Ceasefire deal emerges, but peace may be far off

Officials from Hamas and Israel have come together on the initial
framework of a ceasefire agreement. In the first phase, Israeli
and Palestinian hostages will be released next week. Other
details, such as disarmament of Hamas, governance of Palestine,
and the removal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip remain to
be seen. President Trump celebrated the agreement and pronounced
“lasting peace” in the Middle East, but is that premature?





Political violence on the left continues to be a focus of the
Trump administration in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing. The
White House has accused massive anti-ICE protests of being
connected to large networks of left-wing nonprofits and donors.
Is there legitimacy to those claims? Or is the administration
silencing any opponents?





Global superstar Bad Bunny was announced as the halftime
entertainment for this season’s Super Bowl. The artist, whose
music is predominantly in Spanish, previously avoided touring in
the USA after concerns that his concerts would be targeted by ICE
raids. In response to the announcement, Homeland Security
Secretary Kristi Noem said that ICE would be present at the NFL’s
signature event. But are agents there for law enforcement or
other motives?