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Por Nina Subkhanberdina y Hira Humayun, CNN

La división partidista entre los legisladores de la Comisión Judicial del Senado se mantuvo inflexible, con el Congreso lejos de alcanzar un acuerdo de compromiso para financiar el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional más allá del 13 de febrero.

El senador Dick Durbin, vicepresidente de la minoría demócrata en el Senado, dijo a Manu Raju de CNN que los demócratas han presentado una “lista finita de exigencias razonables”, entre ellas exigir órdenes judiciales para los arrestos inmigratorios, que los agentes de ICE se quiten las máscaras y usen cámaras corporales. Sin embargo, esas demandas ya fueron rechazadas por el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, y otros altos dirigentes republicanos.

“Estos son fundamentos de la conducta constitucional y no creo que se pueda transar en algunos de ellos”, dijo Durbin, quien aseguró a los reporteros que “no” está dispuesto a apoyar otra prórroga temporal de financiamiento para el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional si no se alcanza una solución antes del próximo viernes.

Durbin arremetió contra Johnson por rechazar la exigencia de que los agentes de ICE no usen máscaras y comentó: “Me pregunto cuántos agentes de la Policía Estatal de Luisiana usan máscaras cuando arrestan personas en las carreteras. La respuesta es ninguno. Decir que ese estándar es razonable en Louisiana, pero que no lo es para este país, realmente pone al presidente de la Cámara en una situación incómoda”.

También expresó reservas frente a la exigencia republicana de poner fin a las ciudades santuario como parte de la legislación, al señalar que la definición de ese tipo de políticas es “casi imposible de establecer”.

“Puedo entender que funcionarios locales, con sus propias responsabilidades, no quieran hacerse cargo de la inmigración. Si hay una definición que aclare esto, aclarémosla. Pero no hagamos esto más grande de lo que es”, afirmó.

Consultado por Raju sobre la predicción del líder de la mayoría del Senado, John Thune, de que se necesitará un “milagro” para lograr un acuerdo en los próximos días, Durbin respondió: “Deberíamos lograr un milagro de vez en cuando por aquí, y vivir conforme a la Constitución no debería ser milagroso. Debería ser lo esperado”.

Los republicanos también admitieron el miércoles que los esfuerzos para continuar el financiamiento del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional probablemente se definirán a última hora y dejaron claro que discrepan de algunas de las exigencias centrales de los demócratas.

“Todavía tenemos mucho trabajo por hacer, ¿sabes?”, dijo a los reporteros el senador republicano Thom Tillis, al lamentar que “terminamos teniendo que aceptar” una ventana de financiamiento de dos semanas para el proyecto temporal, aunque muchos republicanos querían al menos cuatro semanas.

Tillis sugirió que hay circunstancias en las que las máscaras son importantes para proteger a los agentes federales. “Si vas por la carretera y estás patrullando, sí, probablemente se vea mal llevar una máscara. Pero si estás en medio de una situación peligrosa y sabes que hay agitadores pagados tratando de rastrearte y meterse en tu cabeza, de ninguna manera: deberían poder usar una máscara, igual que los manifestantes”, dijo a Raju.

El senador republicano Josh Hawley afirmó que está de acuerdo con el “estatus quo” de usar órdenes administrativas en los arrestos migratorios, en lugar de órdenes judiciales estándar. Acusó a los demócratas de sostener una “posición falsa” sobre el tema para “maniat ar a toda la agencia” y advirtió: “No voy a ayudarlos a hacerlo”.

Hawley dijo a Raju que “si un acuerdo significa algo que efectivamente impida que ICE haga su trabajo, como cambiar por completo los requisitos de las órdenes o forzar a que los agentes de ICE queden expuestos para que puedan ser identificados y hostigados, no voy a apoyar eso”.

By Lily Hautau, CNN

(CNN) — As stroke risk rises for women as they age — especially after menopause — a new long-term study suggests that what they eat may play a powerful role in lowering that risk.

Stroke is a leading cause of death among women, and 1 in 5 women in the United States between ages 55 and 75 will have a stroke, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

However, the award-winning Mediterranean diet may decrease the risk of stroke, according to a new study published Wednesday in Neurology Open Access, a journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

This diet prioritizes eating vegetables, fruits, beans, olive oil, nuts and fish, and limits consuming meat and dairy with moderate consumption of alcohol.

Investigating the effects of the Mediterranean diet

Researchers followed more than 105,000 women who participated in the California Teachers Study, which began in 1995. All participants were public school teachers, administrators or members of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System at the start of the study and ranged in age from 38 to 67.

At the beginning of this long-term study, women completed a detailed food questionnaire about their eating habits and portion sizes over the previous year. Researchers used these responses to calculate overall diet and nutrient intake, then measured how closely each participant followed the Mediterranean diet using a 9-point scoring system.

Points were awarded for eating more vegetables, fruits, legumes, cereals, olive oil, fish, less meat and dairy, and for moderate alcohol intake. Higher scores indicated greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet.

