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    Trump Announces Historic Hamas Deal—But One Major Hurdle Remains

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    President Donald Trump announced a potentially historic breakthrough in the Gaza peace process Thursday night—but the hard part may only be beginning.

    Trump said Hamas and other armed factions had agreed to completely disarm under a phased roadmap negotiated by his international Board of Peace.

    If the agreement survives, Hamas would surrender the weapons and underground infrastructure it has spent decades building, give up control of Gaza and make way for a new Palestinian government. Israel would withdraw its forces as the terrorist group’s arsenal is dismantled.

    “Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.”

    Trump said the agreement could finally deliver security for Israel while preventing Gaza from once again becoming a launchpad for terrorist attacks.

    “This agreement is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people,” Trump continued.

    “At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks.”

    Under the roadmap, disarmament would unfold in several carefully monitored stages. Israeli troops would withdraw only as Hamas and the other factions fulfill their obligations.

    An International Stabilization Force would then work with a newly recruited Palestinian police force to secure Gaza and prevent Hamas from reclaiming power.

    “The threat that emerged from Gaza on October 7 will NOT be allowed to rebuild!” Trump declared. “Under this agreement, Gaza will finally be in the hands of a new Palestinian government that serves its PEOPLE.”

    Trump thanked Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, along with his administration’s negotiating team, for helping secure the agreement.

    “One year ago there was a violent raging war, humanitarian crisis and hostages kept in brutal captivity,” he wrote. “We have made historic progress and there is still much work to do.”

    The Board of Peace called the roadmap a “historic breakthrough,” saying it marked the first time Hamas had formally accepted an actionable plan to surrender all of its weapons.

    The process would begin with firearms controlled by Gaza’s existing police. A new Palestinian government, known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, would recruit and vet officers for a replacement police force.

    Heavy weapons, ammunition depots, weapons factories and Hamas’ sprawling tunnel network would be tackled in later stages. Militias, armed clans and other terrorist factions would also have to surrender their arsenals.

    Officials estimate that fully disarming Gaza could take between 200 and 350 days. Reconstruction could begin sector by sector as individual areas are cleared of weapons and terrorist infrastructure, according to The Jerusalem Post.

    The entire deal is built around what officials called “zero trust.”

    Every step must be independently verified before the other side is required to fulfill its next obligation. If Hamas stops cooperating, Israel’s withdrawal would also stop.

    But the roadmap immediately ran into conflicting interpretations from Hamas and Israel.

    Hamas negotiator Ghazi Hamad told Reuters on Friday that the group was prepared to hand its weapons to the new Gaza government. However, he said disarmament would depend upon Israel withdrawing its forces, approving the agreement and allowing international security personnel into Gaza.

    An Israeli official outlined the opposite sequence, insisting that Hamas must surrender its weapons and Gaza must be fully demilitarized before Israeli troops withdraw.

    “There will be no IDF withdrawal from the Yellow Line in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is disarmed and the Strip is fully demilitarized,” the official told The Times of Israel.

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had not publicly endorsed the latest roadmap as of Friday morning, while some Israeli political figures were already urging him to reject it.

    A U.S. official acknowledged that Israel remained deeply skeptical that Hamas would actually dismantle the arsenal and tunnel system at the center of its power.

    The Trump administration argues that Israel would be protected by the deal’s strict verification process and would not be forced to surrender territory while Hamas still posed an internal threat.

    The agreement grew out of Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. Its first phase produced an October ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages, but negotiations later stalled over Hamas’ weapons, Israel’s withdrawal and Gaza’s future government.

    Trump has now secured an agreement on paper addressing those seemingly intractable disputes.

    Whether he can force the bitter enemies to carry it out may be the ultimate test of his Middle East peace push.

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    Trump Slams Mamdani’s Netanyahu Arrest Threat: ‘Will Not Happen’

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    President Donald Trump drew a bright red line Monday after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani threatened to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested on American soil.

    “Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,” Trump declared in a Truth Social post.

