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Trump’s Mideast Envoy Heads to Israel Amid Global Fury Over Gaza Hunger

It will be the first known visit in months for Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s lead on the cease-fire and hostage talks. Since his last trip, conditions in the enclave have worsened.

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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Mideast envoy, in the Oval Office in May.
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Top Generals Nominated for New Positions Must Now Meet With Trump

The move is a departure from past practice and has raised worries that it could lead to the politicization of the military’s top ranks.

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Some Pentagon officials said the requirement that four-star nominees meet with President Trump, initiated at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s request, had slowed down the promotion process.
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Paul Dans, Project 2025 Architect, Will Challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate

Paul Dans will run in the South Carolina primary highlighting the work of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint that President Trump has employed during his second term.

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Paul Dans, the former director of Project 2025, is challenging Senator Lindsey Graham, who already has President Trump’s endorsement.
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Michael Whatley, R.N.C. Chairman, to Run for Senate in North Carolina

His entry will pave the way for a marquee contest in 2026, with former Gov. Roy Cooper planning to seek the Democratic nomination.

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President Trump has long spoken favorably of Michael Whatley, a Republican operative he chose to lead the Republican National Committee last year.
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Bondi Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files

It was not clear what those documents were, or in what context the president’s name was raised.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi with President Donald J. Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House earlier this month.
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Trump Has Penned Letter To Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The president waved a copy of a draft letter firing Jerome H. Powell at a meeting in the Oval Office with House Republicans. It remains to be seen whether he follows through with his threat.

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President Donald J. Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the White House in 2017.
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Trump Reluctantly Comes Around to Backing Ukraine. Will He Stick With It?

President Trump is formalizing a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv. But he made it clear this wasn’t his war.

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The approach President Trump is taking seems intended to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump Reluctantly Comes Around to Backing Ukraine. Will He Stick With It?

President Trump is formalizing a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv. But he made it clear this wasn’t his war.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The approach President Trump is taking seems intended to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump’s Willingness to Arm Ukraine Puts Him Closer to Biden Approach

President Trump is expected this week to formalize a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv.

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The approach President Trump is taking seems designed to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump’s Willingness to Arm Ukraine Puts Him Closer to Biden Approach

President Trump is expected this week to formalize a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The approach President Trump is taking seems designed to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump’s Frustration With Putin Preceded Resumption of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine

President Trump lashed out at the Russian leader on Tuesday, signaling a change in his posture toward the conflict.

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Ukrainian rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Russian air bombing from an apartment building in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, last month.
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Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations

The two confronted an array of high-stakes Middle East issues. But first they took a victory lap, including the Israeli leader telling President Trump he had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize.

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President Trump meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for dinner at the White House on Monday.
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