‘5 Families’ and Factions Within Factions: Why the House G.O.P. Can't Unite  —  The Republican free-for-all for speaker reflects a web of overlapping blocs that have made the party nearly ungovernable.  —  First, House Republicans chose an establishment guy to be their speaker.

Trump Bizarrely Declares ‘I Was Never Indicted’ After Being Indicted Four Times  —  Former President Donald Trump took questions from reporters after officially filing for the GOP New Hampshire primary on Monday and oddly seemed to claim he was never indicted.

Alaska Air off-duty pilot tries to shut off engines on flight from Everett  —  An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot taking a ride Sunday in the jump seat of a flight out of Everett attempted to shut down the engines inflight and had to be subdued, the pilot in charge is heard saying in a recording …

Intelligence shows Iranian-backed militias are ready to ramp up their attacks against US forces in the Middle East  —  The US has intelligence that Iranian-backed militia groups are planning to ramp up attacks against US forces in the Middle East, as Iran seeks to capitalize on the backlash …

Thoughts on Israel and Gaza  —  It's been 17 days since Hamas launched its horrific attack against Israel, killing over 1,400 Israeli citizens, including defenseless women, children and the elderly.  In the aftermath of such unspeakable brutality, the U.S. government and the American people …

Trump Plots to Pull Out of NATO — If He Doesn't Get His Way  —  At the very least, the former president wants to put the U.S. on “standby” mode — and undermine NATO's principle of collective defense  —  Donald Trump wanted to pull the United States out of NATO during his first term …

Tom Emmer scrambles to fix his Trump problem  —  The majority whip is battling a whisper campaign questioning his past support for the ex-president.  —  As House Republicans sort through a field of short-timers and back-benchers to pick their next speaker, Majority Whip Tom Emmer stands out.

Exclusive poll: Biden and Trump tie at 37% as RFK Jr. costs Trump a narrow lead  —  The arithmetic gets complicated and the politics unsettled in a 2020 rematch with at least one significant independent candidate, and perhaps more.  —  Susan Page Sudiksha Kochi Savannah Kuchar

Another GOP ‘Bombshell’ About Joe Biden Turns Out To Be A Dud  —  Republicans' impeachment inquiry continues to limp along in the background of their speaker drama.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans announced Friday that they had uncovered a “direct payment” to President Joe Biden …

IDF shows foreign press Hamas bodycam videos, photos of murder, torture, decapitation  —  Government says it's revealing horrific footage collected from various sources to the media in order to fight ‘Holocaust-like denials’ of Hamas's massacres in southern Israel

Editors' Note: Gaza Hospital Coverage  —  On Oct. 17, The New York Times published news of an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City, leading its coverage with claims by Hamas government officials that an Israeli airstrike was the cause and that hundreds of people were dead or injured.

US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea  —  The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off …

Here's where Speaker candidates stood on 4 key votes  —  The spotlight in the House is now on the nine Republican lawmakers vying for their chance at the gavel, as the lower chamber approaches nearly three weeks without an elected Speaker.  —  The House has been entangled …

Former NSA employee admits trying to sell top secret info to Russia  —  Jareh Dalke was actually communicating with an undercover FBI employee.  —  A former National Security Agency employee pleaded guilty on Monday to attempting to sell classified documents to a person he believed was a Russian agent …

Neo-Nazi admits to hate crime for hurling Molotov cocktails at Geauga County church hosting drag events  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A neo-Nazi who hurled Molotov cocktails at a Geauga County church because it hosted drag-queen story hour and other events pleaded guilty Monday to a federal hate crime charge.