    The president defended Netanyahu as a wartime leader confronting the Islamic Republic of Iran, which Trump accused of killing 52,000 protesters and spending decades targeting American troops.

    “The only ones that should be arrested are the people that led Iran into this unprecedented SPIRAL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION,” Trump added, arguing that previous presidents should have confronted the regime years ago.

    Trump’s declaration came after Mamdani revived one of his most controversial campaign promises during an interview with The New York Times’ Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

    “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,” Mamdani said. “He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court.”

    The democratic socialist mayor said his administration is now examining whether he could use the New York Police Department to detain Netanyahu when the Israeli leader is expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly in September.

    “That’s an active conversation with our legal department in seeing what the prospects are we have here in our municipality,” Mamdani said.

    He insisted he would follow existing city law and would not attempt to write new rules specifically targeting Netanyahu.

    But Mamdani’s arrest talk faces a mountain of legal obstacles.

    The United States is not a party to the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court and does not recognize the court’s authority over Americans or Israelis. Foreign affairs are also controlled by the federal government, while diplomatic protections and head-of-state immunity could shield Netanyahu during a U.N. visit.

    U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz dismissed Mamdani’s proposal as “pure political theater.”

    “The U.S. is not party to the Rome Statute that underlies the ICC,” Waltz wrote on X, adding that the U.N. Headquarters Agreement grants protections to visiting foreign leaders and that “federal authority trumps any local mayor’s wishes.”

    Legal experts have expressed similar doubts. Syracuse University law professor Cora True-Frost said foreign affairs are the “exclusive power of the federal government” and that protections afforded to visiting diplomats would further restrict Mamdani’s ability to carry out his threat. NBC New York reported that several former prosecutors believe an attempt to enforce the ICC warrant could expose participating local officials to federal charges.

    The ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity during Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. The court said judges found reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Gallant bore responsibility for alleged crimes including using starvation as a method of warfare.

    Israel has categorically rejected the allegations, maintaining that its military takes extensive precautions to protect civilians while battling a terrorist organization that embeds itself among the Palestinian population.

    Netanyahu’s office fired back Sunday by branding the ICC a “kangaroo court that has no jurisdiction over Americans or Israelis.”

    “Under Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leadership, Israel has taken unprecedented wartime measures to minimize harm to civilians while confronting Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization that uses Palestinians as human shields and deliberately targets innocent Israeli civilians,” his office said.

    It then turned its fire directly on City Hall.

    “Mr. Mamdani should focus on fixing the damage his policies have caused New York,” Netanyahu’s office concluded.

    Netanyahu has also accused the mayor of siding with “terror actors,” while Mamdani has repeatedly characterized Israel’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre as genocide.

    The Trump administration, meanwhile, has backed its rejection of the ICC with more than words. It has imposed sanctions on court personnel and affiliated organizations involved in efforts to prosecute Israelis, declaring that neither the United States nor Israel is subject to the tribunal’s authority. The State Department has described the court’s actions as a threat to American sovereignty.

    Mamdani may be determined to turn Netanyahu’s expected September visit into an international showdown.

    Trump’s message was that the mayor will not get the chance.

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    Trump-Backed President-Elect Levels Stunning Coup Accusation At Colombia’s Leader

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    Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella suspended the presidential transition Tuesday and accused outgoing President Gustavo Petro of planning a coup to remain in power after Petro refused to recognize the results of the country’s election.

    Petro claims progressive Sen. Iván Cepeda actually won the popular vote in Colombia’s June 21 presidential runoff, despite official results showing de la Espriella prevailing by less than 1 percentage point.

    The certified tally gave de la Espriella 49.66% of the vote to Cepeda’s 48.70%.

    Petro alleges the result was manipulated through algorithms operated from California by Israeli private intelligence companies. He has not released evidence establishing that those companies altered the vote count or that the officially reported results were fraudulent.

    International election observers have likewise reported no evidence of irregularities that would have changed the outcome.

    De la Espriella alleges plan to ‘cling to power’

    De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman endorsed by President Donald Trump, responded in a video posted to social media.

