Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer said Sunday that they are “closer” than ever in closing a deal to secure the release of some hostages being held by militant group Hamas. NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Finer on “Meet the Press” about reports that officials are close to securing a deal among the U.S., Israel and Hamas to release some...

 A joint United Nations (UN) humanitarian assessment team led by the World Health Organization (WHO) labeled Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital as a “death zone” when it was let in to vet Israel’s claims that the hospital was being used as a base for militant group Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said last week that its...

“Saturday Night Live” featured a talking giant panda participating in a press conference alongside a mock President Biden giving remarks after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in its cold open. “Meeting was a total win. Sure, we made agreements about communications, fentanyl, climate change, but most importantly, got the thing America really needs right...

We have been down this road before, and it does not end well.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) attacked President Biden in a vow to mobilize the “radical middle.” “Joe Biden has been pulled so far to the left, the extreme left, as far as liberal,” Manchin told radio host John Catsimatidis Sunday on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM. “Makes no sense at all, it's not the...

Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) planned exit from the Senate is delivering a blow to the eroding dealmaking sector of the upper chamber, as compromise becomes devalued and partisanship wins out at the ballot box. The West Virginia centrist has played among the most prominent roles in numerous bipartisan legislative efforts, including President Biden’s signature infrastructure...

Meteorologists are anticipating strong El Niño conditions this winter, with widespread wetness likely to drench much of the California coast as soon as next month and persisting into spring. “Currently, we have El Niño conditions, strong El Niño conditions at that. And those are continuing to intensify,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University...