In a Fox & Friends interview on Election Day morning, President Trump said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed months ago to end roughly $4 billion in annual U.S. aid to Israel by the end of 2026. Trump said Israel "doesn't need it" and could continue buying U.S. weapons. The current framework is a 10-year memorandum of understanding providing $3.8 billion annually through fiscal year 2028. Netanyahu had earlier said in interviews that he wanted to "taper off" U.S. military aid over about a decade, but Trump's timeline—cutting aid off within weeks—is much faster and has not been confirmed by the Israeli government.
Trump framed the move as a political win against Democrats, arguing that ending aid would deprive progressives and Democrats of a talking point criticizing Republican support for Israel, particularly in Michigan's contested Senate race. He attributed the idea to Netanyahu. Netanyahu has previously signaled a desire to shift Israel from an aid-based relationship toward a partnership as Israel's economy and defense industry have matured. Oil prices slid in response to the comments.
In a Fox & Friends interview on Election Day, President Trump said the U.S. would stop providing $4 billion in annual aid to Israel by the end of 2026, claiming Prime Minister Netanyahu had proposed the idea. The current agreement provides $3.8 billion annually and runs through 2028.
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BSwitching gears, voters are at the polls across the country today. Reuters says Maine is voting, and Politico is calling this the 'armageddon' of all elections.
BArmageddon. That's a Politico headline for you. But the stakes are real: control of the Senate and the House.
BAnd progressive groups are already spinning tonight's pending results, according to Politico. Before a single vote is counted.
BThat's the game now. Get your narrative out first, make the loss look like a win or the win look like a loss.
BI think the bigger story is turnout. Midterms are always a referendum on the president. Trump's agenda is on the ballot.
BWe'll know tonight. Different world entirely: the King is in Antigua for the Commonwealth summit.
BAnd he called Britain's role in the slave trade 'shameful' but stopped short of an apology. The Guardian has the live blog.
BThat's a careful line. 'Shameful' acknowledges the history. No apology means no legal or financial consequences.
BAnd Kemi Badenoch was asked if the UK should reconsider Commonwealth membership because of reparations demands. She said no, because most Commonwealth countries aren't asking.
BShe also said China did all sorts of things and isn't out there apologising. That's a fair point about double standards.
BIt is. But the King's speech is the headline. 'Shameful' is a strong word from a monarch.
BIt's the closest the royal family has come to acknowledging the slave trade's legacy. But no apology means the debate isn't over.
BAnd it won't be. Reparations is a live issue across the Commonwealth. The King just gave it more oxygen.
BMeanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department is funding research into whether there's a link between gender dysphoria and violent crime. The Guardian reports up to a million dollars in grants.
BThat's a strange thing to spend a million dollars on. What's the theory here?
BThe Guardian quotes experts calling it 'very dangerous' and saying it diverts attention from far-right violence.
BI'd want to see the actual research question before I call it dangerous. But I'll say this: if the goal is to link being transgender to violence, that's not science.
BAnd if the goal is to understand violence, why single out gender dysphoria? That's the question critics are asking.
BBecause it's a political target. The administration has been rolling back transgender rights since day one. This fits the pattern.
BBut the National Institute of Justice is supposed to be independent. Funding research is not the same as endorsing a conclusion.
BNo, but you don't fund a study on a link nobody has seriously proposed unless you want a specific answer.
BThat's the concern. We'll see what the research actually finds, if it gets funded at all.
BQuick one from Europe: Bulgaria confirmed bomb threats against flights from Bergamo and Dublin. Seven threats across Europe, all false alarms.
BWarsaw Modlin airport resumed operations after an earlier threat. The London flight area is still being checked.
BFalse alarms, but they cause real disruption. Every threat means grounded planes, evacuated terminals, hours of security checks.
BAnd whoever's making these calls knows it. It's cheap chaos. A phone call can shut down an airport.
BThe good news is they're being caught as false quickly. The bad news is the pattern suggests someone's testing responses.
BThat's the worry. Seven threats in one day across Europe isn't random.
BNo, it's coordinated. And that's a story for another day. For now, the polls are open across the country.
BWe'll have results as they come in. For now, that's the world at ten fifteen.