We’re tracking what happened to the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, from Israel. Dozens were freed or killed, and 24 are believed to be alive in Gaza.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/hamas-hostages-israel-war-gaza/
The discovery of the muddy tablet on the banks of the Thames — nonfunctional but with a SIM card intact — helped London police convict three men in the attempted killing.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/25/ipad-murder-plot-london-thames/
The action reflected the militant group’s weakened grip over some parts of the enclave after a debilitating war with Israel.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/palestinians-stage-rare-protest-against-hamas-in-gaza-ffd9ab14
The U.S. said it would help Russia boost agricultural exports and restore its access to payments systems, after the Kremlin demanded the easing of Western sanctions in return for a cease-fire in the Black Sea.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-agrees-to-help-russia-boost-exports-in-black-sea-truce-7661b78f
Hamdan Ballal is part of a Palestinian-Israeli collective that created “No Other Land.”https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/oscar-winning-palestinian-film-director-attacked-by-israeli-settlers-detained-46d9b2de
While Missouri has navigated legalization better than some states, long-term success hinges on a consistent federal framework.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/congress-can-clean-up-the-cannabis-industry-states-act-missouri-f854cfc2
Congress gave the Supreme Court the authority to curb them by clarifying the Rules of Civil Procedure.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-supreme-court-remedy-for-nationwide-injunctions-bd442897
The administration’s Signal snafu puts me in mind of warnings from World War II.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/loose-texts-can-cost-lives-war-plan-group-chat-cfd717d4
The guardians of the status quo seek judicial intervention to save the Education Department.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-teachers-unions-sue-trump-for-control-education-department-policy-c34d8dbb
The intel snafu is leverage if a GOP Congress wants to start setting bounds.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-signal-for-trump-to-calm-down-policy-intel-snafu-gop-congress-start-setting-bounds-1a403e2e
‘I have an Article II,’ he once said, ‘where I have the right to do whatever I want.’https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-dangerous-disregard-for-the-courts-legal-system-balance-of-powers-constitution-45e0fed3
The California left demands tax-rate relief for the high and flighty.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/marijuana-laffer-curve-california-matt-haney-cannabis-taxes-da0de43a
The U.S. also has much to lose in a dumb-and-dumber trade brawl.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/europe-tariffs-trade-war-donald-trump-retaliation-6b27e0dc
The next generation plane would fly with drones as wingmen.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/bring-on-the-f-47-fighter-jet-national-security-defense-aircraft-drones-41537147
The U.S. wants a quick end to the war with Russia, and Kyiv can’t be seen as an impediment to peace.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ukraine-has-a-trump-strategy-negotiations-war-russia-peace-a6133ccb
I had to quit the FDA after he falsely accused me of supporting abortion.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/josh-hawley-smears-a-pro-life-lawyer-food-and-drug-administration-confirmation-vote-fb95c8e9
Readers reply to Al Gore and David Blood.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-case-for-green-energy-hasnt-aged-well-gore-blood-esg-663c88d5
The New York Education Department defends its new attendance measurement.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/albany-doesnt-overlook-chronic-absenteeism-attendance-school-cb757a6f
"At this time, the message thread that was reported appears to be authentic, and we are reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain," the NSC said.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-denies-war-plans-classified-information-discussed/story?id=120126088
As the White House comes under fire for allegedly using Signal to discuss foreign policy plans, the encrypted messaging platform has now come into the spotlight.https://abcnews.go.com/Business/what-is-signal-messaging-encryption/story?id=120129513