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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to testify on Thursday in a closed-door session before the House Oversight Committee. The panel is investigating the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton says she has limited information to provide. Former President Bill Clinton is expected to testify tomorrow.The United States and Iran are holding another round of indirect talks in Geneva on Thursday to try to reach a deal on Tehran's nuclear program, as the United States gathers a massive fleet of warships in the Middle East. President Donald Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran's nuclear program.

President Donald Trump highlighted his economic agenda in a record-long State of the Union address, declaring the United States is “bigger, richer, and stronger than ever before.” We have guests joining for analysis of the president's speech.Dr. Casey Means testifies before a Senate committee on Wednesday on her nomination as U.S. surgeon general. Means is expected to face questions about the agenda of her key ally, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

President Donald Trump will deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term tonight before a joint session of Congress. He's expected to highlight his administration's actions over the past year and outline his agenda for the future. NTD will have live coverage of the speech starting at 7 p.m. ET.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and world leaders marked the fourth year of the war in Ukraine on Tuesday as the fighting on the battlefield continues. In a video posted on X, Zelenskyy invited Trump to visit Ukraine. Trump has vowed to bring an end to the conflict, with U.S.-mediated negotiations between Russia and Ukraine still ongoing.

Former British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested by London police on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Monday. Mandelson, 72, was fired from the most prestigious posting in Britain's diplomatic service in September, when the depth of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein started to become clear.A powerful blizzard dropped more than a foot of snow across parts of the U.S. Northeast on Monday, bringing travel to a near standstill for millions of residents as the treacherous conditions closed roads, shut down train service and forced the cancellation of over 5,000 flights.

President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that struck down his sweeping tariffs was "deeply disappointing" and that he was "absolutely ashamed" by the justices who ruled against him in the 6-3 decision. Trump announced that he will sign an order to "impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122."

President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it must reach a deal over its nuclear program or "bad things" will happen, and appeared to set a 10-day deadline before the U.S. might take action.Britain's King Charles said on Thursday it was with "deepest concern" he had learnt about the arrest of his younger brother, former Prince Andrew, adding that the law must take its course.

The Department of Labor plans to send a “strike team” to California to investigate potential fraud in unemployment benefits. The Department claims that the previous presidential administration turned a blind eye to the labor programs.Search crews are looking for nine backcountry skiers who remain missing following an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others have been rescued after their group became trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Tuesday.President Trump hosts a reception at the White House to honor Black History Month. In a proclamation recognizing Black History Month, the president says the history of Black Americans is an indispensable chapter in the grand American story.

U.S. civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died aged 84, according to a Feb. 17 announcement by his family. The cause of death was not immediately revealed. Jackson, a Baptist minister raised in the segregated South, became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and emerged as one of the most prominent black political figures of the late 20th century. He twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1980s.The second round of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran ended in Geneva, Switzerland. Iran's foreign minister says Tehran and Washington have reached an understanding on key principles. He says there have been positive developments compared to the previous round, adding that both sides will now work on draft documents and exchange them. He also cautioned that the progress doesn't mean an agreement will be reached soon.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Feb. 16 signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Hungary during his visit to Budapest. He also met with Prime Minister Viktor Orban.The Budapest stop follows Rubio's visit to Slovakia on Feb. 15, after he previously attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany.The FBI has announced a $100,000 reward for information that could lead to Nancy Guthrie's recovery, or the arrest and conviction of a suspect. Guthrie was last seen on Jan. 31 at her Arizona home.

A new crew of four astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station for an eight-month science mission. They'll study everything from bacteria to plants, all while helping NASA prepare for future trips to the Moon and Mars. Meanwhile, SpaceX successfully launched 24 new Starlink satellites on Feb. 14 from California. The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage landed safely on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.Investigators have found DNA at Nancy Guthrie's property that does not belong to her or anyone close to her, as the search for her enters its third week.President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to ramp up pressure on Iran, targeting oil exports to China. Meanwhile, the U.S. military is preparing for possible weeks-long operations.U.S. investors are suing the South Korean government over one of its leading e-commerce platforms. This comes as an international controversy escalates.An Italian ice dance couple is enjoying their final Olympic Valentine's Day. Details on their love story that began more than 16 years ago.

