Vice President JD Vance is in Israel as Washington tries to stabilize the first phase of the Gaza cease-fire and push Israel and the Hamas terrorist group toward the next phase. Vance will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hold a press conference later on Tuesday.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that President Donald Trump can deploy National Guard troops into Portland. The three-judge panel granted the Justice Department’s request to lift a lower court block on the deployment. The court said the move was an appropriate response after protesters damaged a federal building and threatened ICE officers….