Blog Verité

Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire  The New York Times

Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire  The New York Times

Short-sighted policies amplified the destruction. Will LA–and California–learn from their mistakes?

A look at the responsibilities Donald Trump is giving to Pete Hegseth, a former platoon leader

Latinos say Trump’s deportations bring both dread and excitement  BBC.com

After nearly a year and a half of war in Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal was struck between Israel and Hamas. The deal was mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar and will begin this weekend. The Biden

White House official shares the inside story of how the Hamas-Israel deal came about  ABC News

To discuss the Israel and Hamas hostage and ceasefire deal that could end the 15-month war in Gaza, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Makovsky of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States

TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say  Reuters What’s Trump’s stance on a TikTok ban? Here’s his history with the app.  USA TODAY TikTok’s U.S. operations could be worth as much as $50 billion if ByteDance decides

We’re looking at the Israel-Hamas ceasefire through the lens of the families whose loved ones have been held hostage by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023. Jonathan Dekel-Chen is the father of Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen. He was kidnapped from the kibbutz