Price inflation further stabilized across the U.S. marketplace at the start of 2026, signaling consumer relief could be on the way in the year ahead. The annual inflation rate slowed to 2.4 percent in January—the lowest level since May—according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Friday.The Trump administration has ended temporary protected status for Yemen, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on Friday.

White House border czar Tom Homan said on Feb. 12 that a significant drawdown of immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota is underway. He proposed that the surge there should end.Homan touted de-escalation efforts and cooperation between state and local officials and federal immigration agents. Homan and a small number of federal agents will remain on the ground to transition "full command and control back to the field office."Federal and local law enforcement officers are continuing the search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie. Authorities say they believe she was taken against her will after last being seen at her home on Jan. 31.FBI agents combed the desert near Guthrie's Tucson-area home on Feb. 11. They also knocked on doors and searched through bushes and boulders in the neighborhood.Authorities say several hundred detectives and agents are now assigned to the case, which has captured national attention.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before the House Judiciary Committee at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 11. The hearing, titled "Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice," will examine the mission and programs of the Department of Justice.President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Feb. 11 amid ongoing tensions with Iran over its nuclear program.

Top Homeland Security officials, including Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Rodney Scott, head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and Joseph Edlow, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday.The FBI said it is not aware of any ongoing communication between “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie's family and any suspected kidnappers, after the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, entered its second week, and a ransom deadline set out in a purported ransom note appeared to have passed.

The urgent investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continues on Monday, a week after the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing in Arizona.U.S. lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating.

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The U.S. virtual embassy in Iran issued a security alert on Friday, urging American citizens to leave the country and prepare an exit plan that does not rely on U.S. government help amid nationwide protests there.The notice was issued just hours before U.S. and Iranian officials were scheduled to hold talks in Oman, amid mounting concerns about a possible military confrontation between the two countries.“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie's brother on Thursday renewed the family's plea for their mother's kidnapper to contact them, hours after an Arizona sheriff said investigators don't have proof Nancy Guthrie is alive but believe “she's still out there.”“Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven't heard anything directly,” Camron Guthrie said in a video posted on social media.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Feb. 5 at the 74th National Prayer Breakfast. The annual event has been attended by every president since President Dwight D. Eisenhower.Ukraine and Russia concluded a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 5, agreeing to a major prisoner swap, the first such exchange in five months, officials said.

The Trump administration will reduce the number of federal immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota by 700, White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Wednesday. "Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration and as a result of the need for fewer law enforcement officers to do this work in a safer environment, I have announced effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people effective today," Homan said.President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had a "productive" phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the leaders discussed China's possible purchase of more agricultural products and oil and gas from the United States, Taiwan, the war in Ukraine and Iran. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday unveiled plans to marshal allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, proposing coordinated price floors as Washington escalates efforts to loosen China's grip on materials crucial to advanced manufacturing.

President Donald Trump will welcome Colombian President Gustavo Petro for a bilateral discussion at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. The two spoke by phone in January, with Trump announcing the meeting shortly after.The U.S. House of Representatives will take up a bill on Tuesday to fund several federal agencies as a partial shutdown enters its fourth day. Many Democrats—including leaders—have vowed to withhold support from the package.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 2 will begin work to pass a Senate bill to fund the government as multiple agencies remain in a partial shutdown.Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued a highly anticipated weather forecast: six more weeks of winter.

