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DNC adjourns Minneapolis meeting as breaking news of deadly school shooting unfolds minutes away

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MINNEAPOLIS – The Democratic National Committee (DNC) adjourned its summer meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday morning in light of the Catholic school shooting less than 10 minutes away.
By a voice vote just minutes into the general session, the DNC adjourned its Wednesday afternoon meeting, approving all business and adopting the reports of the Resolutions, Rules and Bylaws Committees that were voted upon on Tuesday.
Before adjourning, DNC Chair Ken Martin called the committee to prayer and offered the DNC’s support to the first responders on the scene at the Annunciation Catholic School and those treating children in nearby hospitals.
«This is the first week of school for students at Annunciation,» Martin said on Wednesday. «These families woke up this morning to celebrate milestones in their children’s lives. Milestones like the first week of kindergarten. We are heartbroken. This is a tragic day for our city and a tragic day for Minnesotans.»
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Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin offered prayers and support to the first responders in the Minneapolis, Minn., Catholic school shooting on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Martin reminded the Democrats that Wednesday’s shooting comes on the heels of a «tragic year where we already lost our dear friends, Melissa and Mark Hortman.»
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Former Speaker of the Minnesota House, Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were murdered in their home in Brooklyn Park, Minn., earlier this summer.
«It’s unacceptable and far too commonplace in our nation. It’s just far too commonplace. Folks, we need your prayers. We need your faith. And we need leadership to stop this evil,» Martin told Democrats at their summer meeting.
Martin is a Minnesota native and seasoned local leader. He was the longest serving chair of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) Party, holding the post for more than a decade before becoming DNC chair earlier this year.

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin spoke to DNC members after the meeting was adjourned. (Fox News Digital/Paul Steinhauser)
DNC vice chair Shasti Conrad echoed Martin’s comments in an exclusive interview, telling Fox News Digital that gun violence has become «far too common.»
«I join in with our entire Democratic family to send our condolences to the people who were impacted today, but they join hundreds and hundreds of people who’ve been impacted by gun violence across this country,» Conrad said.
Conrad said Democrats must put «preventing gun violence at the very top of our agenda.»
«We have to continue to stand up for people and make sure we are creating safe communities everywhere in the country, but certainly it’s a really somber day, and the entire Democratic Party family is feeling it very much,» she said after the DNC meeting was adjourned.
News of the shooting broke minutes before Martin addressed Democrats during Wednesday morning’s executive committee meeting.
«I just want to announce some news,» Martin began. «I’m not trying to startle or shock any of you. It’s shocking to me. There is an active shooter here in Minneapolis. Right now, an unknown amount of victims at a church, and school EMS has requested mass casualty responders.»

Democratic National Committee members, at the DNC’s summer meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., listen to a prayer following a school shooting just a few miles away, on Aug. 27, 2025 (Fox News Digital/Paul Steinhauser. )
Martin asked any doctors, nurses or first responders to lend their support to what he described as a «fairly significant shooting.»
«We’re going to continue with our meeting,» Martin said earlier this morning.
When the DNC chair spoke again during the general session, he called on Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, who presented the motion to suspend the meeting.

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin adjourns the DNC’s summer meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., following a school shooting just a few miles away, on Aug. 27, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Paul Steinhauser)
«This is a very, very tragic time for this community right now. The news that’s breaking is that there are 20 victims, almost all of them children,» Martin said.
Andrew Lachman, a DNC committee member from California, told Fox News Digital, «This shouldn’t be happening.»
«The fact that schools are being attacked speaks to the state of this nation. Gun violence is always something that we keep putting on the back seat and not addressing,» he added.
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The DNC winter meeting is scheduled to begin on Dec. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Tras 146 años, el país más pobre de la Unión Europea abandona su moneda y adopta el Euro

