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Trump administration to take 10% stake in USA Rare Earth in $1.6b. deal, sources say
The Trump administration is set to take a 10% stake in USA Rare Earth as part of a $1.6 billion investment package aimed at boosting domestic rare earth mining and magnet production.
Australian defense department chief to replace Kevin Rudd as US ambassador
Netanyahu weighing US trip for AIPAC conference, White House meeting with Trump
US A-G Pam Bondi: 'DOJ will pursue death penalty for suspect in Capital Jewish Museum murders'
Israel Allies Foundation convenes global pro-Israel conference in Washington
The three-day gathering will focus on international legislative cooperation, responses to global challenges facing Israel, and issues related to antisemitism and regional security.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Marco Rubio to meet in Washington tomorrow - report
This marks the fourth meeting between the two, the most recent of which was during Rubio's visit to Israel in October.
Trump security roadmap omits North Korea reference, raising diplomacy hopes
"The concept of 'denuclearisation' has already lost meaning. We have become a nuclear state," Kim told parliament in September. "I say 'denuclearisation' is the last, last thing to expect from us."
“We know what needs to be done”: Eric Fingerhut enters JPost DC Conference with hopefulness
JFNA leader Eric Fingerhut says moment marks “a real transition” for Jewish communities as U.S. policy, Israel’s recovery, and antisemitism converge.
Honor killing in US: Afghan man kills wife in Washington state femicide
The couple’s three children, aged 6, 9, and 11, were in the family home at the time of the homicide, but were said not to have witnessed their mother’s death.
Trump, trial, and troops: Inside the perfect political storm that triggered Netanyahu's pardon push
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: A sympathetic White House, a punishing courtroom schedule, and a looming coalition crisis over haredi conscription explain the prime minister’s sudden pardon request.
Appeals court allows Trump National Guard deployment in Washington to continue
A US appeals court paused a ruling ordering National Guard troops out of Washington, allowing President Trump to continue a deployment at the center of a legal fight over policing powers.
South Africa will take a 'break' from G20 under Trump, presidency says
Trump's administration also opposed the theme of South Africa's G20 presidency, which was "solidarity, equality, and sustainability."
Pipe bomb suspect from night before January 6 Capital riots arrested, sources say
A suspect accused of planting pipe bombs near the Democratic National Committee building before the January 6 Capitol riot has been taken into custody.
Iraq backtracks on freezing Iran-backed groups’ funds, plans to revise terror list
The move will likely be welcomed by Washington, which has long sought to reduce Iran's influence in Iraq and other countries in the Middle East where Tehran has allies.