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Israel Targeted Hamas Leadership in Qatar Strike

The Gulf nation of Qatar has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire in the conflict. The attack threatened to destabilize those peace efforts. [...]

Hamas Fighters Claim Responsibility for Bus Stop Shooting in Jerusalem

Israeli officials said the attack at the crowded bus stop on Monday spurred, in part, the decision to launch Tuesday’s targeted strikes against Hamas leaders in Qatar. [...]

Elizabeth Tsurkov, Princeton Student, Is Released From Iraq, Trump Says

Israel and Iraq confirmed the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli graduate student at Princeton who was kidnapped in Iraq in 2023 by the militant group Kataib Hezbollah. [...]

Iran and U.N. Watchdog Reach Agreement to Resume Nuclear Inspections

Iran has not allowed inspections since its nuclear sites were bombed by Israel and the United States in June, but it hopes to stave off Western economic sanctions. [...]

Supreme Court Lets Trump Block Foreign Aid for Now

Acting on his own, the chief justice issued an “administrative stay” pausing a trial judge’s ruling while the full court considers the matter. [...]

Job Growth Revised Down by Nearly a Million, Updated BLS Data Shows

Preliminary annual revisions could add to political pressure on the agency that produces the data. [...]

Gabbard Retracted Intelligence Report on Venezuela

The report, which remains classified, described work by Richard Grenell, a former top intelligence official in the Trump administration. [...]

Effort to Force a House Vote on Epstein Files Nears Success

Supporters are on the brink of collecting the 218 signatures to proceed, but House Republican leaders and the White House are trying to stop it. [...]

RFK Jr. Releases Childhood Health Report

The report, which follows a draft leaked last month, demonstrates both the ambitions and limits of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. [...]

Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Childhood Health Report

A report from the commission led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is soft on pesticides, pledges to define ultraprocessed foods and promised an “infertility training center.” [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Hamas claims leadership survived Israeli attack in Doha, but confirms six deaths

Meanwhile, the White House says the Israeli strike "does not advance Israel or America's goals". [...]

Bowen: Diplomacy in ruins after Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar

The Doha attack signals that Benjamin Netanyahu will press forward hard on all fronts, writes Jeremy Bowen. [...]

Nepal parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests

KP Sharma Oli steps down amid Nepal's worst unrest in decades, with at least 22 deaths reported in clashes. [...]

Macron names ally Sébastien Lecornu as new French PM

It comes after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou after nine months in power. [...]

Russian air strikes get deadlier and bigger, hitting Ukraine's very heart

Ukraine says Russia deliberately hit the main government building in Kyiv with a missile last Sunday. [...]

White House denies Trump's alleged birthday message to Epstein is authentic

The message purportedly written by Trump is inside a 238-page book released by a House committee. [...]

Pressure mounts on Bolsonaro as two out of five judges find him guilty

The Brazilian ex-president is accused of plotting a coup to cling to power, which he denies. [...]

Israeli military orders all Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of ground assault

Prime Minister Netanyahu says recent strikes on high-rises are "only the beginning of the main, intensive operation" to capture the city. [...]

Dozens of DR Congo mourners killed in attack linked to jihadist group

A funeral ceremony was being held in a village when the night-time assault took place, officials say. [...]

Abducted Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov freed in Iraq

A Princeton student "tortured for many months" by Iraqi militia is now in the US embassy, President Trump says. [...]

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