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Ohana, Johnson launch bid to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Meeting at the US Capitol for the first time since the ceasefire took effect, Ohana and Johnson signed a joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging Trump’s selection.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US House Speaker Mike Johnson sign joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging the nomination of US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, December 9, 2025.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after he was nominated by fellow Republicans to be their leader or the Speaker of the House if they take control in the next Congress, Washington, US, November 15, 2022.

Republican McCarthy loses first, second votes for US House speaker

Republicans won a narrow majority in November's midterms, meaning any candidate for speaker will need to unify a fractious caucus to win.

|ByOMRI NAHMIAS, REUTERS
million eyez chief photographer Essdras M Saurez and his camera

Special: Chasing the shot, attempted assassination seen through the lens

Pulitzer prize winning photojournalist Essdras M Suarez recounts his mad dash to document the brutal shooting that rocked Washington this week.

|ByJPOST.COM STAFF