The U.S.-brokered talks, which have been deadlocked for months, involve Biden administration and Trump transition officials and could also involve the release of hostages.

Trump’s triumph signified the overwhelming rejection of Kamala Harris, an iterated imposition to the democratic party by Barak Obama and the woke far left. After the debate, it became obvious to the American people that Joe Biden had all along a Manchurian candidate,

My being the oldest president, I know more world leaders than any one of you ever met in your whole goddamn life,’ president tells reporters

In public, Trump has decried the state of the nation as "a disaster" and "a mess." But at their private meeting, Trump praised him, Biden said. "He was very complimentary about some of the economic things I had done. And he talked about − he thought I was leaving with a good record."

Hamas has named 34 hostages, some of them believed to have died in captivity, who it says it would return to Israel in the first phase of an evolving if still elusive ceasefire in Gaza. The Palestinian militant group circulated the list to media outlets after Israel sent envoys to Qatar for fresh talks for a pause in the devastating war.

Mr Blinken said he hopes to bring the deal to the finish line in the next two weeks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Liberal Senator Dave Sharma discusses the recently announced United States arms deal with Israel which will cost $US8 billion. “I think for Biden, this is about cementing his legacy as a president – a Democratic president who has always been supportive of Israel,

The U.S. State Department is warning Congress of its intention to sell $8 billion worth of weapons to Israel, multiple media outlets reported.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence Monday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza would come together, but possibly after President Joe Biden leaves office on January 20.

Israel’s leader ensured a better legacy for the U.S. president by ignoring his advice.

During its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, Hamas and other groups killed some 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages into Gaza. A truce in November 2023 freed more than 100 hostages, while others have been rescued or their remains have been recovered over the past year.