A rapidly intensifying bomb cyclone buried parts of North Carolina in record snow, knocked out power, halted travel, and canceled flights, as bitter Arctic air pushed rare freezing temperatures and snow flurries into Florida. The U.S. government is partially shut down, and House Speaker Mike John (R-La.) said he's confident that he has enough republican votes to end it by at least Feb. 3. An American envoy arrived in Caracas as plans moved forward to reopen the U.S. embassy. President Donald Trump signaled warmer ties, and possible oil cooperation after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It's America's most consumed beverage: according to a 2025 report, Americans drink more coffee than they do bottled water. However, is coffee ultimately good for our health? Vital Signs' Brendon Fallon presents the views of two nutrition-specialist doctors on coffee. A new exhibition at the British Museum is rethinking the samurai: from warriors to artists and leaders. The surprising history is being revealed, including the powerful role of women.

The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure. The files, posted to the department's website, include 2,000 videos and 180,000 images related to Epstein.Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested, Lemon's lawyer confirmed on Friday. Lemon and three others were arrested "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota," AG Pam Bondi said in a post on X.

Border czar Tom Homan said on Jan. 29 that agreements with state and local officials could lead to an ICE drawdown. "This is common sense cooperation that allows to draw down on the number of people we have here," Homan said at a news conference in Minneapolis.President Donald Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 29 at the White House.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying in the Senate about President Donald Trump's Venezuela policy on Wednesday. It will be the first time Rubio has publicly faced lawmakers' questions over the January 3 operation to seize former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.Amazon confirmed 16,000 corporate job cuts on Wednesday, completing a plan for around 30,000 since October, while leaving open the possibility of further reductions. Amazon said on Tuesday it was closing its remaining bricks-and-mortar Fresh grocery stores and Go markets, despite years of effort, and said it was dropping its Amazon One biometric payment system, which scans the palm of a customer's hand.

First Lady Melania Trump called for unity amid the protests in Minnesota.“We need to unify. I'm calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor, and they're working together to make it peaceful and without riots. I'm against the violence,” Melania Trump said during an interview with Fox News.The deadly storm that brought crippling ice to the South and deep snow to the Northeast finally began to swirl out to sea. But thousands of Americans were still without power or heat, and temperatures were forecast to plunge well below freezing by early Tuesday in areas where the ice storm did its worst damage.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota in the wake of the shooting of an anti-immigration enforcement protester by a federal agent. The president said in a morning Truth Social post that Homan would be going to Minnesota on Monday evening, noting that though Homan hasn't been involved in operations there, he knows many officials in the state. “Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me,” Trump wrote.A powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the United States forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights and delay hundreds on Monday, as freezing rain and heavy snowfall disrupted travel and snarled transportation networks. About 3,800 flights were canceled and over 1,000 were delayed as of early Monday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware, following more than 11,000 cancellations reported on Sunday. The weather has been blamed for the deaths of at least 13 people.

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Heavy snow was falling over Northwest Texas and Oklahoma City on Friday morning as a major winter storm began moving east across the U.S., bringing deadly cold and the threat of power outages and treacherously icy roads to almost half the nation's population and prompting more than a dozen governors to declare states of emergency.Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder suspected of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin, has been arrested and is being brought to the U.S. to face charges, the FBI said on Friday.

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led two now-dismissed criminal cases against President Donald Trump, testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22. This marks the first time Smith has publicly defended his failed prosecutions in an open hearing before the committee.On the second and final day of his visit to Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Trump signed the Board of Peace charter, officially launching a new international organization tasked with overseeing the peace process between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, speaking to an audience of the globe's wealthiest and most influential leaders. Tensions with European allies over Greenland have taken center stage at this year's gathering in the Alpine village.YouTube creator Nick Shirley will testify on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol about his findings, during a House Judiciary Hearing named "When Public Funds Are Abused: Addressing Fraud and the Theft of Taxpayer Dollars."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Jan. 20 expressed confidence that the United States and European countries would find a solution to the Trump administration's effort to acquire Greenland. Bessent, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, dismissed what he called "hysteria" about a possible trade war.The UK government on Jan. 20 approved plans for China to build its largest embassy in Europe, in London, in a bid to improve ties with Beijing despite warnings from British and U.S. lawmakers that the facility could be used for spying. d

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he does not believe U.S. President Donald Trump is 'genuinely considering' military action on Greenland. He suggests that Britain would not retaliate against U.S.tariffs. The German and French finance ministers said that European powers would not be blackmailed and that there would be a clear and united response to U.S. tariffs threat.Donald Trump is expected to join the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week.

