Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that his government is considering suing the New York Times for defamation, accusing the paper of publishing a front-page photo that falsely claimed to depict a starving Palestinian child in Gaza. Netanyahu said the child, Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub, actually suffers from cerebral palsy, and that his family members shown in the image appeared healthy and well-fed.
Economists from across the political spectrum are warning that President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration restrictions could harm the U.S. economy if net migration turns negative in 2025. A joint report from the center-right American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the center-left Brookings Institution projects that more people may leave the U.S. than enter, with “zero or net negative migration” considered the most likely outcome.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel criticized certain Democratic voices for alienating voters, calling them “repulsive” during an appearance on The Sarah Silverman Podcast.
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) pledged that the next time Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress, they will aggressively push immigration reform to grant legal status to all Dreamers and their parents.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) accused Republicans of openly embracing racist rhetoric during President Donald Trump’s second term, saying the party had “taken the hoods off” and stopped hiding their intentions. Speaking Saturday on MSNBC’s Velshi, Crockett alleged Texas Republicans were engaging in “racial gerrymandering” and pointed to recent attacks on state Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston).