    He accused Petro and Cepeda of attempting to “cling to power at all costs” through what he called a “coup d’état.”

    The president-elect called on Colombia’s armed forces to uphold the Constitution and disobey any unlawful orders from Petro. He also urged the international community to monitor the transfer of power and called on his supporters to “resist” until his scheduled inauguration Aug. 7.

    Transition process breaks down

    De la Espriella announced that he was suspending the formal transition process, known in Colombia as the “empalme,” during which the outgoing government provides information needed by the incoming administration.

    Petro’s government then halted its side of the handover.

    Finance Minister Germán Ávila, who is overseeing the transition for Petro’s administration, ordered his team to suspend its work in response. Ávila said the outgoing government had “nothing to hide” and criticized statements made by members of de la Espriella’s transition team.

    The breakdown followed days of increasingly hostile accusations between the outgoing president and his successor.

    Election observers defend vote count

    International observers have not supported Petro’s claims that the runoff was fraudulent.

    A European Union observer mission praised the transparency and efficiency of Colombia’s vote-counting process. The Carter Center described the system used to manage the results as reliable, transparent, and fully traceable.

    De la Espriella was formally declared the winner after defeating Cepeda, who had campaigned on continuing many of Petro’s policies.

    The result represented a major political setback for Petro, whose government has struggled with security concerns and a largely unsuccessful effort to negotiate peace agreements with several armed groups.

    Incoming government moves ahead

    Despite suspending cooperation with Petro’s administration, de la Espriella continued preparing to take office.

    He announced six additional Cabinet appointments Tuesday, adding to previously named choices for the defense, interior, finance, and environment ministries.

    The dispute has raised concerns about whether Colombia’s traditionally peaceful transfer of presidential power will proceed normally.

    For now, Petro remains scheduled to leave office and de la Espriella is set to be inaugurated Aug. 7.

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    Trump Says He Left Orders To Bomb Iran If Tehran Assassinates Him

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    President Donald Trump said he has left instructions for the United States to launch an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran if Tehran succeeds in assassinating him.

    “I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” the president told the New York Post Friday. “I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before.”

    Trump did not explain whom he gave the instructions to, which targets would be included or how such an order would be carried out after his death.

    Trump calls himself Iran’s top target

    The president’s comments followed remarks he made during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, where he said Iran may be seeking to kill him.

    “I’m their No. 1 target,” Trump said.

    Iran has threatened retaliation against Trump and other former administration officials over the January 2020 U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. American authorities have also previously accused Iranian operatives of pursuing plots against Trump.

    The latest concern arose after Israel reportedly shared intelligence with the United States before Trump landed in Washington indicating that Iran was considering another plot to assassinate the president.

    Mediaite’s Tom Durante has additional details:

    On the way back to the States, the president was forced to switch planes after the Secret Service reportedly voiced concerns about the new Air Force One, a $400 million jet gifted to him from the Qatari government.

    After that, Israel claimed it had shared intelligence with the president that the Islamic regime was “considering” a new plan to assassinate the president.

    In his interview with The Post, Trump denied those claims.

    “No, no. Israel came up with nothing. No, no,” he said. “I’ve been No. 1 [on Iran’s kill list] for a long time, and it’s the way life is, you know.”

    “I hope you’ll miss me,” he quipped.

    According to reporting cited by Mediaite, Israeli intelligence had not determined how far the alleged plot had progressed or whether Tehran had taken any concrete steps to carry it out.

    Trump nevertheless delivered an unmistakable warning: Any successful attack against him would bring an overwhelming American response.

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    Trump Calls For Ending Trade With Spain, Escalating NATO Dispute

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    ANKARA, Turkey — President Donald Trump called for the United States to halt all trade with Spain on Wednesday, sharply escalating a dispute with the NATO ally over defense spending, and its refusal to support aspects of the U.S. military campaign against Iran.

    Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the alliance’s summit in Ankara, Trump described Spain as “a terrible partner” and instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off trade with the country.

    “Cut off all trade with Spain, please,” Trump said. “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO.”

