Trump Administration

Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference

Penn has appealed the case and this week asked for a stay on the court order, which would otherwise require them to produce the list by May 1. 

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
(L-r) Andrea Lucas, chair of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks with Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus at an antisemitism conference held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 16, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits IDF troops in southern Lebanon, published April 12, 2026.

Behind the scenes of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: Why did Netanyahu, Aoun agree to 10-day truce?

During a security cabinet meeting, Netanyahu was asked what led to the sudden change and Israel’s decision to agree to a ceasefire. “It's a Trump request,” he answered.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

Wiesenthal Center rabbi slams Japanese TV claim Kushner unfit for Iran talks because he is Jewish

Commentator Toru Tamagawa, appearing on Friday’s broadcast of TV Asahi’s Hatori Shinichi Morning Show, questioned whether the special envoy’s Jewish background should have disqualified him.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Then-vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoumeh Ebtekar delivers a speech during the opening session of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, November 30, 2015.

US arrests Iranian family tied to 1979 Iran hostage crisis at US embassy

Seyed Eissa Hashemi is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, the infamous spokeswoman for the Islamist militants who overran the US Embassy in Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

US launches wave of military strikes on Iran from aircraft carriers, bases in region

US forces joined Israel in a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, signaling a wider military campaign as diplomacy over Tehran’s nuclear program faltered.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

US charges 30 more in anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church

All 39 defendants are charged with conspiracy against the right of religious worship and violating a law that forbids obstructing access to houses of worship.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement after Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer Jan. 7, 2026 in Minneapolis.

CENTCOM chief briefs Trump on military options against Iran, source tells 'Post'

The briefing came while the Trump administration's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were in Geneva holding nuclear talks with Iran.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026ByJAMES GENN
US CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper makes an announcement aboard aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea February 7, 2026; illustrative.

US efforts helped pave way for Syria-Druze deal, source tells 'Post'

Months of US diplomacy paved the way for a historic detainee swap between Damascus and the Druze of Sweida, marking a breakthrough in Syrian peace efforts.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Members of the military police stand near a bus carrying released detainees during a prisoner exchange between the Syrian government and Druze factions, in Sweida, Syria, February 26, 2026.

Trump advisors eye Israel-first Iran strike to boost US backing for American assault - report

“There’s thinking in and around the administration that the politics are a lot better if the Israelis go first and alone and the Iranians retaliate against us," sources told Politico.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
ISRAEL HAS to examine carefully how much the US wants to sell the F35 to the UAE.

Trump administration orders US diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives

Experts see the move as a reversion to a more confrontational approach, with the administration pushing for a more "assertive international data policy."

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByREUTERS
The seal of the United States Department of State is seen in Washington, US, January 26, 2017.

'Not worried at all': Killing Khamenei would not trigger collapse of regime, Iran's Araghchi says

"Our system does not depend on individuals. It is supported by the people. So I am not worried at all. Even in the middle of war, nothing collapsed," Araghchi said.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026

White House showcases letters from each state praising Trump administration

The letters, allegedly from real Americans, are written from a variety of perspectives, including soldiers, veterans, and young children. All are exuberant in praising Trump's time in office.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
US President Donald Trump holds a note that was handed to him by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable on Antifa, an anti-fascist movement Trump designated a domestic "terrorist organization" via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, October 8, 2025.

US military chief Dan Caine remains Trump's top policy advisor on Iran since June war - exclusive

CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad Cooper, who replaced Kurilla in August 2025, is as influential as ever, in particular as the top commander who has planned the current potential operations against Iran.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Jewish students warn against politicizing campus antisemitism at Civil Rights Commission meeting

The commission, which has the power to issue subpoenas, is appointed by Congress and the president and currently has a narrow Democratic majority.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
A PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrator holds a sign that reads, ‘Glory to the martyrs, victory to the resistance,’ on Columbia University campus, on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.