Después de 146 años con el Lev como su moneda oficial y en medio de una crisis política, Bulgaria, el país más pobre de la Unión Europea (UE), inició el 2026 con una transición para adoptar el Euro como moneda oficial.
La decisión, que afectará a unos 6,3 millones de personas, llega tras la dimisión del Ejecutivo hace tres semanas y es recibida con un Gobierno interino al frente del país, que no tiene presupuesto aprobado y espera celebrar en marzo, por octava vez en cinco años, unas elecciones anticipadas.
La implementación de la nueva divisa contará con un corto período de transición: desde el 1° de enero hasta el 30 de junio, los bancos del país balcánico cambiarán billetes y monedas locales a euros sin cobrar comisión y al tipo de cambio fijo de 1 euro por 1,95583 levas.
Según informó la Asociación de Bancos de Bulgaria, todas las cuentas se convirtieron automáticamente a euros, lo que ocurrió entre las 21.00 horas del miércoles y la 01.00 de este jueves, cuando los sistemas de tarjetas realizaron el cambio técnico del lev al euro.
Además, desde principios de diciembre, las sucursales bancarias ofrecieron kits iniciales con monedas de euro con el diseño nacional búlgaro.
Mientras tanto y durante todo el mes de enero, los ciudadanos del país balcánico podrán seguir utilizando sus antiguos billetes en los comercios y pagar tanto en Levas como en Euros, aunque el cambio sólo se les devolverá en Euros.
La decisión, que llega diecinueve años después de la entrada del país del sureste europeo en la Unión Europea, fue recibida con entusiasmo de una parte de la sociedad, pero también temor ante la posibilidad de que los comercios aprovechen el cambio para aumentar los precios de forma encubierta.
La preocupación alcanzó tales niveles que, en las últimas semanas, se empezaron a formar largas colas ante oficinas privadas de cambio, pese a las pérdidas por la diferencia al comprar la divisa a un tipo de cambio menos favorable que el oficial.
Según explicó a la agencia EFE el propietario de una de estas oficinas en la ciudad de Varna, muchos clientes recurren a sus servicios ya que buscan evitar los bancos para no declarar el origen de sus ahorros en efectivo.
El presidente del país, el prorruso Rumen Radev, había intentado sin éxito someter la entrada del país a la eurozona, a la que se refirió en su mensaje de Año Nuevo como «el último hito en la integración de Bulgaria en la UE».
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En tanto, el gobernador del Banco Nacional de Bulgaria, Dimitar Radev, sostuvo antes de la medianoche de este jueves que el Euro no es solo una moneda, sino «un símbolo de pertenencia» y que asumir la moneda única significa que Bulgaria «no está en la periferia, sino en un espacio de normas comunes, confianza y responsabilidad».
«Estoy convencido de que la eliminación de nuestra moneda nacional debería haberse tomado tras consultar al pueblo, pero los gobernantes no quisieron escuchar a los ciudadanos», enfatizó.
«Porque Bulgaria es Europa. Y Europa es Bulgaria», añadió.
La nueva divisa tuvo una particular presentación en medio de los festejos que se realizaron en la víspera de Año Nuevo, en los que hubo proyecciones con imágenes de los nuevos billetes y monedas sobre la fachada del Banco Nacional de Bulgaria (BNB) en Sofía, la capital del país.
Especialistas locales plantearon que la implementación de la nueva divisa reduce los riesgos cambiarios y los costes de transacción, aunque advierten que el Euro «no es una solución mágica».
El economista Stefan Rumenov sostuvo al respecto que «abre puertas y crea oportunidades, pero las reformas estructurales, el aumento de la productividad y la educación son los factores que aportan beneficios reales» y definió al Euro como «sólo una herramienta».
En tanto, también destacan que las personas de edad avanzada podrían enfrentar inconvenientes para adaptarse, especialmente en zonas rurales y remotas.
Al respecto, hubo preocupación por poblados aislados, como el de Darzhava, en Bulgaria central, en donde viven unas 60 personas, todas jubiladas y no hay cajeros automáticos ni posibilidad de pagar con tarjeta.
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White House race underway: With 2026 looming, both parties are already playing for 2028

