Hassan Eslaiah, a freelance photographer in Gaza, is at the center of a controversial expose claiming that he potentially holds close ties with Hamas. Media watchdog group HonestReporting questioned whether the freelancer had prior knowledge of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The group is also questioning whether the media organizations that he worked for…

The FBI is investigating after suspicious letters, some containing fentanyl, were sent to election offices across the country. And history is made in the operating room when a man receives the world’s first whole-eye transplant. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Suspicious letters, some with fentanyl, sent to…

Following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, protests have erupted and tensions have risen at schools like Cornell, Columbia and NYU. These incidents have sometimes turned violent with students fearing for their safety. Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee examined the current state of the First Amendment and several alleged free speech violations on campuses…

The White House announced that Israel has agreed to implement four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza, starting Thursday Nov. 9. According to John Kirby, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, noted that the Israelis have pledged to announce each four-hour window at least three hours in advance. Israel…

A bipartisan group of Congress members is asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to require TikTok to register as a foreign agent. The members have cited evidence to prove it’s necessary for national security, including a Chinese law that requires TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to “support, assist, and cooperate with state intelligence work.” “It’s clear that…

The Israel-Hamas war has raised tensions on U.S. college campuses, dividing students, faculty, and administrators alike. Campus protests, as well as hate crimes against both Jewish and Muslim victims, have all increased since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Straight Arrow News contributor Matthew Continetti accuses university administrations of ignoring Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and of…

On Tuesday night, Nov. 8, the House of Representatives voted to censure Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., the only Palestinian American in Congress, over her comments and actions in response to the war between Israel and Hamas. The censure resolution, which Republican Congressman Rich McCormick, R-Ga, authored, passed by a vote of 234 to 188. Twenty-two…

The results are in, we have the big winners from Election Day across America. And the House votes to censure Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 8. Election Day 2023 results The results are in for Election Day 2023, and Democrats scored…

A month to the day after Hamas’ attack on civilians in southern Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) secured a humanitarian corridor in Gaza for Palestinian civilians to flee south. The IDF released video showing hundreds of civilians leaving Gaza City while an Israeli Merkava tank provided security. Many of the civilians held up white…

Debate is heating up in Germany over a proposed name change for a childcare facility named after Anne Frank, the Jewish girl whose diary told the world the story of how her family hid from the Nazis in the 1940s. Discussions about changing the name of the Anne Frank daycare center in the town of…