President Donald Trump threatened 25 percent tariffs on eight European nations that recently sent troops to Greenland. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Jan. 18, “We are not going to outsource our national security.” We explore the rationale behind these remarks with a geopolitical analyst.The U.S. military announced the killing of an al-Qaeda affiliate leader. The individual had ties to a gunman who killed three U.S. citizens in Syria last month.Trump is set to dominate Davos in the coming week with the largest U.S. delegation ever.The Trump administration might send 1,500 active-duty soldiers to Minnesota.Protests erupted in central London over plans for a massive new Chinese embassy. Analysts said it could pose a national security risk.

President Donald Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on investments in rural health care at the White House on Friday, which is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. ET. NTD will have live coverage of the event.The United States said on Thursday that all options remain on the table to stop the Iranian regime's violent suppression of nationwide protests, with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz delivering a clear message during an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting held at Washington's request. The meeting underscored international alarm over Iran's brutal suppression of protests that began on Dec. 28, 2025, amid economic collapse and a failing currency.

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell protests against ICE agents in Minneapolis. This comes as tensions escalate in the city following a violent nighttime confrontation between an ICE agent and an illegal immigrant in the city. The Department of Homeland Security said the immigrant ambushed the agent, who shot the attacker in the leg in self-defense.President Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will meet at the White House on Thursday. Just hours before the meeting, U.S. Southern Command confirmed in a post on X that U.S. armed forces had seized another Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Caribbean.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers at the White House on Wednesday. Hours before the meeting, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that anything less than Greenland "in the hands" of the United States would be "unacceptable." Trump wrote that America needs Greenland for its national security. He added that NATO would be far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the United States.Trump said on Tuesday that the federal government would suspend payments to so-called sanctuary cities that defy federal immigration enforcement, starting on Feb. 1. Since reclaiming the Oval Office, Trump has made immigration enforcement a priority for his administration and already made similar bids to defund sanctuary jurisdictions. So far, however, he has been blocked from doing so in federal courts.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over whether state bans on males in female sports violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the White House has “canceled all meetings” with Iranian officials and that “help is on the way” amid days of unprecedented protests in the country against the regime.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank was served with grand jury subpoenas by the Department of Justice on Jan. 9. Powell confirmed in a statement on Jan. 11 that officials threatened a criminal indictment over his Senate Banking Committee testimony in June 2025. Powell noted the testimony “concerned, in part, a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings.” The central bank chief dismissed the idea that this criminal probe was driven by his testimony or the renovation, saying it's connected to his position on interest rates.President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran's leadership has contacted his administration to seek negotiations after he warned of possible military action in the wake of mass protests in Iran. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that Iranian leaders had reached out to U.S. officials and that a meeting between the two sides was being set up.

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The Department of Homeland Security identified the two people shot in Portland on Thursday, saying they are “suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates”.U.S. military forces boarded an oil tanker in an early morning operation in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the third such action this week, the U.S. Southern Command announced in a statement.

Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes on Thursday and Friday out of caution, citing protests sparked by the fatal shooting of a female driver by federal immigration agents. The district will not move to e-learning, as that is only allowable under severe weather conditions. School will resume in the city on Monday, Jan. 12.The Senate is due to consider a resolution on Thursday that would block President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization. Senate passage would be a significant victory for the lawmakers who have been pushing the war powers issue. To become law, however, the resolution would have to pass the Republican-led House of Representatives and survive an expected Trump veto, which would require two-thirds majorities in both chambers to override.

