text: FILE Ñ Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, at the White House in Washington during the visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, Feb. 10, 2017. Kushner, Donald TrumpÕs son-in-law, has been assigned what the president has called Òthe ultimate dealÓ Ñ Òdo peaceÓ in the Middle East. At left is National Security Adviser Michael Flynn; at right is Steve Bannon. (Doug Mills/The New York Times