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A potential framework for peace is still on the table for the US and Iran, pending President Donald Trump’s sign-off. We have details on a former attorney general’s long-sought interview with House lawmakers on the Jeffrey Epstein files. We’ll tell you the latest state to pass a ...  Show more

CNN is on scene in Laos as a desperate rescue attempt is underway to free five villagers trapped in a cave. A federal judge pumps the brakes on the Trump administration's controversial ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. Clashes continue outside an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jers ...  Show more

Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues despite U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's message today calling for a humanitarian pause in the fighting. