Wednesday Briefing: Trump opponents back down

Trump’s opponents are starting to back down

President Trump’s opponents made their first move yesterday She filed a lawsuit against 22 states To prevent him from depriving the children of illegal immigrants of citizenship rights. This was the beginning of what was expected to be a long legal battle over immigration.

Two of America’s most prominent right-wing extremists, Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and Stuart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers, He left the prison. They were released as part of Trump’s sweeping legal reprieve for all of the roughly 1,600 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

During his first full day in office, Trump was scheduled to meet with top Republican leaders in Congress to discuss early priorities for his term.

Here’s what else happened:

Technology: Trump was expected to announce a joint venture between OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to create a joint venture 100 billion dollars Artificial Intelligence Initiative.

analysis: Trump has an unparalleled grip on Republicans. He hurries to Benefit.

Israel has begun a “large-scale” operation in the West Bank

Israeli security forces A military operation began yesterday in Jeninin the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that eight people were killed and dozens injured in the first hours of the operation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the operation aims to “eliminate terrorism.” Israeli forces moved shortly after President Trump rescinded sanctions imposed on Jewish extremists and settlers accused of committing violence against Palestinians. Israeli and Palestinian officials said that Trump’s move came at a time when Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages and set them on fire to protest the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Related to: The Israeli army commander said he would step down due to the Hamas-led attack on October 7. He is the highest-ranking military commander to do so.

At least 76 people died in Türkiye in a hotel fire

A fire broke out in a 12-storey hotel in a ski resort in Türkiye yesterday, killing at least 76 people and injuring 51 others, authorities said. Survivors spoke of terrifying escapes To make matters worse, there were no alarms or fire exits.

The fire broke out before dawn at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya, about 290 kilometers east of Istanbul. The cause of the fire is still unclear. Authorities said six prosecutors were investigating the incident, and nine people had been arrested, including the hotel owner.

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A writer extracts her country’s nightmares

Han Kang, the South Korean author and Nobel laureate, has examined her country’s darkest authoritarian events. Its actions have appeared even more important since President Yoon Suk-yul briefly imposed martial law in December.

In a rare interview, she spoke to The Times about her book Inseparable and why atrocities need to be remembered. “It’s pain, it’s blood, but it’s the flow of life,” Hahn said.

Read the interview here.