NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The Israeli government approved a ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the 15 months of war in Gaza. It's slated to go into effect Sunday morning.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico until both countries stop what he called the ‘invasion’ of undocumented migrants and drugs crossing the U.S. border.

President Joe Biden, center, with Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House on the announcement of a ceasefire ...

White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer praised President Joe Biden for his effort in securing a ceasefire in an interview Sunday on ABC News' "This Week."

Brent traded below $81 a barrel after falling over the past two sessions, while West Texas Intermediate was near $78. Trump is poised to invoke emergency powers in the hours after he’s sworn in as part of his plan to unleash domestic energy production, according to people familiar with the matter.

Outgoing President Biden may be loath to give President-elect Donald Trump any credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas (brokered by diplomats from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt), but ...

Trump and Melania joined by Ivanka and other family to watch fireworks after return to DC: Live - President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as

And, Israel-Hamas ceasefire nears Good morning ... This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday laid out plans for the post-war management of Gaza, saying the outgoing Biden administration would hand over the roadmap to President-elect Donald Trump's team to pick up if a ceasefire deal is reached.

Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, says he will "get back to" Senator Ben Ray Luján when asked at his Senate confirmation hearing if he would suggest cuts to Medicaid. Vile. pic.twitter.com/EM6Nx5L0XD