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Trump's 2nd administration

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a pilots' graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim Airbase, July 9, 2026. (Maayan Toaf / GPO)
Lazar Berman
Analysis
Lazar Berman
Israel remains on sidelines of US-Iran fight, which for Jerusalem is just fine for now
Tehran is determined to impose its control over Hormuz, and hitting Israel doesn't advance that goal. Normalcy returns, but no solution to the Iran threat is even on the horizon
Displaced people from heavy monsoon flooding take refuge as they prepare tea at a temporary tent housing camp organized by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in Sukkur, Pakistan, September 10, 2022. (Fareed Khan/AP)
July 21, 2026, 10:02 am
US mulls cutting ties with UN refugee agency, prompting diplomatic flurry — sources
UNHCR said to have urged supporters to press its top donor not to disengage, after Trump-backed candidate urging reforms missed out on deputy high commissioner position
By Reuters and ToI Staff
People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 2, 2024. (Steven Senne/AP)
July 21, 2026, 8:15 am
US Justice Department again probes Harvard, this time over financial aid programs
Review announced to determine whether China-based plans and practices exclude American students, continuing Trump’s crackdown over anti-Israel protests and other issues
By Kanishka Singh
US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
July 17, 2026, 7:39 am
Trump raises doubts about US election integrity ahead of midterms
US president uses primetime address to justify push for strict voter ID bill, despite lack of evidence of voter fraud, and blasts TV networks for choosing not to air speech live
By Michelle L. Price, Eric Tucker and Collin Binkley
Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026. (Abdullah Güçlü, Pool Photo via AP)
July 11, 2026, 6:08 pm
Trump admin subpoenas NYT journalists over report on Air Force One security concerns
Newspaper says some reporters served at their homes, ordered to testify before court over report Trump urged to use older plane because new jet lacks security features
By ASHRAF KHALIL and Will Weissert
A Lebanese boy flashes the victory sign as he stands in the back of a truck driving past the rubble of destroyed homes and businesses following Israeli military strikes. in the southern Lebanese village of Srifa on June 24, 2026. (FADEL itani / AFP) /
June 26, 2026, 5:15 am
Israel-Lebanon talks extended an extra day as deal on IDF withdrawal remains elusive
Third day of negotiations sees more progress than previous days of current round, which began with mutual frustration at US over Iran deal’s Lebanon truce stipulation, though gaps remain
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
Charlton Allen testifies in the US Senate at his confirmation hearing. (C-SPAN via JTA)
June 19, 2026, 6:52 am
Trump nominee defends college cartoon of Jewish student with devil horns
Pick for general counsel of agency that oversees federal workers’ labor rights denies 1996 cartoon was antisemitic, claiming the picture was a reference to UNC’s rival Duke
By Jackie Hajdenberg
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune walks from the chamber to his office at the Capitol in Washington, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 17, 2026, 1:36 am
US lawmakers in the dark on Iran deal as Trump says he will send it to Congress
American law may oblige administration to get congressional approval, opening door to potential GOP objections as some party members angry they haven’t yet received text of MOU
By Reuters
Left-to-right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a special government meeting in Nof Hagalil, June 11, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO); A woman holds up an Iranian flag in front of a banner showing a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi); US President Donald Trump attends the UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, June 14, 2026. (AP/Alex Brandon)
June 15, 2026, 5:51 pm
With Trump’s Iran deal, the October 7 wars are over. Israel really has no idea what to do next
Netanyahu promised a new Middle East and total victory over enemies. Having failed to stop Trump’s hugely problematic Iran deal, Jerusalem is being left behind, vulnerable, in a changed region
By Lazar Berman
Combo photo: US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Alex Brandon); Pro-government demonstrators in Tehran, after a ceasefire announcement, early on April 8, 2026 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Shalev Shalom/Pool)
June 13, 2026, 2:44 am
Iran MOU would cap self-defeating ceasefire for Trump, marks huge problem for Israel
As US president waxes optimistic about chances for a 60-day deal with Tehran, Netanyahu seems unsure of how to react. Spinning this as victory before the elections won’t be easy
By Lazar Berman
Top: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters at the Likud party campaign headquarters in Jerusalem following elections on March 24, 2021, Bottom: Palestinians stand next to makeshift shelters at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on June 7, 2026. (AFP/Collage/Emmanuel Dunand and Bashar Tale)
June 12, 2026, 10:42 am
Gaza mediators glum on chances for breakthrough before Israeli elections in the fall
Mideast diplomats say Netanyahu’s cooperation with Trump plan diminishing as campaigning ramps up, fear he’ll renew war; US official insists Israel can be brought on board if Hamas first agrees to disarm
By Jacob Magid
Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via JTA)
June 12, 2026, 10:31 am
Jacob Reses, Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, to leave US administration
Reses, who began working for Vance during Senate campaign, is perhaps the closest Jewish official in VP’s orbit; Witkoff: ‘We haven’t seen the last of him’
By Joseph Strauss
Demonstrators hold placards bearing portraits of Palestinians detained by Israel during a solidarity protest in Ramallah on April 7, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
June 11, 2026, 4:14 am
External audit finds PA no longer rewarding security prisoners — diplomats
Western officials tell ToI that global consulting firm’s initial review shows Ramallah reformed welfare program to be needs-based instead of based on time served, contradicting US report
By Jacob Magid
Director of the US Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, September 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
June 2, 2026, 5:55 pm
Trump taps inexperienced housing finance director as new acting US intelligence chief
Presidential loyalist Bill Pulte, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, isn’t known to have any national security expertise; will also stay on as head of federal mortgage giants
By Josh Boak
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
May 22, 2026, 11:51 pm
US intel chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns citing husband’s health, amid claim she was forced out
Gabbard appeared to be increasingly sidelined ahead of the war with Iran, and afterward was reluctant to support it
By Agencies
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, fifth left, meets with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP)
May 13, 2026, 7:40 pm
US-Iran talks stalled after Tehran tried skirting up-front nuke concessions — officials
Washington wanted temporary ceasefire that included Iran compromises on its nuclear program, but Islamic Republic demanded permanent truce followed by separate talks on enrichment
By Jacob Magid
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