Hamas says it has agreed to a cease-fire deal brokered by Egypt and Qatar. The agreement comes as President Joe Biden continues to press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discontinue plans to invade the Gazan city of Rafah—even as preparatory strikes on Hamas strongholds there begin.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has again found former President Donald Trump to be in violation of his gag order. On Monday, he fined President Trump $1,000—and warned him of jail time for future violations.
The graduation ceremony has been cancelled at Columbia University. The school announced it will no longer be holding its university-wide commencement ceremony. Only smaller, school-based ceremonies will be allowed.
