The Quote Speaking to Fox News on Tuesday, Trump Jr. told host Steve Doocy: “They literally got a peace deal done in the Middle East within the last two weeks and there’s almost zero coverage. That’s like the Holy Grail of geopolitical politics and no one’s even talking about it because they want to shill for Joe Biden.” Why it Matters The Israel-UAE normalization deal was only the third signed between Israel and an Arab nation, following deals with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994....

“There are three 2024 scenarios that Republicans pretend they won’t face, but that represent the further decline and fall of a once-great party of conservative ideas,” Wilson wrote. “First, the clues have been there all along that the real 2024 primary will be between Donald J. Trump, Jr. and everyone else.” “It’s becoming more obvious by the day,” he said. Trump Jr. — who’s currently serving as a trustee and executive vice president for the Trump Organization — has been “on the road doing fundraisers and political events for the Republican candidates,” Wilson noted, as a signal that he’s considering a future run for the White House....

Trump issued a statement on Wednesday saying McConnell had been “incapable” of passing an infrastructure package during the former president’s administration and accusing him of helping the Democrats. The most recent comments are the latest in Trump’s ongoing criticism of McConnell since the Kentucky Republican refused to support efforts to reject Electoral College votes on January 6. Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington shared the former president’s statement on Twitter. “Why is it that Old Crow Mitch McConnell voted for a terrible Democrat Socialist Infrastructure Plan, and induced others in his Party to do likewise, when he was incapable of getting a great Infrastructure Plan wanting to be put forward by me and the Republican Party?...

In three days of voting, during which California Representative Kevin McCarthy failed to gather enough votes to be elected as House speaker, the Florida congressman was the only one to put Trump’s name out, despite fellow Republican and Freedom Caucus member Representative Lauren Boebert previously stating she would like to nominate the former president. Gaetz’ vote was the only one for Trump, who could technically be elected as House speaker, as it’s not legally required for one to be a member of the House of Representatives....

Tuberville and Sessions are currently competing to win a July 14 Republican primary runoff election whose winner will face incumbent Democratic Alabama Senator Doug Jones in the November national election. Trump has felt ire for Sessions ever since March 2, 2017 when Sessions recused himself from the Department of Justice’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election. “Sessions should have never recused himself,” Trump said in a July 2017 New York Times interview....

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will decide whether the former president must hand over two years of financial information and records relating to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Arguments in the case were heard on Monday and a decision could come as soon as in the next few days. That panel contains Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who recently ruled against Trump’s attempt to shield documents from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 events as part of a separate three-judge panel....

The former president had asked the nation’s highest court to block the release of the documents to the Democratic-led committee, which first requested them in 2019, but the Supreme Court justices decided against him on November 22. On Wednesday a spokesperson for the Treasury Department confirmed that it had complied with the court’s decision but did not clarify whether the committee had already accessed the documents. The documents’ release comes in the final weeks of Democratic Party control over the House of Representatives, after the Republicans won a majority in the midterm elections....

The former president, speaking Wednesday night on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, told host Laura Ingraham that Biden “doesn’t know what the hell he is doing.” “It’s a disgrace,” Trump claimed. “It’s an absolute disgrace.” Trump continued by saying that the invasion of Russia would not have happened had he won the 2020 presidential election. “I think the whole thing again, would have never happened,” Trump said about the invasion....

Trump told the John Fredericks Radio Show on Real America’s Voice that Kemp was a “disaster” who had worked to make sure Republicans lost the 2020 presidential election. The former president has frequently criticized Kemp since President Joe Biden carried the state of Georgia in November and the governor has resisted pressure from Trump to revisit the election results in a special session of the state legislature. Trump told host John Fredericks on Thursday: “Kemp is a disaster....

The former president was speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on his show Thursday when he attacked Joe Biden for what he described as failures regarding the U.S. energy crisis. Trump also discussed the issues of China, Russia and India continuing to release high levels of emissions while the U.S spends money attempting to cut its own. “We made [oil] affordable, we had more energy jobs than we have ever had....

