They really didn’t want to make a deal,” the president said a day after the U.S. pulled out of ceasefire talks.

In our news wrap Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says he's considering "alternative options" to ceasefire talks with Hamas, European diplomats attempted to restart negotiations over limiting Iran's nuclear program and Ghislaine Maxwell wrapped up questioning as the Justice Department pushes back on criticism it's concealing aspects of Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with President Trump.

Columbia University has reached a more than $200 million agreement with the Trump administration to resolve multiple civil rights investigations, clearing the way for the reinstatement of millions of dollars in federal research funding and ending a months-long impasse that had rattled the Ivy League school’s finances and leadership.

President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the White House on April 7 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images What To Know