Former coalition leader MK (Likud) David Bitan has informed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he expects to be appointed to a ministerial post in the new coalition. He adds that if he is not appointed, he will not accept any other position.

President Trump declared Tuesday that The New York Times should “get down on their knees & beg for forgiveness” for its negative coverage of his presidency, as part of an early-morning Twitter tear against a range of media outlets.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the Trump administration’s plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, a question that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of federal dollars over the next 10 years.
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The 43-year-old El Al flight attendant who contracted measles during a flight from New York is suspected of having brain damage due to the complications that resulted from the illness.
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U.S. President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to Britain in June as a guest of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday.
The palace said Trump and his wife, Melania, had accepted an invitation from the queen for a visit that will take place June 3-5.
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Oil prices remained near six-month highs Tuesday in the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that it would soon impose sanctions on all buyers of Iranian oil.
On Monday, the Trump administration said it would no longer exempt any countries from U.S.
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IDF soldiers working with police, border police and ISA (Israel Security Agency/Shin Bet) agents arrested 16 PA (Palestinian Authority) residents suspected of involvement in acts of terror and/or violent confrontations against security forces.

Leading educators in the dati leumi community are fearful that the chairman of Bayit Yehudi, Rafi Peretz, will become the next education minister. They feel that while they have respect for him, Rabbi Peretz lacks the experience required to deal with the political realities of the post, which they feel he lacks.

Sean Hannity asks: "When will President Trump's media critics take accountability for fueling collusion hysteria night after night?
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The IDF Spokesperson on Monday, Chol Hamoed Pesach, put out a statement denying any progress in locating the body of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
There were several reports last week claiming that Russian officials had taken Cohen’s remains out of Syria, where he was executed more than five decades ago.