Key Takeaways
- Federal troops deployed to Chicago sparked controversy, with aggressive tactics reported.
- Supreme Court begins new term, reviewing President Trump's executive authority.
- Government shutdown halts Medicare telehealth funding, impacting 31,000 seniors.
- Middle East mediators discuss Trump's peace deal after Hamas's initial agreement.
- Japan poised for first female Prime Minister, Sanai Takaichi.
- Leonardo da Vinci's sketches led to discovery of an ancient Milan tunnel network.
Deep Dive
- The Trump administration deployed federal troops to Chicago, citing ongoing lawlessness, a move Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker called 'outrageous and un-American'.
- Chicago Sun-Times reporter Violet Miller described increased aggression from federal agents.
- Aggressive tactics included the use of chemical irritants and actions during immigration raids.
- The Supreme Court began a new term, set to decide cases impacting President Trump's authority over government.
- Key cases involve Trump's worldwide tariffs, imposed under emergency powers, with the court's past skepticism potentially influencing decisions.
- Justices will also consider President Trump's ability to fire heads of independent agencies, referencing a 90-year-old precedent requiring cause for removal.
- Potential rulings could affect tariffs, the Federal Reserve, immigration, birthright citizenship, and deportations.
- Washington Post reporter Lauren Weber noted the government shutdown led to the expiration of funding for popular Medicare telehealth and hospital-at-home programs.
- Approximately 31,000 seniors are affected by these expirations.
- The lack of funding could revert care standards to those from 1997.
- Middle East mediators are convening in Egypt to discuss President Trump's peace proposal.
- Hamas has agreed in principle to certain terms of the proposal, though critical demands like disarmament remain unaddressed.
- The discussions occur as Israel continued strikes in Gaza.