In a surprise announcement, Republican candidate for president, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ends his campaign during a TV interview. And the U.S. confirms it’s in “ongoing negotiations” to free the hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., suspends campaign for…

A group of 60 congressional Democrats is asking President Biden to give Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) to Palestinians in the United States. Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., are leading the effort. If approved, TPS and DED would allow Palestinians in the United States,…

More than a quarter of the countries within the continent of Africa could soon be utilizing floating power plants for their energy. While these power ships have been billed as a “cleaner” solution than other fossil fuel energy sources, critics have called them a temporary solution for a much larger issue born from decades of…

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 United States is so deep in debt, the interest payment alone is now costing more than $1 trillion a year, according to a Bloomberg analysis. Experts say the soaring debt is an alarm bell for the nation, but some economists have been ringing this bell for decades. “I’m kind of outraged, morally outraged,” said…

Five Republican candidates took the stage Wednesday night, Nov. 8, making their case to be the next president in the third GOP primary debate. And Hollywood actors reach a tentative deal with the studios to put an end to the nearly four-month strike. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Nov. 9. Recapping…

Washington, D.C., is known for museums that tell the American story and all of its triumphs, including the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of Natural History. But one particular museum tells the story of some great American failures like New Coke, Blockbuster and the HD DVD. The Museum of Failure is…

Weeks before President Biden is set to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping at an economic summit in San Francisco, the U.S. said goodbye to the Smithsonian National Zoo’s three pandas. Pandas have been a staple at the National Zoo since 1972 when the Chinese Communist Party gave them to then-President Richard Nixon in exchange…

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…

The process of transporting an electric vehicle (EV) to market via cargo shipments is facing renewed scrutiny after a series of incidents with costly and deadly results. A recent string of fires on vessels carrying EVs has prompted regulators to draw up new rules due to the safety risks posed. Electric vehicle battery fires burn…