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Israel has won its way through to the Eurovision grand final on Saturday, hours after anti-Israel protesters in Basel, Switzerland, tried to disrupt the country’s dress rehearsal and prevent a survivor of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack go forward. The BBC reports Yuval Raphael, 24, was performing “New Day Will Rise” during a preview show Thursday afternoon when six people with whistles and “oversized” Palestinian flags obstructed her act. Under the arena rules, all flags are allowed but there are limits on size. The protesters and their anti-Israel, pro-Hamas invective follows previous troubles for Israel at the event. Swiss…

On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is proposing a scaling back of illegal immigrants in the state’s Medicaid system because “we are looking at a Governor that is trying to balance a state budget. We’re looking at a $12 billion deficit, and he used to have an ally in the federal government and now he has an adversary.” Host Blake Burman asked, “So, the idea is freezing enrollment for undocumented immigrants in the state’s Medicaid system, that’s Medi-Cal, as soon as January, or if those illegal immigrants want…

Lawmakers will hold a hearing next week on “Threats to ICE Operations,” in the latest escalation from the GOP after a chaotic protest at a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that involved three House Democrats. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, led by New Jersey Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew, will hear Tuesday from former ICE and Department of Homeland Security officials about their detention centers, including the Delaney Hall Facility in Newark, New Jersey, where the protest took place in opposition to the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Republicans have brandished the chaos during the…

The US president had previously suggested he might attend peace negotiations in Istanbul US President Donald Trump has said that only a personal meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will lead to progress in resolving the Ukraine conflict.Delegations from Moscow and Kiev were expected to meet in Istanbul on May 15, following Putin’s proposal last week to resume direct dialogue aimed at a lasting settlement. The Kremlin team waited for Kiev’s representatives to arrive beginning on Thursday morning. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky announced later in the day that he was sending a delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. The…

  President Trump at a NATO summit. Image courtesy of Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik. In a striking turn of events that signals a possible recalibration of US foreign policy priorities, Washington has quietly proposed restarting long-dormant security talks with Moscow through the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), according to reports from Bloomberg and Axios. The move comes as part of a broader American effort to forge a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine and could mark the first meaningful diplomatic thaw between the collective West and Russia since the Ukraine conflict spiraled out of control. Behind the scenes, President Trump’s envoys are reportedly working…

Fan engagement at the F1 is about to be changed by Web3 (Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images)Getty Images A new collaboration between Oracle Red Bull Racing, Gate.io, and blockchain platform Abstract is introducing a different kind of Formula One experience—one built entirely onchain. As of 2024, Formula 1’s global fanbase has grown to approximately 826.5 million, marking a 12% increase from the previous year. The sport is experiencing growth among younger and more diverse audiences. 42% of the fanbase is under 35 years old, and 41% is female, up from 37% in 2018 The three companies have partnered to launch…

A new Trump administration policy could leave some seniors with as little as $750 in Social Security … MoreGetty Images Trump Policy Reinstates Social Security Benefits Seizure For Defaulted Student Loans For older Americans with defaulted student loans, the resumption of student loan garnishment by the federal government could drastically cut their Social Security benefits, potentially leaving them with just $750 per month to live on. While a Biden-era rule had shielded a larger portion of Social Security benefits from seizure, the Trump administration has reverted to a decades-old garnishment policy that lowers the protected amount significantly. ForbesEducation Department Will…

The head of Budapest’s Office for the Protection of Sovereignty claimed that tens of millions of dollars from the United States and the European Union have funded left-leaning media institutions over the past three years, with the intent of overthrowing the conservative government of Viktor Orbán in Hungary. Supposedly independent media outlets in Hungary have been propped up by money from the now-axed United States Agency for International Development (USAID), other State Department programmes, as well as from the European Commission, Tamás Lánczi said this week. The top man at the Office for the Protection of Sovereignty said that the…

The House Budget Committee debates the reconciliation budget bill on Friday, May 16. The bill contains numerous elements of President Donald Trump’s agenda, including extending his tax cuts and cutting wasteful spending. “Failure is not an option… Failure means a $4 trillion tax increase, the largest in American history, at a time when voters are already paying too much for everything else,” Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) told Breitbart News last week about passing the bill. “So we have to make this tax reform permanent.”   Read the full article here

Representative Delia Ramirez (D-IL) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight” that the Trump administration targeted Newark, NJ, Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested at the Delaney Hall Detention Center. Host Michael Steele asked, “Congresswoman, based off of your understanding of what you’ve learned about this case, and certainly what the mayor has offered publicly, do you — have you come to a conclusion, or are you coming to a conclusion, that he was targeted, as the mayor said?” Ramirez said, “He was absolutely targeted. The idea that Secretary Noem would come before our Homeland Security Committee hearing and attempt to…