TPUSA goes ‘all in’ for Vance in 2028
‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ executive producer Andrew Kolvet says Turning Points USA is ‘all in’ behind Vice President JD Vance for 2028, honoring Charlie’s vision of coalition-building and open debate.
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From a major endorsement of Vice President JD Vance to speculation-sparking appearances by former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a major Democratic Party summit, it appears to be game on in the next White House race.
Even though the main campaign focus this year will be on the 2026 midterm elections and the battle for Congress, early moves are underway in the 2028 race to succeed term-limited President Donald Trump.
The starting gun for the next presidential showdown won’t be fired until after November’s midterms. But that’s not preventing the large field of potential White House contenders from making headlines.
Vance, considered by many to be Trump’s heir apparent to eventually take over the MAGA mantle, was endorsed last month by Erika Kirk at an annual summit hosted by Turning Point USA, the increasingly influential and politically powerful conservative group.
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Vice President JD Vance speaks at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference, on Dec. 21, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Caylo Seals/Getty Images)
Kirk, who took over the reins of Turning Point after her husband and conservative champion Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, opened the conference by supporting Vance.
«We are going to get my husband’s friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible,» in 2028, she said. «Forty-eight» refers to the number of the next president.
The backing of the vice president by Turning Point, which is particularly influential among younger conservatives and whose political arm has built up a powerful grassroot outreach operation, could give Vance a major boost should he decide to run for president in the 2028 election.
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A longtime Trump adviser told Fox News Digital that «it wasn’t a surprise to see her endorse, given that while he was still alive, Charlie couldn’t have been more explicit about supporting Vance in 2028.»
And the adviser, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, emphasized that Erika Kirk’s backing «reaffirmed that Turning Point’s entire political machinery will be behind him [Vance] if he decides to run. It’s another big get for the vice president and a warning shot to other potential candidates.»
While Vance is considered the clear Republican frontrunner at this extremely early point in the 2028 cycle, other GOP lawmakers appear to be laying down markers.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
Two Republicans who tangled with Trump during the party’s contentious 2016 presidential primary — Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky — are increasingly voicing their differences with the president and his administration.
Among the other Republicans to keep an eye on in the new year are Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who was battered by Trump and his allies during the 2024 GOP presidential primaries, Govs. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia and Brian Kemp of Georgia, and possibly Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who as a senator from Florida ran unsuccessfully for the 2016 nomination.
Whether the Republicans have a competitive 2028 presidential primary will depend in part on the success of Trump’s second term, whether the economy soars and how the GOP fares in next year’s midterms.
Regardless of those factors, as the part out of power, it’s a sure bet the Democrats will have a wide open race for their party’s presidential nomination.
Harris, the Democrats’ 2024 standard-bearer after then-President Joe Biden exited the race, showcased an edgier stump speech as she railed against both major parties and the political status quo in an address at the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) winter meeting in December.
And Newsom landed the red carpet treatment, as he mingled with delegates during the opening day of the DNC’s confab, which was held this year in Los Angeles, home turf to both Harris and Newsom.
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«Obviously, we must focus on the midterms,» Harris said in her speech. «But Democrats, we must also have a clear vision for what comes after the midterms. And then after Trump. We need to answer the question. We need to answer the question: what comes next for our party and our democracy?»
Expect to see more of Harris in the new year helping Democrats from coast to coast as the party works to win back congressional majorities in the midterms.
And Harris has added more 2026 stops to her book tour promoting «107 Days,» her reflections on her abbreviated 2024 presidential campaign. Among the stops is one in South Carolina, a crucial early-voting primary state in the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating calendar.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, seen speaking at the 2025 New York Times DealBook Summit in New York City on Dec. 3, enjoyed a very warm reception as he held meetings at the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting, on Thursday in Los Angeles. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
While Newsom didn’t address the delegates at the DNC’s general session, he was treated like a VIP as he held meetings and mingled with delegates during the opening day of the winter meeting. And Newsom met with the Democratic Party chairs from New Hampshire, the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state, and Nevada, another crucial early voting state.
«We had a great discussion on a wide range of issues,» longtime New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley told Fox News Digital.
Newsom’s stature in his own party has soared this year, thanks to his very vocal and visual pushback against the president, including his viral social media trolling of Trump and his successful California push to counter the Republican congressional redistricting effort.
«Newsom has shown an ability to stand up to Trump in a bold and highly effective manner without shying away from core democratic values,» veteran Democratic strategist Joe Caiazzo told Fox News Digital.
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While both Newsom and Harris made a splash at the DNC winter meeting, they both have plenty of detractors who worry that neither would be electable in 2028 when the Democrats try to win back the White House.
And if one or both of them launch presidential campaigns, they’ll likely be joined by a large crowd of other contenders.
One of those possible White House hopefuls is Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who was also making the rounds during the opening day of the DNC meeting.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, seen attending a Veterans Day ceremony in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Nov. 11, 2025, held a major fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, on the sidelines of its winter meeting, in Los Angeles last month. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
There are more than a dozen other Democrats thought to be potential 2028 White House contenders. And most of them have been paying visits to the early voting states, as well as parachuting onto the 2025 campaign trail.
Among them are Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Wes Moore of Maryland and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan; Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Chris Murphy of Connecticut; progressive superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rep. Ro Khanna of California, another leading progressive; and two moderate Democrats, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former White House chief of staff and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Progressive champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), seen speaking at a rally for worker’s and immigrants’ rights on May 1, 2025, in New York City, is seen as a possible 2028 presidential contender. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
With crucial midterm battles from coast to coast this year, expect to see much more of potential 2028 contenders out on the campaign trail in the months ahead.
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A New Hampshire-based Democratic strategist who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely shared that he and activists in the state are receiving fundraising emails on a regular basis from some of the White House hopefuls.
«Every week I receive a dozen,» the strategist said,
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Descubren una variante genética hereditaria que protege contra la leucemia

