Jared Kushner Is Back and Breaking a Vow to Avoid Politics

Jared Kushner departs for dinner at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

For a man who vowed to stay out of the political spotlight, Jared Kushner is finding himself very much in its glare.

He helped clinch a ceasefire agreement and secure the release of hostages in Gaza. He has sat across from Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy — separately — in a bid to negotiate a peace deal over Ukraine. And his private equity firm backed a bid in the politically charged battle for an entertainment empire, before later withdrawing support.