Israel and Hamas reach tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause conflict, free dozens of hostages  —  A five-day pause in fighting, monitored by aerial surveillance, could see dozens of women and children freed from captivity in Gaza, according to people familiar with the terms of the agreement

Biden campaign works to ease Democratic anxiety over reelection chances  —  The president and his team are facing calls to become more active and aggressive in highlighting the contrast with his most likely opponent, Donald Trump  —  Over the last full weekend of September …

Gov. Evers says ‘Neo-Nazis, antisemitism, and white supremacy have no home in Wisconsin’ after demonstration on state Capitol grounds  —  MADISON — A group of nearly two dozen people waving swastika flags and chanting antisemitic rhetoric marched on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon …

Ron DeSantis refuses to condemn Elon Musk's endorsement of antisemitic conspiracy theory  —  WASHINGTON — 2024 Republican presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused on Sunday to condemn Elon Musk over his endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory that falsely accused Jewish people …

I Read Mike Johnson's Legal Filings.  They Reveal a Distinctive Pattern.  —  The new speaker's view is “the First Amendment for me but not for thee.”  —  The newly elected speaker of the House of Representatives, J. Michael Johnson (R-La.), spent years as a practicing lawyer before his election …

A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In  —  The Capitol attacks ruptured their mutual trust.  In the weeks before Brian Mock's sentencing, could he mend the divide with his son A.J.?  —  By Eli SaslowPhotographs by Erin Schaff  —  The trial was over and the verdict was in …

Militants believed to be Houthi rebels use helicopter to seize Japanese tanker in Red Sea  —  The attack off the coast of Yemen comes just days after the Houthis issued a graphic with captions in Hebrew, Arabic and English that said, “We will sink your ships.”

The U.S. won't back down from the challenge of Putin and Hamas  —  Joe Biden, a Democrat, is president of the United States.  —  Today, the world faces an inflection point, where the choices we make — including in the crises in Europe and the Middle East — will determine the direction of our future for generations to come.

Channels of Rage  —  On the vile and corrosive replacement myth, those who push it and why they do, and what it really replaces. … OK phew!  —  It was a busy but mostly fun couple weeks.  I'll tell you about it sometime maybe.  —  I'm back, just as I warned.  —  Where did we leave off?

EU Commissioner Urpilainen Joins Race to Be Finland's President  — Sauli Niinisto hits term limit after serving for 12 years  —  Finland's representative on the European Commission, Jutta Urpilainen, plans to enter the race to become president of the Nordic country.

Newsom TV ad hits DeSantis on abortion as Fox debate looms  —  California's Democratic governor is airing a new ad in Florida and Washington criticizing his Florida Republican nemesis over his state's six-week abortion ban.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newson is sending …

Sen. Manchin Teases 2024 Independent Presidential Bid, Aims to ‘Mobilize Radical Middle’  —  'I'm the most independent, centrist, moderate Democrat you've ever seen,' he boasted  —  Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., is strategizing potential plans to “mobilize the radical middle” …