More than 700 rockets fired at Israel over the past two days
Israeli forces responded after militants in the Gaza Strip that fired more than 700 rockets into Israel over the weekend. The Iron Dome (Israel’s missile defense system) intercepted nearly 200 of those rockets. As of Monday morning, a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza forces has reportedly been reached.
Read the timeline of events from the Jerusalem Post
U.S. sends a warning to Iran
White House National Security Advisor John Bolton has announced that the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force have been deployed to the U.S. Central Command region in a show of force to Iran. This takes place after U.S. officials received “clear indications” that Iran and its proxies were planning an attack on U.S. forces in the region.
“The United States is not seeking war with the Iranian regime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack, whether by proxy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or regular Iranian forces,” Bolton said in a statement.
Read more about the deployment from Townhall
In other news:
Trump administration increases tariffs on Chinese goods from 10 to 25 percent (via Washington Examiner)
Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer supports Trump on China (via Twitchy)
Poll: 84 percent of small businesses optimistic about the upcoming year (via Gallup)
Study finds that a universal basic income doesn’t work (via The Guardian)
Opinions:
Margot Cleveland: Glaring omission shows the Mueller report was either incompetent or politically-motivated
Andy McCarthy: The FBI used false pretenses to open the investigation into Trump and Russia
Video:
Rep. Al Green (D-Louisiana) says Democrats must impeach President Trump because if they don’t, he will get reelected.
