Congressman Mike Lawler on Qatar’s “Flying Palace” gift to Trump: “We don’t want to be straight up accepting any type of gift from any foreign government, certainly not one that can be viewed in a way that obviously has been presented here.”

The IDF conducted two drone strikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah operatives, one near Beaufort Castle, where Hezbollah’s activity violated Israel-Lebanon agreements, and another near Houla.

President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sign a series of agreements on energy, defense, and other areas.

President Trump departs the Royal Court following an official state visit with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The president now heads to the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center for the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum.

As you sift among the various options for your short-term investments, keep these key items on your dashboard: yield, guarantees, liquidity and your individual situation. The short-term investments that promise the highest yields often come with at least some risk and/or constraints on your daily access to funds. It may be that you’re just looking for the highest safe yield and don’t care that much about liquidity. Or maybe having ready access to your funds is the name of the game. Also think through whether you value an ironclad guarantee or are willing to go without in exchange for a potentially higher yield. Some cash instruments are fully FDIC-insured, while others are not.

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara escalated her war against Torah on Tuesday, ordering the IDF to send draft notices to all Chareidim of draft age in the upcoming draft year [which begins in June], without any distinction in their status as Lomdei Torah. There are approximately 80,000 bnei yeshivos who are eligible for the draft and about 18,000 have received draft orders.  The implication is that in the upcoming draft year, in addition to the new draft cohort, the IDF will have to send conscription notices to approximately 60,000 bnei yeshivos. Baharav-Miara, whose real goal is to topple the government, is escalating the crisis caused by reports of an arrest operation of Chareidi draft dodgers on Monday evening.

Lebanese media reports an Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle in southern Lebanon’s Houla. The IDF has yet to comment on the incident.

President Joe Biden’s physical deterioration was so severe that advisers privately discussed the possibility he’d need to use a wheelchair if he won re-election, according to a new book.

POTUS: “We have the biggest business leaders in the world here today… In the United States, it’s probably two million jobs that we’re talking about — this visit.”

Consumer prices rose 2.3% in April compared to a year ago, cooling slightly from the previous month and defying fears of an inflation surge in the aftermath of Pres. Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs last month.