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Released hostages arrive in Tel Aviv; Gaza health ministry says death toll tops 5,000

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments in the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest Israel news and updates…

House Republicans say the speaker race stalemate is ’embarrassing’ for the GOP

The saga of electing a speaker of the House is back at square one. House Republicans entered the weekend without…

Israel vows to step up Gaza bombardment ahead of expected ground offensive; West Bank mosque hit

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments in the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest Israel news and updates…

First aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt; Israel says it will increase attacks on Gaza

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments in the Israel-Hamas war. Click here for the latest Israel news and updates…

Hamas says it releases two U.S. hostages ‘for humanitarian reasons’ after Qatari efforts

Hamas’ armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, has released two U.S. hostages from Gaza — a mother and her daughter —…

Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia case, following Sidney Powell

Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro agreed to plead guilty Friday to a felony charge in the Georgia election interference case…

Judge fines Trump $5,000 for gag order violation after threatening him with jail time

A New York judge fined Donald Trump $5,000 on Friday after threatening the former president with jail time for violating…

Biden seeks $105 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, border security

The Biden administration on Friday requested more than $105 billion from Congress to support the security needs of Ukraine, Israel,…

Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX allies secretly poured $50 million into ‘dark money’ groups, evidence shows

Former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and his allies donated $50 million during the 2022 election cycle toward politically active groups…

House Republicans scramble to find new speaker nominee after they ditch Jim Jordan

Republican lawmakers on Friday ditched Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives after his bid…