Senate moves to limit Trump war powers; Trump talks new strikes
The Senate voted 50-47 to advance a resolution limiting President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers on Tuesday. Democrat Sen. John Fetterman opposed the resolution, while four Republicans crossed the aisle. The GOP’s Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski frequently cross the aisle, and Rand Paul usually supports anti-war bills, but Bill Cassidy showed that he was a sore loser by supporting the bill after losing his Louisiana primary to a Trump-endorsed challenger. The resolution still has a ways to go before it can pass the Senate and would face an uphill battle in the House. Moreover, even if it cleared those hurdles, it would be vetoed by the president. Trump, meanwhile, gave Iran “two to three days” to make a deal starting Tuesday, making new strikes likely by the end of the week.

Trump endorses Paxton
With two incumbent Republican congressional candidates, Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Thomas Massie, losing their primary races to Trump-endorsed challengers, the president is showing his growing power over the party. On Tuesday, Trump posted on Truth Social, “Ken [Paxton] is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate.” Thus, Trump’s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the primary runoff election may further cement Trump as the party’s kingmaker should Paxton prevail. Recent polling gives Paxton a slight edge over Cornyn, who is the preferred candidate of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The NRSC is concerned that a Paxton victory could provide a greater opportunity for Democrat candidate James Talarico to snatch a Senate seat in red Texas.

DOJ probing Omar
In March 2025, Aimee Bock was convicted on charges connected to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which bilked hundreds of millions in funding from the federal child nutrition program. “I struggle to believe that [Rep. Ilhan Omar] wouldn’t have known,” Bock, the supposed “mastermind” of the scam, recently stated. “The notion that I’m personally responsible for all of it … is so frustrating.” Yesterday, Vice President JD Vance announced that the DOJ is investigating Omar for possible participation in the fraud. “It certainly seems like something fishy is there,” Vance explained. “If we think that there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime.” Omar’s chief of staff called the allegation “a ridiculous lie.”

Cambridge protects criminals, not victims
The Cambridge, Massachusetts, city council voted 5-2 to disable its ShotSpotter gunshot detection system on Monday. The vote came amid pressure from at least three separate left-wing activist groups and only days after a criminal stopped all traffic on a major thoroughfare in the city for hours by firing indiscriminately. Video of public comment from the city council meeting shows neon-haired leftist women fighting for their “vulnerable neighbors” to go unsurveilled, women playing voice notes from Spanish speakers decrying the system, and other usual suspects crying racism. Police Commissioner Pauline Wells’s argument in favor of the system that allows police to respond rapidly “when seconds matter” went unheeded.

Poland’s cyberattack
Poland successfully defended itself against a massive Russian cyberattack in the middle of winter around New Year’s Eve. The attack originated with a group or groups known by various names rooted in Russia’s FSB Center 16 Unit. Had the attack succeeded, it would have left large portions of Poland without power during an Eastern European winter. Some 30 wind and photovoltaic farms, a private business, and a combined heat and power plant that supplies almost half a million Poles were targeted in the attack. This is the latest in Russian “gray zone” tactics against one of America’s strongest European allies.

Pentagon to cut troop levels in Europe
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that the U.S. will be withdrawing thousands of troops from Europe, in accordance with the Trump administration’s plan, and will pause the deployment of any additional troops to Poland. The Pentagon explained that the War Department “will determine the final disposition of these and other U.S. forces in Europe based on further analysis of U.S. strategic and operational requirements, as well as our allies’ own ability to contribute forces toward Europe’s defense.” President Trump has long pushed NATO allies to meet their military expenditure obligations. Furthermore, Trump has been especially frustrated with a number of NATO allies’ refusal to support U.S. military efforts against Iran. That said, the Pentagon has called Poland “a model U.S. ally.”

Is Cosmopolitan endorsing infanticide?
Cosmopolitan magazine is encouraging women who may not have access to Mifepristone in their state to still “safely and successfully end a pregnancy just with Misoprostol, the other drug in the two-step abortion pill process.” Usually, the two pills are taken together. First, the woman takes Mifepristone to starve and kill the child, then she takes Misoprostol, which induces labor to give birth to the dead baby. Cosmo’s advice may result in women giving birth to live pre-term babies and having to leave them to die outside the womb. Cosmo continued to lie, claiming that these women wouldn’t see their embryos pass, but the truth is they will see their babies — and then either have to kill them or watch them die.

Roy introduces bill to stop enemies purchasing American homes
Texas Rep. Chip Roy introduced the Ban Chinese Communist and Islamist Home Ownership Act on Tuesday. The move comes after Chinese home purchases in the U.S. exceeded $13 billion between April 2024 and March 2025, an 83% increase over the prior 12 months. The bill would require “Foreign Countries of Concern,” their citizens, and other geopolitical foes to divest of their properties within two years and sell them back to American citizens. The legislation applies to various forms of housing stock, including single-family, apartments, and co-ops. China is the top foreign purchaser of U.S. homes, accounting for 15% of total foreign purchases. Canada and Mexico follow with 14% and 8%, respectively.

Poll finds Republicans view AI more favorably than Democrats
A recent Axios Harris Poll found a growing divide between Republicans and Democrats in their views on Artificial Intelligence and AI companies. Republicans are increasingly expressing positive opinions about AI, at 44%, compared to Democrats at 35%. A Pew Research Center poll also tracked this disparity, finding that 54% of Republicans trust the U.S. to regulate AI, compared to just 36% of Democrats. Meanwhile, 40% of Democrats expect a negative impact from AI, compared with 32% of Republicans. Interestingly, Gen Z holds the most negative view of AI at 42%, followed by Millennials (33%), Gen X (39%), and Boomers (37%).

Headlines

• Former Democrat Rep. Barney Frank, Dodd-Frank co-author, dies (Fox News)

• Iran pushed global executions to a 44-year high in 2025 (NY Post)

• Woman paid homeless to register to vote, sign to get petitions on ballot in California (Washington Times)

• GOP panel looks to advance legislation making daylight saving permanent (The Hill)

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