The U.S. European Command announced the seizure of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker for violations of U.S. sanctions in a post on X on Wednesday. U.S. forces had been trailing the vessel since last month after it tried to evade a U.S. blockade around Venezuela. The ship was sanctioned by the United States in 2024 for allegedly smuggling cargo for a company linked to terrorist group Hezbollah.The House Oversight Committee will hear testimony on Wednesday from Minnesota state lawmakers on allegations of fraud and the misuse of federal funds in the state. NTD will have live coverage of the hearing.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died at the age of 65. “I want to express our tremendous sorrow [at the] the loss of a great member, great, great, great member, Congressman, Doug LaMalfa, who passed away yesterday, as you probably have heard,” President Donald Trump said in front of House GOP lawmakers at a retreat in Washington on Tuesday.Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado celebrated President Donald Trump for making the decision to capture Nicolás Maduro, in an appearance on Fox News' “Hannity” on Monday. “January 3rd will go down in history as the day justice defeated tyranny,” Machado told host Sean Hannity. “It's a milestone, and it's not only huge for the Venezuelan people and our future, I think it's a huge step for humanity, for freedom, and human dignity,” she said.

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to appear in federal court on Monday on narco-terrorism conspiracy charges, just two days after his capture by U.S. military forces. He's set to be arraigned at noon in a Manhattan federal court. On Jan. 3, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Maduro, alongside his wife, Cilia Flores, had been indicted in federal court shortly after their capture and extraction from Venezuela.The U.S. Secret Service said a man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early Monday. The man, who has not been named, was detained shortly after midnight, according to a Secret Service spokesperson.

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is jailed in New York after capture. His arraignment is expected on Monday. Experts share their insights.British and French aircraft attack an underground ISIS terrorist group weapons storage facility in Syria.North Korea fires ballistic missiles as the leader of rival South Korea visits China. Japan "strongly condemns" North Korea's latest missile launch.Swiss authorities investigate bar managers after deadly New Year's blaze. Swiss say it may take days to identify severely burned bar fire victims.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it thwarted an alleged plan by a North Carolina man to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack using knives and hammers on New Year's Eve. Christan Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill, North Carolina, was charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, according to a Justice Department statement.Dozens of young partygoers injured in a New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland were transferred to specialist burn units across Europe as they fought for their lives on Friday after being hit by the devastating blaze, which has killed at least 40. Initial findings showed the fire that spread among the mostly young crowd of revellers in Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana was likely caused by sparkler candles being carried too close to the ceiling, the local prosecutor said.

Police say dozens are feared dead and as many as 100 others are injured after a fire at a ski resort in Switzerland. The blaze broke out in the early hours of New Year's Day at the Le Constellation bar in the upscale Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana in the Swiss Canton of Valais. Helicopters and ambulances rushed to the scene to assist victims, including several tourists. The cause of the blaze remains unclear, but authorities say it appears to have been an accident rather than an attack.Thousands of revelers in Times Square welcomed 2026 with fireworks and the annual Times Square Ball Drop. Party-goers were also treated to a surprise as the Times Square Ball was relit in red, white, and blue before rising to mark the start of the United States' 250th anniversary.

As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to 2025 and expressed hopes for the new year to come.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Wednesday that the administration is reviewing cases for denaturalization of Somali Americans who were convicted of fraud in the Minnesota fraud scheme.

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday said it was pulling out its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for UAE forces to leave the country within 24 hours, in a major crisis between the two Gulf powers and oil producers. The UAE made its announcement hours after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on the southern Yemeni port of Mukalla.Voters in Iowa State Senate District 16 go to the polls Tuesday for a special election that has major political stakes, with a Republican supermajority in the state's upper chamber on the line.

President Donald Trump is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, extending a series of high-level talks that have focused on the future of Gaza and regional security threats. Netanyahu's visit marks his sixth meeting with Trump this year, according to Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon, who described the trip as a sign of enduring ties between the two allies.FBI Director Kash Patel on Sunday confirmed that his office had surged resources to Minnesota to investigate claims of fraud exploiting federal services and programs. Federal officials have, to date, indicted 78 people and convicted 57 individuals in a $250 million fraud scheme in Minnesota, Patel said in a post on X. The charges included wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy. Patel said the case could yet prove to be “just the tip of a very large iceberg.”