After a follow-up of 20.5 years, researchers found that women who followed the Mediterranean diet had a lower risk of all types of strokes. Specifically, these women were 18% less likely to have any type of stroke, with a 16% lower risk of ischemic stroke — caused by blocked blood flow to the brain — and a 25% lower risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which results from bleeding in the brain.

Findings reinforce existing evidence

Previous studies have shown that the Mediterranean diet may lower the risk for dementia, gum disease, depression, breast cancer and diabetes.

“We’ve known for a long time that this is a healthier type of diet,” said preventive cardiologist Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at National Jewish Health in Denver. He was not involved in the study.

Freeman added that many cardiologists often reference the PREDIMED study, which showed an overall reduction in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events when participants followed a Mediterranean diet, with the most significant benefit seen in stroke prevention. “It’s really no surprise that another study of a different population shows similar reductions in stroke,” he said.

However, the decreased risk for hemorrhagic stroke was particularly surprising, said Dr. Sophia Wang, a senior author of the study. Lifestyle factors are known to influence ischemic stroke risk, but the dietary benefit for hemorrhagic stroke is a new finding, added Wang, a professor in the division of health analytics at the City of

By Kara Scannell, CNN

(CNN) — A federal judge was skeptical of President Donald Trump’s argument to try to move the appeal of his hush money conviction to federal court — after lawyers already took their shot in two other courts.

Judge Alvin Hellerstein suggested Trump’s attorneys missed their chance by first taking the US Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity to the state court judge who oversaw the criminal trial and not to a federal judge until almost two months later.

“You made a choice. You sought two bites at the apple,” Hellerstein told Trump’s lawyers Wednesday.

He also quizzed Trump’s lawyer over the argument that the case should move to federal court because Trump could claim as a defense that he has immunity. Calling the arguments “provocative,” he said he would issue a ruling later.

Trump’s attorneys are trying to get the appeal of his hush money conviction moved into federal court where the judges could interpret challenges involving federal preemption and presidential immunity. Removal would also plow a quicker path to have the appeal heard by the US Supreme Court.

Trump was convicted in 2024 of 34 state charges of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

During oral arguments on Wednesday, Hellerstein said Trump’s attorneys appeared to make a strategic decision to bring the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity first to Judge Juan Merchan, the state judge who oversaw the trial, before trying to move the case to federal court which it did 58 days after the decision came down.

Jeffrey Wall, an attorney for Trump, pushed back against Hellerstein’s comment that he was trying to get another bite at the apple.

“It would have been disrespectful in spades” to Judge Merchan if they bypassed him, Wall said. He said they had to move quickly before the state judge because Trump was set to be sentenced by him 10 days later.

Hellerstein said Trump’s attorneys missed the 30-day window allowed under the statute to move the case into federal court and their burden now was whether there was “good cause” to allow them to try again.

“All your doing is saying your good cause is you’re afraid to anger the state court and you want to give the state court the first chance” to rule on the Supreme Court decision before trying the argument in federal court, the judge said.

“You’ve made a strategic decision. You’re seeing where you can get a better decision and that is indicative of the intent,” the judge said.

“My thesis is that was fatal to you,” Hellerstein said.

Trump is simultaneously appealing his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 presidential election in state court. That appeal can ultimately be brought to the US Supreme Court but it has additional layers of review.

Hellerstein had previously rejected Trump’s effort to move the case into federal court, finding the argument that Trump had presidential immunity didn’t apply. Trump later tried again after the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. He argued the use of evidence, including testimony from Trump’s former White House advisor Hope Hicks and his tweets while in office, were improperly used and his conviction should be overturned.

At the time Hellerstein denied that motion for removal, writing, “Private schemes with private actors, unconnected to any statutory or constitutional authority or function of the executive, are considered unofficial acts.”

Trump appealed and in November the Second Circuit Court of Appeals sent it back to Hellerstein to conduct further analysis considering the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

On Wednesday, Wall, the attorney for Trump, argued when the Manhatta

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN

London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales has spoken of her experience with cancer, in a deeply personal video message released Wednesday to mark World Cancer Day.

Kate, 44, who is now in remission after she was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, tells those affected by the disease: “Please know you are not alone.”

She says that a cancer journey is not a linear experience and that “there are moments of fear and exhaustion” but also “moments of strength, kindness and profound connection.”

In the message posted on social media, she can be heard in the voiceover for the video saying that the disease “touches so many lives” and her “thoughts are with everyone who’s facing a cancer diagnosis, undergoing treatment or finding their way through recovery.”

Kate continues that World Cancer Day “is a reminder of the importance of care, understanding and hope.”

The video accompanying the princess’s narration is from a visit last year to the London hospital where she was treated. When she returned to The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Chelsea in early 2025 she met medical teams and spoke to patients.

Catherine’s message came a day after King Charles’ shared his own for World Cancer Day, in which he also spoke of his cancer journey and being “profoundly moved” by “the community of care that surrounds every cancer patient.”

He praised the specialists, nurses, researchers and volunteers “who work tirelessly to save and improve lives.”

The King – who was also diagnosed with cancer in 2024, revealed in December that his treatment was set to be reduced as a result of “early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to ‘doctor’s orders.’”

Charles described the milestone in his recovery as “a personal blessing” before hailing “the remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care in recent years.”

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