Trump offers UFC boss Dana White the job of White House press secretary
The president wants White to bring Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev and four other fighters as his assistants, “even though some are not from our Country”
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Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats over ‘extortion’
Days after losing Congress, the president says Democrats are threatening the attorney general, Republican donors and young conservatives, and names Senator Elissa Slotkin
US sets up task force to choke Iran’s land and Caspian routes
Task Force Iron Gate will work to stop weapons, dual-use technology, sanctioned goods and money crossing Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea, extending the naval blockade
Netanyahu planned Iran operation on eve of election, Israeli TV says
The plan, backed by Mossad chief Roman Gofman, was stopped after a security operative’s mistake tipped off Washington, the report says. Netanyahu’s office denies it
US offers $20 million for information on Iran’s nuclear programme
The reward, with possible relocation, covers Iran’s nuclear sites, equipment and scientists, even as Washington pursues talks through Pakistan, Qatar and China
US asked China to press Iran to end the war, and Beijing passed it on
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made the approach with Trump’s backing, a US official says, as Vance works a separate channel through Pakistan and Qatar and Trump prepares to meet Xi on November 18
Vance talks almost daily with Field Marshal Munir on a new Iran deal
The US vice president has spent two weeks on indirect talks with Tehran through Pakistan and Qatar, aiming for a new ceasefire and a return to nuclear negotiations, sources say
El-Sayed vows to fight Medicaid cuts and ‘end this stupid war’ with Iran
Michigan’s senator-elect sets out three priorities, blames Netanyahu for dragging the US into the war and says AIPAC spent $42 million trying to beat him
Trump names Stephen Miller White House chief of staff as Wiles steps aside
The architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown takes over on Monday, in the biggest shake-up of the president’s team since Republicans lost the midterms
Eisenkot proposes a ‘national emergency government’ to replace Netanyahu
In a statement before Shabbat, the former army chief backed by 67 lawmakers said he hopes to get the mandate early next week and set four conditions for any party that wants to join
