In a surprise announcement, Republican candidate for president, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ends his campaign during a TV interview. And the U.S. confirms it’s in “ongoing negotiations” to free the hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., suspends campaign for…

Hassan Eslaiah, a freelance photographer in Gaza, is at the center of a controversial expose claiming that he potentially holds close ties with Hamas. Media watchdog group HonestReporting questioned whether the freelancer had prior knowledge of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The group is also questioning whether the media organizations that he worked for…

The tech world is preparing for what some say has already begun disrupting democratic processes: Artificial intelligence. More specifically, the focus is on generative AI, a type of AI that creates fake, but convincingly realistic images, audio and text. At the Reuters NEXT conference in New York during the week of Nov. 5, AI entrepreneur…

The FBI is investigating after suspicious letters, some containing fentanyl, were sent to election offices across the country. And history is made in the operating room when a man receives the world’s first whole-eye transplant. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Suspicious letters, some with fentanyl, sent to…

Following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, protests have erupted and tensions have risen at schools like Cornell, Columbia and NYU. These incidents have sometimes turned violent with students fearing for their safety. Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee examined the current state of the First Amendment and several alleged free speech violations on campuses…

The White House announced that Israel has agreed to implement four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza, starting Thursday Nov. 9. According to John Kirby, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, noted that the Israelis have pledged to announce each four-hour window at least three hours in advance. Israel…

A bipartisan group of Congress members is asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to require TikTok to register as a foreign agent. The members have cited evidence to prove it’s necessary for national security, including a Chinese law that requires TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to “support, assist, and cooperate with state intelligence work.” “It’s clear that…

The Israel-Hamas war has raised tensions on U.S. college campuses, dividing students, faculty, and administrators alike. Campus protests, as well as hate crimes against both Jewish and Muslim victims, have all increased since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Straight Arrow News contributor Matthew Continetti accuses university administrations of ignoring Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and of…

The Senate Rules Committee will take a big step toward ending Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on what is now, according to the Pentagon, 450 military nominees. Committee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., announced that on Nov. 14, the committee will prepare a proposal on that would allow the chamber to consider the nominations en bloc. The…