Trump Administration

US expects Gaza war to end by 2026, Witkoff says, as Trump set to chair 'day after' meeting

Witkoff added that he believed that the Trump administration believed that it would "settle this one way or another, certainly before the end of this year."

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025
US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner.

Charles Kushner is a refreshing ally for Israel in Paris - analysis

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) during a meeting in February; illustrative.

Sa'ar departs for state visit to US, to meet counterpart Rubio, Jewish leaders

 The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022.

Truth is stranger than fiction: Trump's Truth Search AI backfires, contradicts president's claims


Israel demands Lebanon buffer zone, agrees to tone down Hezbollah strikes - report

Israel reportedly insisted that several villages on the border remain without residents and act as a buffer zone, which countered Tom Barrack's proposals.

 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. January 23, 2025.

FBI searches former Trump adviser Bolton's home, source says

Trump previously stripped Bolton of protective Secret Service detail that had been assigned after the US Justice Department said Iran had threatened his life. 

 John Bolton.

Vance, Hegseth greet troops in Washington, face jeers from protesters

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called DC protesters who heckled the pair "stupid white hippies."

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, greet members of the National Guard, at Union Station in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 20, 2025.

Elon Musk must face lawsuit claiming he ran illegal $1 million election lottery

Elon Musk will face a lawsuit that accuses him of defrauding voters into signing a petition to support the US Constitution in exchange for a $1 million-a-day giveaway.

 Elon Musk did not respond to Grok’s antisemitic remarks

State Dept. fires press officer for disputes with Trump admin. over Gaza policies - report

Top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs Shahed Ghoreishi had several disputes with senior State Department officials, including over Gaza evacuation plans, Washington Post reported.

 An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump superimposed over displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu calls to accelerate Gaza ops., State Dept. fires press officer over Gaza policy disputes

Dermer meets Qataris in France • Four IDF soldiers injured by hand grenade explosion in southern Syria • Ultra-Orthodox Jews block central Israel highways, protest outside military prison

 An illustration US President Donald Trump and the Gaza Strip

Trump says he and Netanyahu are 'war heroes' for wars against Iran, Hamas

“He’s a war hero because we work together. He’s a war hero. I guess I am too. I sent those planes," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump (left) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in April, 2025.

Kremlin drags feet on setting meeting date with Zelensky, Trump

Trump told Fox News that he "sort of set it up with Putin and Zelensky," adding that they are "the ones that have to call the shots."

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump after a joint news conference following their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025.

Trump administration revoked more than 6,000 student visas, State Dept says

Around 4,000 visas were canceled because the visitors broke the law, with the vast majority being assault, State Department officials said.

PROTESTERS CALL for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, last month. On campuses like Columbia and in all levels of education, better Holocaust education is needed, says the writer.

Armenia-Azerbaijan's agreement and the Zangezur Corridor's role in regional peace - opinion

The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity gives Washington the opportunity to counter Russian and Iranian influence in the South Caucasus.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pose with their documents during the trilateral signing event at the White House earlier this month.

US halts visitor visas for people from Gaza

Medical-humanitarian visas will also be reviewed.

 A sign is pictured as demonstrators gather in support of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney specialist and assistant professor at Brown University who was refused re-entry to the United States despite holding an H1-B visa, at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., March 17, 2025.