Un pequeño cambio en el ADN puede cambiar el destino de la sangre. Investigadores de los Estados Unidos y Europa identificaron una variante genética hereditaria que protege contra la leucemia y otros cánceres hematológicos, un hallazgo que abre nuevas posibilidades para prevenir enfermedades graves.
El descubrimiento sugiere que algunas personas tienen una defensa genética natural.
Los científicos comprobaron que este cambio genético limita la multiplicación de clones celulares peligrosos y reduce el riesgo de cáncer de sangre. Replicar este mecanismo podría transformar los tratamientos médicos en el futuro.

El estudio fue dirigido por Gaurav Agarwal y reunió datos de más de 640.000 personas en Estados Unidos y Europa. Fue publicado en la revista Science.
Los investigadores pertenecen a instituciones como el Hospital Infantil de Boston, la Facultad de Medicina de Harvard, el Instituto del Cáncer Dana-Farber, el Instituto Médico Howard Hughes, el Broad Institute del MIT y Harvard, el Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, y el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer de los Estados Unidos. También colaboraron expertos de la Universidad Newcastle del Reino Unido.

El equipo de investigadores se preguntó por qué algunas personas desarrollan cáncer de sangre y otras no, aunque acumulen mutaciones similares en las células madre.
El proceso de clonación hematopoyética permite que ciertos clones de células madre tomen ventaja y se multipliquen, lo que eleva el riesgo de leucemia y enfermedades crónicas.
Con el paso de los años, las mutaciones se acumulan, pero no siempre causan enfermedad. Algunos clones mutados permanecen bajo control o retroceden.
El objetivo fue identificar factores genéticos capaces de frenar la expansión de estos clones y proteger a las personas de desarrollar cáncer.

Los científicos se enfocaron en variantes hereditarias presentes en el ADN y analizaron el genoma completo de cientos de miles de personas.
El reto fue distinguir qué cambios genéticos influyen realmente en el riesgo de cáncer de sangre y cuáles no tienen impacto clínico.
El análisis priorizó las variantes no codificantes, que no modifican la estructura de las proteínas pero pueden regular la actividad de genes clave en las células madre de la sangre.

El equipo del doctor Agarwal identificó la variante «rs17834140-T», que se comporta como una defensa genética ante la clonación hematopoyética y el desarrollo de cánceres sanguíneos.
Esta mutación disminuye el riesgo de padecer CHIP (que es la sigla en inglés de “Hematopoyesis clonal de Potencial Indeterminado), un proceso que predispone a la leucemia.
La variante rs17834140-T reduce la expresión del gen musashi 2 (MSI2), esencial para las células madre sanguíneas. Al bajar la actividad de este gen, la red de apoyo a los clones mutados pierde fuerza y su expansión se debilita.
Los investigadores demostraron en el laboratorio que la mutación interrumpe el sitio de unión del factor GATA-2 en el ADN. Esta interferencia limita la producción de MSI2 y restringe el crecimiento de los clones peligrosos.

La red genética suprimida por la variante se activa en las células madre con mutaciones de alto riesgo y en niños con leucemia mieloide aguda. En estos casos, la actividad de la red se relaciona con una menor supervivencia.
Los investigadores sostuvieron que “el efecto protector de la variante se vincula a un solo cambio en el ADN que debilita la actividad del gen MSI2”.
El mapa genético elaborado por los científicos muestra cómo MSI2 influye en el destino de las células madre y en el dominio clonal de mutaciones asociadas a cáncer.
Los datos sugieren que bloquear MSI2 podría convertirse en una vía para prevenir nuevos casos de cáncer de sangre.

El avance resalta la importancia de compartir datos genéticos para impulsar la investigación médica.
Vijay Sankaran, coautor e investigador en la Universidad de Harvard, afirmó que “la integridad científica mejoró sustancialmente gracias a la difusión y el acceso público” a los datos de secuenciación y estudios GWAS.
Los científicos alertaron sobre la necesidad de validar estos resultados en poblaciones más diversas y continuar el seguimiento en estudios clínicos de largo plazo. El descubrimiento allana el camino para desarrollar medicamentos que imiten el efecto protector de la variante genética.
Los investigadores resaltaron que la mutación “ilumina la regulación post-transcripcional de las células madre humanas y sugiere la inhibición de MSI2 o sus objetivos para la prevención del cáncer de sangre”.
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