    Dispute Centers On Defense, Iran

    Trump’s remarks follow months of growing tensions with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

    Spain has resisted NATO’s push for members to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense and has opposed U.S. military operations against Iran, including declining to allow American forces to use the joint U.S.-Spanish bases at Rota and Morón for offensive strikes.

    The president argued that Spain has failed to contribute its fair share to the alliance while benefiting from American security guarantees.

    Spain Pushes Back

    Spanish officials downplayed Trump’s comments, emphasizing that trade policy is negotiated through the European Union rather than bilaterally between Madrid and Washington.

    Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has defended Spain’s defense policy, arguing the country can meet its NATO obligations without adopting the alliance’s new spending benchmark. His government also reiterated that Spain remains committed to NATO despite disagreements over Iran and military funding.

    Economic Stakes Are Significant

    A complete halt to U.S.-Spain trade would represent a major escalation in transatlantic relations.

    According to U.S. trade data, annual goods and services trade between the two countries totals tens of billions of dollars, while millions of Americans visit Spain each year. Spain is also a key European destination for U.S. investment.

    Legal experts note that any sweeping trade restrictions would likely face significant legal and procedural hurdles, particularly because Spain is part of the European Union, which negotiates trade policy on behalf of its member states.

    Latest Rift Inside NATO

    Trump’s comments added to an already contentious NATO summit, where leaders have sought to maintain alliance unity while confronting Russia’s war in Ukraine and the expanding conflict with Iran.

    The president has repeatedly argued that European allies must shoulder more of the burden for their own defense and has criticized countries he believes are falling short of their commitments.

    His latest threat against Spain underscores how disagreements over defense spending and Middle East policy are increasingly spilling into broader diplomatic and economic relations between Washington, and its European allies.

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    Marine Le Pen Launches 2027 Presidential Bid After Court Clears Path Despite Conviction

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    PARIS — French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen announced Tuesday that she will run for president in 2027 after a Paris appeals court upheld her conviction for misusing European Union funds but reduced her sentence and shortened her ban from holding public office, allowing her to remain on the ballot.

    The ruling preserves one of Europe’s most consequential political candidacies at a time when Le Pen and her National Rally party are leading opinion polls ahead of next year’s election. With President Emmanuel Macron constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term, the race is widely viewed as the strongest opportunity yet for France’s nationalist movement to capture the presidency.

    Court Upholds Conviction, Reduces Penalty

    The appeals court affirmed Le Pen’s conviction for diverting European Parliament funds to pay National Rally employees instead of parliamentary assistants.

    Judges sentenced her to three years in prison, with two years suspended and one year to be served under electronic monitoring, along with a €100,000 fine. The court also shortened her period of political ineligibility, clearing the way for her presidential campaign.

    Le Pen immediately vowed to challenge the decision before France’s highest court, the Court of Cassation.

    Under French law, that appeal suspends enforcement of her sentence — including the electronic monitoring requirement and political restrictions — while the case is reviewed, allowing her to campaign without immediate legal constraints.

    ‘Tonight, I Am a Candidate’

    Appearing on French television shortly after the ruling, Le Pen left little doubt about her intentions.

    “Tonight, I am a candidate in the presidential election,” she declared, while maintaining that she had committed no crime and describing the prosecution as politically motivated.

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    The legal battle is expected to continue for months, but the appeals ruling removes the most immediate obstacle to her fourth presidential campaign.

    Polls Show National Rally in Strong Position

    Le Pen enters the race from a position of unusual political strength.

    Recent polling by major French firms has consistently placed either Le Pen or her National Rally protégé, Jordan Bardella, between roughly 31% and 36% in first-round voting — historically high numbers this far ahead of a presidential election. Pollsters say National Rally has never polled this strongly so early in a campaign.

    Several surveys also indicate Le Pen would be highly competitive in a second-round runoff against leading centrist contenders, including former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.

    Relationship With Trump Has Changed

    Although Le Pen praised Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory and was once viewed as one of his closest political allies in Europe, she has deliberately distanced herself from the president in recent years.

