Trump Administration

Israel at War day 609: What's happening in Israel and Gaza?

GHF says aid distribution carried out peacefully • IDF hits Hezbollah drone assembly • Iran orders missile fuel from China

 IDF troops operate in Khan Yunis, in Gaza, June 3, 2025.
 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of Iranian flag (illustration).

Israel won't launch Iran strike unless US negotiations fail - Axios

 US President Donald Trump gestures, while he boards Air Force One, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025.

Trump bans nationals for 12 countries, including Iran, from entering United States

 (Illustrative) Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi and US President Donald Trump.

Wild word games between Iran, US about what is nuke 'enrichment' - analysis


US proposes interim step in Iran nuclear talks allowing some uranium enrichment, NYT reports

The interim step, proposed by special envoy Witkoff, could allow Iran to temporarily enrich uranium, though the specific details remain largely unclear.

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 36th anniversary of the death of the leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran, Iran June 3, 2025

Harvard seeks end to US funding cuts, says national security, public health research in peril

In a lawsuit filed Monday, Harvard argues that the Trump administration’s funding freeze is illegal and threatens to derail critical research into pediatric HIV, dark energy, and more.

 A general view of the Harvard Medical School in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 15, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. Picture taken May 15, 2022.

Biden's border polices to blame for Colorado attack on hostage vigil, Trump says

FBI personnel and local police are investigating the attack in Boulder, which occurred at an event raising awareness for the Israeli hostages held in Hamas captivity.

 An Israeli flag is placed near police tape, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, US June 1, 2025.

‘Incredibly ironic,’ Trump antisemitism effort may force out Harvard’s Israeli Jews

Trump's effort could force Harvard’s Jewish students from Israel — the very people the administration says it is aiming to protect — to leave the country.

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.

After DC embassy workers' murder, the fight against Jew-hatred must not be politicized – opinion

In this article, the antisemitism envoys for the Trump and Biden administrations push for unity in the fight against antisemitism.

 Dictionary definition of antisemitism.

Islamic State claims its first attacks on new Syrian gov’t as bombs allegedly kill soldiers

While the Syrian government said it conducted two raids in Damascus earlier this week, to arrest ISIS operatives, it has not yet acknowledged any attack by the terror group.

Islamic State billboards are seen along a street in Raqqa, eastern Syria, which is controlled by the worldwide jihadist group, October 29, 2014. The billboard (R) reads: "We will win despite the global coalition."

US signals it may use administrative process against Harvard

Harvard has denied Trump administration charges of alleged bias against conservatives, fostering antisemitism on campus, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party.

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.

Iran isn't in a place to handle an Israeli strike due to internal struggles, expert says

“Salami makes threats every other day. Nothing new. Inside Iran, he’s seen as illiterate and is mocked. He’s not someone who worries us.”

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Iran's nuclear achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran April 9, 2025.

Elon Musk leaving Trump administration, White House official confirms

Musk on Wednesday thanked Trump for his time as a special government employee as part of the Department of Government Efficiency draws to an end.

 Der designierte US-Präsident Donald Trump und Elon Musk beobachten den Start des sechsten Testflugs der SpaceX Starship-Rakete am 19. November 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.

Trump lawyer in Harvard battle says DOJ intends to sue UC over antisemitism allegations

A Justice Department official leading President Donald Trump's battle against Harvard says the administration intends to take the University of California to court over alleged antisemitism.

Leo James Terrell speaks during a reception honouring Black History Month, hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2025.

Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments

Increased deportations and the revocation of student visas are due to the Trump administration's hardline immigration agenda.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House.