• The Media Line: What President Trump’s Gaza Deal Actually Says About Hamas’ Weapons 
    What President Trump’s Gaza Deal Actually Says About Hamas’ Weapons  The body that would take custody of the weapons was formed in January and has been working from Cairo. Israel has not permitted most of its members into the territory they are meant to govern.   By Waseem Abu Mahadi and Jacob Wirtschafter/ The Media Line […]
  • Trump says Gulf leaders’ input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes (VIDEO)
    (AP) – In a pivotal turn in America’s confrontation with Iran, President Donald Trump says he has decided to hold off on ordering new U.S. strikes—despite earlier plans for a major military action. The President made clear that the decision was not driven by hesitation, but by a strategic calculation aimed at protecting American interests, […]
  • Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Key senators unveiled a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections and into early December as they look to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The Senate is likely to vote on the measure before leaving Washington at week’s end […]
  • Trump frequently announces he’s halting strikes in Iran. But they keep happening
    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said late Saturday that he would halt new planned attacks on Iran pending renewed talks to wind down the war and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. It was the latest in a pattern of announcements the U.S. president has made to first threaten […]
  • Idaho mass shooter died from self-inflicted gunshot, police say
    Aug 2 (Reuters) – The man who fatally shot three people and injured more than half a dozen others this weekend in Twin Falls, Idaho, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said on Sunday. Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told a press conference that the 24-year-old suspect, identified as Chad Williams, acted alone. […]