    As she works to broaden her appeal among mainstream conservative and center-right French voters, Le Pen has sought to present National Rally as a governing party rather than a protest movement.

    That strategy has included publicly criticizing Trump on several occasions. During a dispute last month between Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Le Pen sided with Meloni and described Trump’s remarks as “very insulting.” She has also broken with the president on aspects of U.S. military intervention and European defense policy.

    Legal Battle Continues

    The case stems from allegations that National Rally improperly used millions of euros in European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016 to pay party staff working in France rather than parliamentary assistants assigned to Brussels.

    Le Pen has consistently denied intentionally violating the rules and says the prosecution reflects an effort to sideline one of France’s leading opposition figures.

    Whether France’s highest court ultimately upholds or overturns the conviction remains uncertain. For now, however, the appeals ruling has ensured that the country’s leading nationalist candidate will remain in the race, setting up what is expected to be one of Europe’s most closely watched elections in a generation.

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    Trump Confirms Heated Call With Netanyahu Over Lebanon Strikes

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    President Donald Trump has confirmed reports that he sharply confronted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s military operations in Lebanon, acknowledging that he used profanity during a tense phone call as concerns mounted over the potential collapse of U.S.-Iran peace negotiations.

    The call, first reported by Axios journalist Barak Ravid, reportedly occurred after Netanyahu ordered Israeli forces to strike Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahieh district, an escalation that threatened to derail ongoing diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran.

    According to Axios, citing U.S. officials and another source briefed on the conversation, Trump referred to Netanyahu as “crazy” and demanded, “What the f— are you doing?” during the call. The report also claimed Trump reminded Netanyahu of U.S. support, allegedly telling the Israeli leader, “I helped you stay out of jail.”

    Senior officials in Netanyahu’s office disputed portions of the Axios account, calling it “inaccurate” and denying some of the personal remarks attributed to Trump.

    However, Trump later confirmed key details of the exchange during an interview with New York Post columnist Miranda Devine on her Pod Force One podcast.

    “Now Axios reported that you had a phone call with Bibi Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, in which you were angry with him. You said, ‘Are you effing crazy? What are you effing doing? I helped you stay out of jail.’ Is that true?” Devine asked.

    “I did,” Trump replied.

    The president downplayed suggestions that he was furious with Netanyahu, instead describing himself as frustrated by Israel’s continued military actions against Lebanon.

    “I wouldn’t say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon,” Trump said. “You know, at some point I said, ‘Bibi we gotta stop this, we gotta stop it.’”

    Despite the confrontation, Trump emphasized that his relationship with the Israeli prime minister remains strong.

    “But I have a very good relationship. We’ve done well together,” Trump added. “He always says we could never have done it, but everybody knows that we could have never done it without the United States. But we’ve worked very well together.”

    “I like Bibi a lot and I’ve worked very well with him,” he continued. “We had where, you know, where I’m a wartime president, he’s a wartime prime minister. Very important part of the world, and I think we’ve done, you know, very well.”

    Watch the full interview on YouTube:

    The reported dispute came amid growing concerns that renewed Israeli strikes in Lebanon could jeopardize diplomatic progress with Iran. Iranian officials accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement brokered by Washington and Tehran in April and threatened to suspend negotiations with the United States.

    Following his conversation with Netanyahu, Trump announced on Truth Social that Israeli forces would pull back from Beirut and that troops heading toward the Lebanese capital “have already been turned back.”

    “Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel,” Trump wrote.

    The incident has also sparked political commentary in the United States. During an appearance on CNN’s OutFront, Democrat strategist David Axelrod said Trump’s frustration with Netanyahu was understandable.

    “It doesn’t sound like a very friendly call,” Axelrod said.

    Axelrod argued that Netanyahu’s actions had complicated both Israel’s international standing and Trump’s political position at home.

    “I think that the president — his analysis is not wrong,” Axelrod said. “Bibi Netanyahu has done tremendous damage, in my view, to Israel and to Israel’s standing in the world.”

