker Link: Thank you for posting the headlines Amy.
