Has Trump won peace – or a pause?
Trump will seek to ensure that the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas becomes permanent, rather than devolving into a fresh round of violence
Jacob Heilbrunn is editor of The National Interest. He lives in Washington DC
Trump will seek to ensure that the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas becomes permanent, rather than devolving into a fresh round of violence
For Netanyahu and his chums, Trump’s pressure could not be more unwelcome
The pressure is now on for Israel and Hamas to reach a lasting agreement
Democrats are wagering that Republican moderates will crack, but the gamble could play out in Trump’s favor
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Freddy Gray speaks to Jacob Heilbrunn, a longstanding friend of Americano to discuss James Comey, violence in Washington and Tucker Carlson’s new series.
His administration is embarking upon a major legal campaign against leading liberal organizations
He denounced the UN itself as a colossal failure
‘I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out’
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Charlie Kirk was shot on stage yesterday, speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University. The Turning Point USA co-founder was announced dead by the President of the United States. ‘The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of
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Oops. The White House is claiming that President Trump directed the ubiquitous Steve Witkoff to warn Qatar that Israel was going to strike Hamas headquarters in Doha. But Qatari officials denied that they received any such warning. ‘What happened today is state terrorism and an attempt to destabilise regional security and stability, and Israeli Prime
It appears that Trump has successfully extorted a cool $10 billion from Intel
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It was back to black for Volodymyr Zelensky. After the Trump White House asked whether he was going to wear a suit for his Oval Office meeting, the Ukrainian president showed up in a dark military-style jacket, pleasing his hosts to no end. Even Brian Glenn, boyfriend of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and reporter for
Putin handed President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff something from Russia with love
The Kremlin has a strategic plan. Trump does not
The pressure to label the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group is building in Congress
It is hard not to feel a sense of foreboding
The president doth protest too much, methinks
The hawks in Washington are jubilant, the MAGA restrainers, as they refer to themselves, aghast
But he also triggers the start of the midterm elections.
Without federal EV subsidies, ‘Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,’ Trump said