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Trump vows to cut federal funding for campuses allowing 'illegal protests,' deport foreign agitators, and supports a mask ban at demonstrations.

Trump revived his 'maximum pressure' campaign on Iran last month, aiming to cut its oil exports to zero and block nuclear ambitions. Russia has strengthened ties with Tehran since the Ukraine war

Last week, Sharabi, freed from Gaza, described severe torture and starvation in captivity. 'Excerpts from the program were shown to Trump with English subtitles, and he was shocked,' his brother said, adding that Sharabi and other hostages will fly on Miriam Adelson's plane

The arms transfer, like a previous one in February, was advanced without the approval of all relevant congressional committee leaders. This is the latest example of Trump disregarding longstanding precedents in how the U.S. government functions and engages with foreign allies

In the heated exchange, Trump accused Zelenskyy of being ungrateful of American support, and threatened to withdraw U.S. aid in front of reporters in yet another diplomatic clash in a long saga of bad blood between Trump and Zelenskyy

Benjamin Netanyahu fears Trump's wrath, but he is also panicking for his political survival. That's why after every intervention the Trump team makes to save the hostages in Gaza, it needs to make a second one to rescue Netanyahu

As Netanyahu bows to pressure from extremists to resume the war, Trump must decide whether he risks becoming the president who oversaw the collapse of existing peace agreements between Israel, Egypt and Jordan

By attacking Iran, with or without the United States, Israel's prime minister seeks to turn the October 7 calamity into an epic strategic triumph. Will the Saudis help Trump avert this?

27 religious organizations launched a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration's decision to revoke longstanding protections that limited immigration enforcement at houses of worship, The Washington Post reported. The lawsuit, filed in the District of Columbia, represents Christian and Jewish groups with millions of American members. The religious organizations argue that the policy change […]

The cacophony triggered by his proposal to 'take over' Gaza obscured the fact that U.S. President Donald Trump has, for now, thwarted a key policy pushed by Israel's PM. For decades, Netanyahu's strategic, and personal, obsession has been Iran – but Trump is in no hurry to approve a military strike

Jordan's King Abdullah met with President Donald Trump at the White House. The meeting took place against the backdrop of Trump's threat to cut aid to the kingdom if it refuses to accept Palestinians who leave Gaza as part of his plan to take control of Gaza. Trump stated that Jordan and Egypt have vast […]

Benjamin Netanyahu hoped for a military partner in Donald Trump aqainst Iran. But if Trump now walks away from Netanyahu's dream and seeks to strike a deal with Tehran, how will the Israeli prime minister respond?

Harvard climate historian Naomi Oreskes spoke at Haaretz's Israel Climate Change Conference on Tuesday, discussing the importance of fearless activism as the new Trump administration commits to anti-environmental measures. 'We can't let the pressure from deniers set us off course,' she says

  President Donald Trump escalated diplomatic tensions Tuesday by suggesting he might cut US aid to Jordan and Egypt if they reject his proposed Gaza development strategy, ABC News reported. Trump hosted Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House – marking the first visit by an Arab leader since Trump returned to office last month. […]

Prime Minister Netanyahu made a variety of claims at Monday's Knesset session: His Israeli opponents were helping Hamas, the recent return of hostages was due to his insistence, and his meeting with Trump was the most important with a U.S. president in Israel's history

When asked if the Palestinians could return, Trump said 'No they wouldn't, because they're going to have much better housing ... think of it as a real estate development for the future'

President Donald Trump addressed the dire condition of Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, and Ohad Ben-Ami, who were released last Saturday, during a conversation with reporters aboard the presidential aircraft late Monday night. Speaking to journalists while en route to New Orleans to watch the Super Bowl, Trump harshly criticized Hamas. "Hamas has been a disaster... […]

  President Donald Trump directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, CBS News reported, marking his latest executive action aimed at cutting government spending. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. The US […]

  Naysayers around the world and in Israel hewed to international diplomatic orthodoxies in reacting to President Donald Trump's announcement this week that the US would take control of the Gaza Strip and permanently "relocate" Palestinians elsewhere. Few understood what Trump was trying to do, which is to upend decades of stale thinking about the […]

The cacophony triggered by his proposal to 'take over' Gaza obscured the fact that U.S. President Donald Trump has, for now, thwarted a key policy pushed by Israel's PM. For decades, Netanyahu's strategic, and personal, obsession has been Iran – but Trump is in no hurry to approve a military strike