Divisive measure would cancel 2014 law limiting the cabinet to 18 ministers; PM expected to hand out 26-28 portfolios to members of his new government

Blue and White leader urges PM to ‘be a man’ and drop legislation that would shield him from prosecution, calls on public to take to the streets in protest

Measure would cancel 2014 law limiting the cabinet to 18 ministers; PM expected to hand out 26-28 portfolios to members of his new government

Measure would cancel 2013 law limiting the cabinet to just 18 ministers; PM expected to hand out 26-28 portfolios to members of his new government

Likud party sources reportedly claim PM considering coalition without Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu by fielding just 60 of the Knesset's 120 MKs -- but Kahlon opposes the idea

With only 2 weeks left to form the next government and many hurdles remaining, PM says task seems 'absurd,' claims budgetary demands cannot be met

With two weeks to go before coalition formation deadline, Yisrael Beytenu chief plays hard to get, but insists he won't back anyone but Netanyahu for PM

UTJ leader Yaakov Litzman alleged to have pattern of aiding ultra-Orthodox convicts by pressuring corrections officials, Channel 13 report claims

UTJ's Yisrael Eichler calls for a rerun of elections to prevent 'lost votes' on right and thus need for Yisrael Beytenu to form a majority

Likud says PM seeking to push back deadline to May 28; partners said to agree on legislation removing limitation on number of ministers