Trump Administration

'We have a tough task ahead of us': JD Vance meets with Netanyahu, Herzog, hostage families

During his meeting with Netanyahu, Vance assured that "America doesn't want Israel as a protectorate," while he also called the Gaza situation "very tough."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President JD Vance.
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah block the streets with burning tires as they rally in cars and motorbikes to protest the government's endorsement of a plan to disarm it, in Beirut's southern suburbs early on August 8, 2025

'Hezbollah rebuilding faster than Lebanese Army dismantling,' Western intel. officials tell 'Post'

US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

In bid to secure fragile Gaza peace, Donald Trump sends VP Vance to Israel - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

US wary Netanyahu might end ceasefire deal with Hamas, US officials tell NYT


Trump envoy and associates 'leading us to the gates of hell,' Likud MK says

Likud MK Amit Halevi accuses Trump associate Steve Witkoff of harming Israel's security and calls for full Israeli control over the Gaza Strip.

US SPECIAL ENVOY Steve Witkoff is flanked by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. If the Israel-Hamas agreement leads to Palestinian statehood, Israel can expect a tangible increase in terrorism, the writer warns.

US Vice President JD Vance to visit Israel this week alongside Special Envoy Witkoff

The US officials are expected to discuss transitioning into the second phase of US President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves as he boards Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 17, 2025.

Witkoff, Kushner felt 'betrayed' by strike on Doha, thought it hindered hostage deal negotiations

In the clip, 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl said that she heard that Trump was furious about the strike. Neither Witkoff nor Kushner denied this.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House last month.

Project Esther has shaped Trump’s antisemitism strategy. The Shofar Report is a liberal response

The Shofar Report, released this week by the liberal-leaning Jewish group Nexus Project, is a new guide to fighting antisemitism that curb the strategies of the Trump administration.

People attend a Holocaust memorial ceremony held a block away from Columbia University as protests both for and against Israel continue at area universities and colleges on May 06, 2024 in New York City. Across the nation, students and activists angered by Israel's war in Gaza having been building e

Trump's friendship leaves Israel with little room to act as it needs

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Strong support from one president or one party is a valuable asset. However, Trump will not be in the White House forever.

EVENTS OF the past week explain why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was desperate for Donald Trump to return to the White House ahead of former vice president Kamala Harris.

US refugee system may undergo overhaul to favor white South Africans, English-speakers - NYT

The system for taking in asylum seekers is being considered to undergo a complete change by the Trump administration.

 Shipping containers and concertina wires are used as border fence on the bank of the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass, Texas, US, January 17, 2024.

Brown University’s Jewish president turns down Trump’s ‘Compact’ deal for campuses

Like MIT’s president, Paxson is Jewish and has cultivated the support of her campus’ Jewish community even amid concerns about the handling of pro-Palestinian student protests last year.

Sayles Hall on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Bodies of two deceased hostages arrive at forensics institute, US prepares for int'l force in Gaza

Netanyahu contracts bronchitis • Four slain hostages returned to Israel • Doctors at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus describe hostage rehabilitation process

A Red Cross vehicle transports hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City October 13, 2025.

US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death

The US State Department revoked the visas of six foreigners for making social media comments celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk, as Trump posthumously honors him.

A poster of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is displayed at a memorial following the fatal shooting of Kirk, at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, US, September 12, 2025

Trump departs to Israel for speech at Knesset: 'The war in Gaza is over'

"This is going to be a very special time... Everybody's cheering at one time. That's never happened before... It's an honor to be involved," Trump said ahead of his flight to Israel.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One, as he departs for Israel, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 12, 2025.

Vance: Hostages to be released from Gaza at 'any moment'

The Vice President also said that the US was not planning to put any "boots on the ground" in Gaza or Israel.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in Washington, DC, US, October 1, 2025.