Feds Freeze $1B to California, Minnesota Medicaid

The Trump administration is pausing more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday.

Lebanese President Pledges Permanent End to Hostilities With Israel

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged Tuesday that his country would work to permanently end hostilities with Israel, appealing to President Donald Trump for political and military support as Beirut seeks to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.

Hungary’s Judit Polgár Declines Presidential Nomination

Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár on Monday declined Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s invitation to become Hungary’s next president, saying she did not feel able to shoulder the “historic responsibility” of uniting a divided nation.

Trump Signs Order to Strengthen U.S. Defense Supply Chains

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at strengthening America’s defense industrial base and reducing the military’s dependence on China and other foreign suppliers for critical materials and components.

U.S. House To Vote On Government Funding Stopgap

Republican lawmakers have teed up a Continuing Resolution that would extend government funding at current levels until Dec. 4, punting the government shutdown deadline by two months.

Britain Gets New PM As Burnham Vows Tougher Israel Stance

Andy Burnham became Britain’s new prime minister on Monday, replacing Keir Starmer after a Labour Party revolt and vowing a tougher approach toward Israel as part of an agenda that also includes sweeping economic reforms and devolving power from Westminster.

Oil Surges As US Expands Iran Strikes While Tehran Executes Protesters

A gallon of regular gasoline in the United States climbed to about $4 and benchmark Brent crude rose above $90 a barrel Monday, further fueling a global energy crisis after the United States launched fresh airstrikes against Iran following the death of another American service member, while Tehran executed at least two more anti-government protesters.

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