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Top Trump Negotiator Admits He May Have Been ‘Duped’

‘THOUGHT WE WERE THERE’

Steve Witkoff made the surprise admission during a Fox News interview, saying: “I even thought we had an approval from Hamas. Maybe that is just me getting duped.”

Leigh Kimmins | Published Mar 24, 2025
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Why This Arrest Shows Trump’s Unending Contempt for the Law

UNFREE SPEECH

A person’s immigration status does not affect their free speech rights.

Shan Wu | Published Mar 12, 2025

Trump Golfs—and Golfs—His Way Through Musk’s Mass Firings

PAR FOR THE COURSE

Trump was able to work from his golf clubs five days in a row, after accusing federal employees who work from home of “going to play golf... They’re not working.”

Mary Ann Akers | Published Feb 19, 2025

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Rubio Accuses Iran of Being Behind ‘Every Terrorist Group’

'greatest source of instability'

Rubio stopped in Israel this weekend during his first trip to the Middle East as secretary of state.

Corbin Bolies | Published Feb 16, 2025

Syrian Dictator’s Dying Wife Blocked From Cancer Treatment

SANCTIONED

Asma al-Assad’s British passport expired in 2020. The UK is refusing to renew it to let her back in.

Liam Archacki | Published Dec 29, 2024

For This Afghan CEO, Life Under the Taliban ‘Could Be Worse’

LISTEN UP

Saad Mohseni, whose media business has helped support press freedoms in Afghanistan, describes the country as “at a crossroads.”

The Daily Beast Podcast, Sascha Seinfeld | Published Dec 15, 2024

WATCH: Saad Mohseni Joins The Daily Beast Podcast

LISTEN UP

On this week’s podcast menu: Luigi Mangione, life under the Taliban—and a side of distractingly loud veggie chips.

The Daily Beast Podcast, Sascha Seinfeld | Published Dec 12, 2024

American Man Freed From Syrian Prison Amid Assad Collapse

SURPRISE

Travis “Pete” Timmerman, 29, was released from a jail in Damascus after Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell.

Leigh Kimmins | Published Dec 12, 2024

Trump Rages Against U.S Syrian Intervention: ‘NOT OUR FIGHT’

STAY OUT OF IT

The president-elect also took a dig at former President Barack Obama’s foreign policy promises.

Liam Archacki | Published Dec 07, 2024

Drone Strike Hits Near Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Home

CLOSE TO HOME

No one was injured in the Saturday morning attack, the prime minister’s office said.

Liam Archacki | Published Oct 19, 2024

Will Hamas Head’s Death—Seen in Shocking Vid—Lead to Peace?

BEGINNING OF THE END?

Nobody seems to know what comes next after Israeli soldiers killed Yahya Sinwar in Rafah and released drone footage of the minutes leading up to his death.

Janna Brancolini | Published Oct 18, 2024

Humiliating Slapdown for Israel Minister Trying to Act Tough

JUMPING THE GUN

Foreign Minister Israel Katz’s “announcement” that António Guterres is now ‘persona non-grata’ in Israel has been met with serious skepticism from officials.

Will Neal | Published Oct 02, 2024

CNN Anchor Takes Cover as Iran’s Missiles Rain Around Him

‘WE GOTTA GO INSIDE’

CNN’s Jim Sciutto was forced to dramatically retreat indoors as he reported live from Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday.

Liam Archacki | Published Oct 01, 2024

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