WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump successfully brokered a cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group, seen by many observers as a groundbreaking chance to end the two-year conflict and establish lasting peace in the Middle East. Following days of negotiations in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Hamas signed an agreement on Oct. 9 to
People wave U.S. and Israeli flags at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Oct. 9, 2025, following the announcement of a new Gaza cease-fire deal. Jack Guez / AFP via Getty Images Democrats have reacted positively to the first phase of a Israel–Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal announced Oct. 9 by President Donald Trump, while
Antifa activists gather in Sacramento on March 28, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Key figures linked to Antifa have fled the United States following President Donald Trump’s designation of the group as a domestic terrorist organization. Antifa originated in Germany as Antifaschistische Aktion (Antifascist Action), a united front program of the Politburo of the Communist
Antifa activists gather in Sacramento on March 28, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Key figures linked to Antifa have fled the United States following President Donald Trump’s designation of the group as a domestic terrorist organization. Johan Victorin, founder of “Rose City Antifa,” a group based in Portland, Oregon, a city that has had frequent
President Donald Trump meets with Finnish President Alexander Stubb (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Oct. 9, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced a joint deal to build icebreaker ships during a White House meeting for talks related to
(Left) Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli speaks in Raritan, N.J., on Nov. 12, 2021. (Right) Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) speaks at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 28, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Mary Altaffer/ AP New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli squared off on Oct. 8 in a final bid
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference, in New York on June 11, 2019. Mary Altaffer, File/AP Photo New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a grand jury on federal charges, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Thursday. The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for