Israel has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal proposed by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, although whether Hamas will consent to the deal remains unclear. The announcement comes amid Israel's renewed Gaza offensive, as Israel aims to wrest control of the territory away from Hamas before agreeing to a permanent peace. Last Sunday, President Donald Trump told reporters he simply wanted to "stop the fighting" and "bring this whole situation to an end as soon as possible."
For the second time in four days, Seattle police on Tuesday arrested pro-LGBT activists who showed up in force at a pro-family rally. This time, the Christian rally took place on the steps of City Hall, with the Seattle Police Department blocking off nearby streets. Once again, leftist agitators assaulted police, who made eight arrests.
A recent decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court has curbed some judicial overreach and continued a thread previously taken up by the nation's highest court regarding the relationship between judicial interpretations and the authority of government agencies. In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, decided Thursday, the Supreme Court vacated a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit which had itself vacated a decision by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) that granted permission for construction of a railroad.
New mom and marathoner Natalie Daniels was booted from her running club for saying that people who identify as transgender should not compete against biological women in sports.
Pro-life advocates are celebrating a state Supreme Court ruling that "effectively shuts down abortion clinics" for the time being and exposes Planned Parenthood facilities for acting "more like a criminal enterprise than any kind of legitimate health care entity."
Federal courts have been tightly restricting President Donald Trump's immigration agenda over the past several months and have now moved on to choking the president's trade policy, but an appellate court was quick to step in and shield Trump's tariffs - at least for now.