    Axelrod also suggested Trump may be particularly frustrated because the conflict has become a domestic political liability.

    “What he’s mad about is Bibi has created a huge political problem for him, because the economy is the thing that is on the minds of Americans, and he has made it worse,” Axelrod added.

    While the exchange highlights growing tensions over the conduct of the regional conflict, Trump’s public comments suggest that, despite the unusually blunt language, he continues to view Netanyahu as a close ally even as he pushes for de-escalation in Lebanon.

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    GOP Rep. Introduces Bill To Stop Foreign Adversaries From Buying American Homes

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    Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy introduced legislation Tuesday to block foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism from purchasing homes and residential property in the United States.

    The bill, obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller, would prohibit foreign adversaries, nationals from designated foreign countries of concern and state sponsors of terrorism from acquiring American housing. It would also require existing property holdings covered under the legislation to be sold within two years to American citizens.

    Roy said the legislation is intended to prevent hostile foreign powers from gaining influence over American land and housing markets while many Americans struggle with rising housing costs.

    “American homes belong to American families — not the Chinese Communist Party, foreign Islamists, or our geopolitical foes,” Roy told the Daily Caller.

    “While Americans struggle to afford housing, hostile regimes are buying up our land and neighborhoods,” Roy said. “This bill slams the door on foreign adversaries owning American housing and forces them to sell what they already control. We’re putting America’s homes back in American hands.”

    The proposal comes amid growing concern among congressional Republicans over foreign ownership of American land, particularly purchases linked to Chinese investors and entities associated with the Chinese Communist Party.

    According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report, foreign ownership of American land totaled nearly 46 million acres at the end of 2024, representing more than $86 billion in value.

    Documents reviewed by the Daily Caller indicate that as much as 338,000 acres owned by foreign adversaries could become subject to forced divestiture under Roy’s legislation, totaling an estimated $1.1 billion in property value.

    Texas — Roy’s home state — has become one of the focal points in the debate over foreign land ownership.

    The USDA report found that non-Americans own more than 5.6 million acres across Texas. Under Roy’s proposal, properties in 20 Texas counties totaling roughly 124,000 acres could potentially be required to change ownership.

    Roy and other Republicans have repeatedly raised alarms about Chinese-linked land purchases near military installations, critical infrastructure and growing residential developments.

    One Texas development cited by the Daily Caller reportedly spans 342 acres zoned for residential and commercial use, with roughly 70% allegedly tied to Chinese Communist Party-linked investors.

    Another property linked to Chinese ownership reportedly stretches across more than 123,000 acres in 15 Texas counties and is estimated to be worth approximately $900 million, according to USDA figures.

    Several Republican-led states, including Florida and Texas, have already pursued or enacted laws limiting property ownership by citizens or entities connected to adversarial foreign governments.

    Supporters of such measures argue they are necessary for national security, food security and economic sovereignty, especially as geopolitical tensions between the United States and China continue escalating.

    Roy’s legislation additionally reflects growing Republican focus on housing affordability as broader economic concerns remain central heading into the 2026 election cycle.

    The issue also intersects with the national debate over birthright citizenship, which is currently being litigated before the Supreme Court.

    Critics of current birthright citizenship policy have pointed to reports over the years of Chinese nationals traveling to the United States specifically to give birth — sometimes referred to as “birth tourism” — in order to secure automatic American citizenship for their children. Federal authorities have previously investigated businesses accused of helping wealthy foreign nationals coordinate such operations, including arranging housing, medical care and travel logistics for expectant mothers entering the United States.

    Others have raised the alarm over reports involving foreign nationals paying American surrogates to carry and deliver children in the United States, after which the children obtain citizenship and are then taken back to China shortly after birth.

    Supporters of stricter immigration and property ownership laws argue such arrangements could create long-term loopholes allowing foreign adversaries, including those tied to the CCP, to maintain indirect or proxy influence over American land and assets.

    This article originally appeared on American Liberty News. Republished with permission.