Trump was doing some last-minute campaigning for Tuberville on Monday, and he either made more fans among those of the Plains persuasion, or he made enemies among those on the Tide side — or both, let’s be honest — with something he said. From AL.com: Trump was right on the winning streak: Tuberville’s Tigers won six Iron Bowls in a row from 2002-07 and seven out of nine overall dating to 1999....

Biden visited Waipahu High School, where a COVID-19 vaccination clinic is based, on her way back from the Tokyo Olympics. Around 20 anti-vaccination protesters and supporters of former President Trump gathered at the school, the Star Advertiser reported. The protesters were wearing T-shirts with phrases including “All Lives Matter” and “Trump won,” the paper reported. There were also two demonstrators that were showing their support for the Cuban protesters....

Last week, the former president was ridiculed for revealing that his “major announcement” had nothing to do with his upcoming presidential bid. He was mocked further when the digital trading cards depicted him as various characters including a superhero, cowboy and an astronaut. Trump said the cards would cost $99 each and would make a great Christmas gift. Despite the mockery, all 45,000 tokens in the Trump collection sold out within 12 hours....

But now after the trade fell through, Motiejunas says the Pistons purposely failed him on his physical, voiding the trade because the team had a change of heart. MORE: Winners and losers from the trade deadline “The medical examination is a funny thing,” Motiejunas told Lithuanian reporters. “The team doctor simply says whether you pass or don’t, although they may not even do any checks. Those 48 hours actually just let the team decide whether it wants a player or not....

The 19-year-old has been linked with big-money moves since bursting onto the scene at the San Siro as a mercurial talent being tipped for the very top. His agent, Mino Raiola, has talked up a possible switch at regular intervals, with Donnarumma’s head reported to have been turned at times by the mounting interest. He is, however, turning a deaf ear to transfer talk at present, with the youngster offering no indication that he is planning an imminent change of scenery....

Thanks to a substantial advantage on goal differential, the U.S. national team only needed a draw against an already-eliminated T&T side to secure a World Cup slot over Panama and Honduras. Even with a loss, the Americans could have secured a ticket to Russia or a spot in a playoff against Australia with help in other matches. But a nightmare scenario came to fruition for the U.S., as Bruce Arena’s side fell to T&T while Panama earned a 2-1 win over Costa Rica — partially thanks to a controversial “ghost goal” — and Honduras recorded a 3-2 victory against Mexico....

While the Jazz guard was hoping to play in Game 1 of Utah’s first-round playoff series against the Grizzlies, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Mitchell (ankle) isn’t expected to be back for the contest Sunday night. Mitchell previously said that, “barring any setbacks,” he wanted to return to the court in Game 1. “The goal is to be out there and helping my teammates to try and win a championship,” he said, per Utah’s official website....

Although Australia snapped the U.S.’s 78-game winning streak in international play, Mitchell says his team’s defeat is insignificant in the grand scheme of things. “To be honest, this game doesn’t mean anything,” Mitchell told The Athletic after the loss. “Obviously it hurts to lose, but I look at this and we look at this as more of a learning experience as opposed to we just lost,” Mitchell said. “That’s the mindset....

Green-Beckham was dismissed from the Missouri football team earlier this month. In two seasons at Missouri, Green-Beckham — one of the nation’s top recruits out of Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Mo. — caught 87 passes for 1,278 yards and 17 touchdowns. This past season, he emerged as a big-play receiver and red-zone nightmare for defenses. He hauled in 59 receptions for 883 yards and 12 TDs, including a six catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns in the SEC Championship Game loss to Auburn....

Aubameyang, 27, has often been linked with Madrid in recent seasons and has publicly expressed his admiration for the heavyweight La Liga side. The prolific Gabon international striker, who rescued a point in a 1-1 Bundesliga draw at home to Hertha Berlin on Friday, is a prized asset at Signal Iduna Park, particularly since the departure of Robert Lewandowski to Bayern Munich in 2014. Having seen a succession of star players lured away by the riches on offer elsewhere, Watzke knows Dortmund will have a battle on its hands if the club is to retain Aubameyang in the face of interest from the Spanish capital....