After responding to questions about the special counsel’s report at a White House news conference Thursday night, Feb. 8,, President Joe Biden was asked about the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and the fighting in Gaza. Biden said Israel’s military response in Gaza has been “over the top,” in what is being considered the…

President Biden fires back after a special counsel report questions his memory. And Russian President Vladimir Putin is asked about releasing a Wall Street Journal reporter detained in his country. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Biden defends memory after special counsel report on classified documents “My memory…

As the Israeli military continues striking Gaza to eliminate Hamas terrorists and find Israeli hostages, Israeli intelligence officials believe a quarter of the remaining hostages have died in captivity. The Israel Defense Forces concludes at least 31 of the 136 remaining hostages from the Oct. 7 attack are now dead. The IDF believes some of those…

The Defense Department identifies the three U.S. soldiers killed in a drone strike at a base in Jordan as officials investigate how the attack happened. And Elon Musk says his Neuralink startup has successfully implanted a computer chip into a human’s brain for the first time. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for…

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for an FBI investigation into the financing of certain pro-Palestinian protesters. On Sunday, Jan. 29, Pelosi said the protesters are spreading Russian President Vladimir Putin’s message. Pelosi’s team is now clarifying what she meant after receiving some criticism. “Informed by three decades on the House Intelligence Committee, Speaker Pelosi…

At The Hague in the Netherlands on Friday, Jan. 26, the U.N.’s top court rejected South Africa’s call to end Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip. The nearly unanimous decision by the panel of 17 judges delivered a blow to advocates’ hopes of a ceasefire. Israel’s war against Hamas is in its fourth month…

With the Israel-Hamas war surpassing 100 days, pressure on both parties to agree to a cease-fire from world leaders is mounting. Reports say CIA Director William Burns is soon expected to travel to France to meet with Israeli intelligence officials along with Qatari and Egyptian officials in an attempt to broker a deal for the…

The first nitrogen gas execution in U.S. history is conducted in Alabama. And a grocery chain is recalling packages of cookies after officials say mislabeling led to a woman’s death. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Alabama performs first nitrogen gas execution in U.S. Alabama performed the first…

Israeli soldiers uncovered prison cells located in an underground network of Hamas tunnels in Khan Younis. Soldiers believe Israeli hostages were kept in dire conditions and say they found the entrance of the tunnel at the heart of civilian infrastructure in the home of a Hamas terrorist. Israeli soldiers advanced on the tunnel shaft, killing…

Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed in fighting on Monday, Jan. 22 in Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces, marking the single deadliest attack on Israel’s army since the war with Hamas began in October. In a televised statement on Tuesday, Jan. 23, an IDF spokesperson said the reservists were demolishing buildings near the border…