and the release of hostages.

unleashed by its war and blockade.Trump has said the days of the United States

are over — that decades of American intervention have done more harm than good.And the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the last place any American president would look for a quick win.“He’s not looking for a fight with Israel,” Oren said. “He wants to end the war, but the war can end in different ways.”

President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani speak at Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani speak at Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Train engineers in New Jersey’s huge commuter rail systemWages have been the main sticking point of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen that wants to see its members earn wages comparable to other passenger railroads in the area. The union says its members earn an average salary of $113,000 a year and says an agreement could be reached if agency CEO Kris Kolluri agrees to an average yearly salary of $170,000.

NJ Transit leadership, though, disputes the union’s data, saying the engineers have average total earnings of $135,000 annually, with the highest earners exceeding $200,000.Kolluri and Murphy said Thursday night that the problem isn’t so much whether both sides can agree to a wage increase, but whether they can do so under terms that wouldn’t then trigger other unions to demand similar increases and create a financially unfeasible situation for NJ Transit.

Congress has the power to intervene and block the strike and force the union to accept a deal, but lawmakers have not shown a willingness to do that this time like they did in 2022a national freight railroad strike.