Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Wednesday that he welcomed the potential for “a dialogue” with Hamas and heaped praise on Qatar for helping facilitate the cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza, despite facing scrutiny for previous ties to the Gulf nation.

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Trump’s past diplomacy with Qatar on counterterrorism, economic ties, and regional stability could foster continued cooperation in his second term. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration on Monday,

The new top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee reminded James Comer of his past interest in presidential ethics.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also joined the Arab leaders in congratulating Trump. In his message cited by the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, Abbas emphasized readiness to work with him to achieve peace during his tenure, "guided by the two-state solution based on international legitimacy."

Trump's Middle East envoy said he would travel to the region to be part of what he described as an inspection team deployed in and along the Gaza Strip to ensure ceasefire compliance.

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin’s financial disclosures show his firm was paid by Heritage Advisors, which was linked to the case that brought down the New Jersey senator last year.

A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism

Midnight negotiations in Doha reportedly included Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Israeli intelligence chiefs, Qatar’s PM, and Egypt’s intelligence head.

Marco Rubio used to clash with President-elect Donald Trump, but now seems headed toward Senate confirmation as secretary of state.

Mediator Qatar said it briefed US President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday about Gaza ceasefire talks it has been brokering alongside Egypt and the United States ...

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