Hamas Attack on Israel Deals Blow to Saudi Prince's Grand Vision  — Crown Prince had a goal of normalizing relations with Israel  — Escalating conflict between Israel, Palestine is major barrier  —  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a vision for the Middle East …

Four Steps for the U.S. to Help Israel  —  Make munitions transfers, offer intelligence support, and impose costs on state sponsors of terrorism.  —  As hundreds of Iranian-backed terrorists stormed into Israel on Saturday to butcher children and elders, kidnap Israeli civilians …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promises to Spoil the Election  —  Three words told the story.  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign had billed this afternoon's event in Philadelphia as a “much-anticipated announcement.”  Of course, that specific phrase may have been more true than intended.

The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation  —  People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.  —  In the wake of Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel this weekend …

Biden interviewed about classified documents found at his office, home  —  Special counsel Robert Hur, who has been investigating for months, conducted the interview of the president, a person familiar with the situation said  —  President Biden was interviewed over the last two days as part …

GOP holds emotional meeting on next speaker — but fails to unite on one  —  The need for a new speaker to help respond to the attacks in Israel came up multiple times during the two-hour meeting.  —  House Republicans huddled Monday for an emotional venting session over the party's leadership crisis.

Statement from President Joe Biden on American Citizens Impacted in Israel  —  As we continue to account for the horrors of the appalling terrorist assault against Israel this weekend and the hundreds of innocent civilians who were murdered, we are seeing the immense scale and reach of this tragedy.

Trump Wildly Claims Forbes Is a ‘China Propaganda Machine’ After He's Removed from 400 Richest Americans List  —  ‘WOW!’  —  Donald Trump lashed out at Forbes on Monday after the magazine cut him from its list of the wealthiest 400 people in America last week.

Dems' bad dream: Menendez taunts party with potential reelect  —  More than half of Senate Democrats have now called on the indicted senator to resign.  Beyond that, right now they're just hoping he doesn't run again.  —  Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is torturing Democrats trying …

North Carolina Republicans Are Creating a ‘Secret Police Force’  —  The euphemistically named “Gov Ops” is a civil liberties disaster waiting to happen. … Republican state legislators In North Carolina are establishing a new investigative body that Democratic critics have aptly compared to a “secret police force.”

Biden faces a host of crises and a stress test for his theory of the presidency  —  The horrific attack in Israel has created new challenges for the president and his team.  They're keenly aware that they are under the microscope.  —  The White House is scrambling to react to a combination of crises that …

George Santos' $500K Campaign Loan Was Fake—Until It Wasn't  —  One of Santos' former campaign aides pleaded guilty to charges last week, and according to a source who spoke to The Daily Beast, Santos is in big trouble. … Last week, a former George Santos aide pleaded guilty to federal charges …

Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel  —  We can now be sure: His policy of repressing Palestinians doesn't make Israelis safe.  —  In the past 24 hours, two reports out of Israel have pointed to a striking conclusion: that the failure to prevent Hamas's murderous assault on southern Israel rests …

Joint Statement on Israel  —  Today, we — President Macron of France, Chancellor Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom, and President Biden of the United States — express our steadfast and united support to the State of Israel …

There Are No Rules  —  States and quasi-states are using extreme, uninhibited violence against civilian populations.  —  The “rules-based world order” is a system of norms and values that describe how the world ought to work, not how it actually works.  This aspirational order is rooted …

One of Trump's Georgia Co-Defendants Suggests She'll Be His Next White House Press Secretary  —  Trevian Kutti, a former publicist for Ye, posted: “I look forward to redeeming Black women in politics by becoming Press Secretary to the 47th President of the United States @realDonaldTrump”

Kevin McCarthy says he's willing to return as House speaker  —  Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday that he is willing to resume serving as House speaker if enough of the Republicans who voted in favor of his ouster last week are open to his reinstatement.