President Donald Trump added a previously unscheduled “announcement” to his public calendar for 7 p.m. tonight, according to the White House schedule. No additional details were provided…

Gulf states are pressing Washington to keep diplomatic channels open with Iran, even as they privately express skepticism that negotiations will meaningfully constrain Tehran, The Financial Times reports.

Regional officials told the outlet they fear escalation more than a flawed deal, reflecting growing anxiety that renewed conflict would destabilize energy markets and regional economies — particularly as the U.S. weighs military deterrence alongside diplomacy…

Ambassador Mike Huckabee signaled he is moving toward a public conversation with Tucker Carlson, posting on X that discussions with Carlson’s team are underway to set up an interview.

“Look forward to the conversation,” Huckabee wrote, thanking Carlson for responding — a potential appearance that could draw attention given Carlson’s past controversies and Huckabee’s prominent role in conservative foreign policy circles…

Israel is quietly expanding its diplomatic engagement with Gulf states on the margins of the World Governments Summit in Dubai, The Jerusalem Post reports, as regional leaders seek to coordinate positions amid ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions and uncertainty over Gaza’s postwar future.

According to the report, Israeli and Arab officials have used the forum to hold informal conversations focused on regional stability, economic cooperation and shared security concerns, even as public normalization efforts remain politically sensitive…

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, wrote to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani yesterday voicing his “serious concerns” about the administration’s rescission of executive orders related to antisemitism and boycotts of Israel, The New York Post reports. Cassidy warned that the New York City Department of Education’s $2.2 billion in federal funding could be rescinded if the city is found out of compliance with federal civil rights laws and applicable executive orders protecting students.

Noting Mamdani’s revocation of the city’s use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, Cassidy asked what definition the administration intends to adopt — and what guidance, if any, has been issued to public schools for handling complaints of antisemitic discrimination…

Employees of the New York City Department of Health created a “Global Oppression and Public Health Working Group” that held its first meeting Tuesday, according to The New York Post, during which one staffer said the group formed “in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine.”

Yael Halaas, president of the American Jewish Medical Association, told the outlet the gathering amounted to “a meeting using New York City Department of Health resources that promote libel against the Jewish people”…

City Council Speaker Julie Menin called for a probe into the DOH working group, which operates under Mamdani’s administration, telling The New York Post, “Our health care officials should be fighting infectious diseases and addressing skyrocketing health care costs instead of spending public time debating geopolitics on city time.”

The City Council’s health committee chair, who is also Jewish, similarly denounced the group’s activities…

Daniel Flesch, a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation who led the drafting of the organization’s Project Esther report on combating left-wing antisemitism, has parted ways with the conservative think tank, according to Heritage’s website.

Flesch previously raised concerns about right-wing antisemitism after Heritage President Kevin Roberts defended Tucker Carlson for hosting neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes on his podcast. Speaking to Young Jewish Conservatives in December, Flesch warned that “in some ways, the call is coming from inside the house.” He had also served as Heritage’s point person for the National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, which later disaffiliated from the think tank following the incident…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, praising what he described as a “model” partnership between City Hall and Albany, The New York Times reports. Mamdani’s backing could inject additional progressive energy into Hochul’s campaign while further cementing the two leaders’ political alliance…