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The Israel-Hamas war has been raging for more than four months. The U.S. blocked another U.N. cease-fire resolution this week and $14 billion dollars in Israel aid is stalled in Congress. How critical is the U.S.' support to the fight against Hamas?
This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange will be in a London courtroom today. A planned Israeli invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza may force Palestinians into Egypt. Louisiana's legislature is in a special session that threatens to undo some of the state's recent criminal justice reforms.

Russia has taken control of a frontline city in Ukraine. Despite international pressure, Israel seems set on a ground invasion of Rafah. Texas plans to build a new military base in the border city of Eagle Pass.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken lands in Israel with Hamas' first public response to a ceasefire deal. Democrats blame former President Donald Trump for sinking a bipartisan Senate bill meant to address the crisis at the border. And, there's more attention on the legal responsibilities of parents with guns after a Michigan jury found the mother of the 2021 Oxford Highschool shooter guilty of...

President Biden has started to switch gears into campaign mode. One of his first campaign events of the year took him to Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston. He was interrupted by protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

President Biden vows to respond to a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers. Israel accuses the main U.N. agency in Gaza of aiding Hamas in its October 7 attack. House Republicans seek to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

A communications blackout has hindered humanitarian efforts in Gaza as intense fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas militants claims more lives. Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Iran, following Iran's incursion on its territory. And republican lawmakers continue to delay more U-S aid for Ukraine until democrats agree to changes in immigration policy.

Israel's war against Hamas looks like in Gaza after a 100-days of retaliation. Guatemala's new president is sworn in after his inauguration was in doubt. The republican primaries begin today with the Iowa caucuses.

Recent attacks have heightened fears of a wider war for the Middle East. The U.S. and its allies are considering how to retaliate. Eric Schmitt, who covers national security for The Times, explains the efforts underway to prevent that.

A top Hamas leader was killed in Lebanon's capital of Beirut. How big a blow is this for the militant group? And Harvard's president has resigned after just 6 months on the job. Does her departure point to an even bigger political battle brewing? Plus, New York's attorney general is hoping to oust the National Rifle Association's long-time leader from his position on corruption...