News, issues and events that caught our eye.

Will Trump’s Gaza Plan End The War And Bring Peace?

Trump unveils 20-point Gaza cease-fire plan with him running ‘board of peace,’ warns Israel will ‘finish the job’ if Hamas objects – New York Post

Palestinian Leaders, Arab Nations Welcome Trump’s Plan – Aljazeera

Netanyahu endorses Trump plan to end Gaza war – Axios

A ‘Palestinian’ State is a Death Wish for the West – Front Page Magazine

Gov’t Shutdown Over Out-Of-Control Budget May Be Inevitable

Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown – AP

Democrats Threaten to Shut Down Government To Keep ‘COVID-Era Giveaways’ – Breitbart

Trump’s Latest Move on Government Shutdown Might Give GOP Leadership Heartburn – Matt Vespa, Townhall

Chuck Schumer’s bad shutdown bet – David Harsanyi, Washington Examiner

Soros-Backed Leftist Group Behind Campaign To Force Government Shutdown – Daily Caller

DOGE Was Just The Start: Trump’s Cuts To Big Gov’t Go Forward

Trump Is About to Pull Off the Biggest Federal Workforce Cut in History – PJ Media

Supreme Court showdown: Trump’s strategy to test limits of his power could spell doom for administrative state – Fox News

Ernst Exposes Federal Workers Simultaneously Getting Paychecks from Multiple Agencies – Mark Tapscott, The Washington Stand

Federal Retirement Dollars Used To Push Leftist Politics, Watchdog Warns – Daily Wire

Why Is The Left Violent?

Violence And The Permanent Adolescents Of The American Left – Steve McCann, American Thinker

‘Imminent’ versus ‘Immediate’ Advocacy of Violence and the First Amendment – Michael S. Kochin, American Greatness

Situational Outrage: How Democrats Normalize Political Violence – Brian C. Joondeph, American Thinker

Bonus: America’s Young Communists Really Believe True Communism Has Never Been Tried – National Review

ICYMI: Left-Wing Terrorism Has Been Unleashed – Issues & Insights

Hegseth Gives Defense A Thorough Housecleaning

Hegseth Urges Military Leadership to Root Out Divisive Left-Wing Dogma: ‘Done With That – National Review

Hegseth Announces New Standards Targeting ‘Fat Generals’ And ‘Beardos’ At Quantico Meeting – Daily Caller

Trump defends troops in US cities after Hegseth decries military DEI efforts – The Guardian

Trump and Hegseth ripped by ex-Pentagon staff for ‘condescending and insulting’ America’s top generals – Daily Mail

Comey Faces The Music

Comey Faces Indictment, but His Real Crimes Remain Untouched – Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

Andrew McCabe Is Running from Comey Unfortunately It’s Too Late – JoeHoft.com

Education Rot

The Chicago Teachers Union’s depressing idea of a role model – Chicago Tribune

The Race-Hustling Illegal Running Des Moines Schools Indicts The Entire System – The Federalist

Miscellaneous, But Still Important …

How a Government Agency You’ve Never Heard of Censored Everyday Americans – Washington Free Beacon

Musk Unveils Grokipedia Plans To Counter Wikipedia’s Manipulation Of “Truth” Controlled By Leftists  – Zero Hedge

Powerful Video: Grieving Father’s Powerful House Testimony After Career Criminal Killed His Daughter – PJ Media

This Is Peaceful Britain … – X

Ford CEO expects EV sales to be cut in half after end of tax credits – CNBC

Inside the cartel networks recruiting young Americans on social media – CNN, via Archive.today

Obama Presidential Center deposits just $1M into $470M reserve fund aimed to protect taxpayers – Fox News

Why the Hertz-Amazon deal poses threats to auto dealers – CNBC