TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Trump accidentally posted message pressuring Pam Bondi to charge his enemies, source says
President Donald Trump intended his recent Truth Social post imploring Attorney General Pam Bondi to take legal action against his opponents as a direct message, according to a Trump administration official.
Melania Trump reveals she's worked with Putin for months to reunite Ukrainian children with families
Eight of the Ukrainian children kept in Russia have been returned and reunited with their families in the last 24 hours, first lady Melania Trump announced at the White House Friday, and said there were plans to reunite "more children in the immediate future."
Global Impact
Ceasefire agreement goes into effect in Gaza, IDF says
A ceasefire in Gaza went into effect at 12 p.m. local time (5 a.m. ET), the Israeli military said, after its government approved the first phase of a deal to bring the war to an end.
Britons travelling to EU to undergo new biometric checks at border from Sunday
The first British and other non-EU citizens will be subjected to new biometric checks when travelling to Europe from Sunday, when the long-delayed entry-exit system (EES) is finally launched.
Economic Pulse
U.S. buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap
The United States directly purchased Argentine pesos on Thursday and finalized a $20 billion currency swap line with Argentina’s central bank, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post, a rare move aimed at stabilizing turbulent financial markets in the cash-strapped Latin American ally.
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The Big Dollar Short Is Turning Into a Pain Trade for Investors
Betting against the dollar has been the dominant trade this year in the $9.6 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market, but the wager is starting to stumble.
Quick Takes
The backlash to Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show has been heard and now, he’s getting some competition.
This List reveals the Washington insiders who pocketed the most cash.
Arturo Gatti Jr., the son of boxing icon Arturo "Thunder" Gatti who was just an infant when his famous dad died by suicide, has died, officials said Wednesday.
Judge dismisses Drake's lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us"
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