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    Trump Announces Temporary Pause Of ‘Project Freedom’

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    President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that “Project Freedom,” the U.S. military operation aimed at securing ship movement through the Strait of Hormuz, will be temporarily paused as negotiations with Iran appear to gain momentum.

    In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the decision followed requests from Pakistan and several allied nations, along with what he described as major military gains against Iran and progress toward a possible agreement.

    “Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we have had during the Campaign against the Country of Iran and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed,” Trump wrote.

    The announcement came amid growing international concern over instability in the Persian Gulf and threats to one of the world’s most important shipping routes.

    Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei confirmed Wednesday that Tehran is reviewing a proposal from the United States regarding the ongoing conflict.

    Speaking to the ISNA news agency, Baghaei said Iranian leaders are still evaluating the proposal and will later communicate their response through Pakistani mediators. Specific details of the proposal were not immediately released.

    Trump later expanded on the negotiations in another Truth Social post Wednesday, saying the operation could end entirely if Iran accepts the terms being discussed.

    “Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran,” Trump wrote.

    He also issued a blunt warning if talks collapse.

    “If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before,” Trump said.

    Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has played a key role in mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran, praised Trump’s decision to temporarily halt the operation.

    “I am grateful to President Donald Trump for his courageous leadership and timely announcement regarding the pause in Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz,” Sharif wrote on X Wednesday.

    Sharif also credited Saudi Arabia for helping push diplomatic efforts forward.

    “President Trump’s gracious response to the request made by Pakistan and other brotherly countries, particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and my dear brother Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia H.R.H Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will go a long way towards advancing regional peace, stability and reconciliation during this sensitive period,” he said.

    “Pakistan remains firmly committed to supporting all efforts that promote restraint and a peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy. We are very hopeful that the current momentum will lead to a lasting agreement that secures durable peace and stability for the region and beyond,” Sharif added.

    Trump initially launched Project Freedom to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after escalating tensions and threats to commercial shipping in the region. The narrow waterway is considered one of the world’s most critical energy corridors, with a significant portion of global oil shipments passing through it each day.

    For now, the blockade remains in place while negotiations continue, leaving the possibility of either a diplomatic breakthrough or renewed military escalation hanging over the region.

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    Cuban President Confirms Talks With Trump Administration as Pressure Mounts on Havana

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    (Miami - Flórida, 09/03/2020) Presidente da República Jair Bolsonaro durante encontro com o Senador Marco Rubio..Foto: Alan Santos/PR

    After weeks of rumors, Cuba has finally admitted it’s talking to the Trump administration.

    President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed Friday that his government is negotiating with U.S. officials to address “bilateral differences” and explore possible cooperation.

    The talks are being led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whom President Trump has tapped to press Havana for major changes — or potentially oversee what Trump has described as a “friendly” takeover of the island’s communist government.

    Pressure on Cuba has ramped up dramatically this year.

    In January, the United States effectively cut off fuel shipments to the island after a surprise U.S. military operation removed Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro from power and brought him to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges.

    With Venezuelan oil gone, Cuba has been hit by rolling blackouts and a worsening economic crisis.

    Díaz-Canel acknowledged the negotiations in carefully worded remarks, saying “international factors” helped facilitate the discussions.

    He framed the talks as an effort to identify disputes between the two countries and determine whether cooperation is possible.

    But the stakes are much larger.

    The Trump administration has openly predicted the collapse of Cuba’s 67-year-old communist system under mounting economic pressure. Trump himself has said the United States could ultimately take over the island — “friendly” or otherwise.

    Behind the scenes, officials are reportedly exploring a broad deal: sanctions relief in exchange for economic openings and possible cooperation on ports, tourism and energy.

    Another potential sweetener: allowing more Americans to travel to Havana, though that would likely require congressional approval.

    One especially striking detail reportedly under discussion — an off-ramp that would allow Díaz-Canel and members of the Castro family to remain in Cuba even if political changes reshape the government.

    For now, Díaz-Canel is calling the negotiations “a very sensitive process.”

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