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In today’s bulletin, NBC News reporters from all over the world obtained the last about how the Trump administration is responding to the hunger crisis in Gaza and how President Trump today contradicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Separately, it is only in mid -2015, but the key developments in the 2026 races in three states are already configuring the struggle of next year by the Senate. Keep reading for more.
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Trump talks about the ‘real star’ in Gaza
President Donald Trump did something remarkable on Monday: he broke with Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a prominent way, about Netanyahu’s comment that “there is no hunger in Gaza.”
Speaking in Scotland, Trump said that the United States would establish food centers in Gaza as “we have to feed children,” writes Chantal da Silva of NBC News. Trump said he had seen images of Palestinians on television and that “those children seem very hungry.” He later added that the scenes were “real hungry” and that “you can’t pretend that.”
Vice President JD Vance, who in response to a question by NBC News, Henry Gómez, on a trip to Canton, Ohio, his views, Henry Gómez, on a trip to Canton, Ohio, of the Trump administration were “very worried about the humanitarian problem” worried about the humanitarian problem “wanted to ensure that Trump’s administration hungry the humanitarian administration” Humanitarian administration was “very concerned about the humanitarian problem” and wanted to make sure that the humanitarian administration “very concerned about the humanitarian problem” and wanted to make sure that the humanitarian administration “very concerned about the humanitarian problem” and wanted to make sure that the Trump administration “was very worried about the humanitarian problem” and wanted to make sure that familiar children obtained food.
The president’s comments, a firm ally of Netanyahu, occurred in the midst of the growing world indignation for the growing deaths from malnutrition in the midst of Israel’s military offensive in the territory.
Israel’s defense forces began to carry out limited pauses in the fight in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day. But help groups have warned that the dripping of help in the enclave is not enough to avoid famine.
“This is progress, but large amounts of help are needed to avoid famine and a catastrophic health crisis,” said United Nations emergency relief coordinator, Tom Fletcher, in a statement.
Speaking outside a meeting with British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, in his golf complex in Turnberry, Scotland, Trump said that the United States would be working with its European partners to address the crisis in Gaza. He offered some other details about the plan.
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A governor, a truck driver and an architect of the 2025 project forms the map of the Senate
By Bridget Bowman
The battle for the Senate in 2026 is taking shape, with the key campaigns of the candidates who launch (or discard) in recent days.
The Democrats still face a uphill climb through the Pro-Trump territory to stop the four seats they would need to obtain the majority, but today they received an impulse when former governor Roy Cooper announced that he is postulated for the open position of North Carolina in the Senate.
The Democrats have not won a race in the Senate there since 2008, and Trump won North Carolina by 3 points in 2024. But the Democrats see Cooper as a strong contender with a winning record and some attractive interpartis. The president of the Republican National Committee, Michael Whatley, is expected to leave the Republican side to replace the senator of the Republican Party Thom Tillis.
Meanwhile, Republicans are not happy to defend their majority; They want to expand it, establishing their gaze on Michigan and Georgia, where the Republican primary fields have developed in the last week.
In Michigan, where Democratic Senator Gary Peters, the representative of the Republican Party, Bill Huizanga, announced last week that he would not apply for the Senate, effectively clearing the field for former representative Mike Rogers, who has the support of the Republican leaders of the Senate. The Democrats, meanwhile, have multiple candidates competing for the assent of the party.
In Georgia, the representative of the Republican Party Mike Collins announced today that he runs for the Senate, saying that it is “time to send a truck driver to the United States Senate to flutter the radical that remains”, a wink to his truck company.
Collins’ entry is the last sign that Republicans will have a main fight in their hands in the race against Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff. Republican representative Buddy Carter is also running (and poured into his own money). But the field was reduced last week when state insurance commissioner John King finished his campaign after meeting with Republican governor Brian Kemp, according to the constitution of the Atlanta Journal.
The document reported that Kemp is maneuvering behind the scene to boost the potential offer of former soccer coach of the University of Tennessee Derek Dooly.
A final note from the Senate: although South Carolina is not necessarily on the map of the Senate Battlefield, a primary of the Republican party is also brewing as Senator Lindsey Graham runs for re -election. NBC Allan Smith will report today that Paul Dans, an architect of the 2025 project, is expected to challenge Graham, who already faces a main challenge of former governor Andre Bauer.
🗞️ The other main stories today
- ✈️ Vice President: Vice President JD Vance was left by a steel factory in Canton, Ohio, to announce the White House agenda, namely a “large and beautiful bill” that surveys show that most voters do not like. He gave an idea of how Vance will be deployed in the mid -period electoral campaigns next year. Read more →
- 🚨 First in NBC: Republican senator Josh Hawley introduced the legislation today to provide tariff refund checks of at least $ 600 per adult and child to US families, similar to the stimulus controls that the government distributed during the COVID pandemic. Read more →
- 🤝 A bipartisan welcome: Linda McMahon and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received a clearly warm welcome during the weekend at a bipartisan summit of governors, including the Democrats. Read more →
- 🚢 Rate update: A new reality is settling for the global economy: the rates of President Donald Trump, established at levels that are once considered unthinkable, are here to stay. Read more →
- 🗳️ 2026 clock: The attorney general of Nevada challenges Republican governor Joe Lombardo, who is seen as the most vulnerable Republican governor for re -election next year. Read more →
- 🌈 On the road: The human rights campaign, the largest LGBTQ rights organization in the country, is taking its LGBTQ equality message along the way with a multicunction tour focused on changing more hearts and minds, particularly in the red states. Read more →
- 🆕 New accusations: Three Venezuelan men told NBC News who experienced physical and psychological torture, including a man who claimed that he was sexually assaulted after the Trump administration sent him to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Read more →
That’s all of the politics desk for now. Today’s newsletter was compiled by Scott Bland and Dylan EBS.
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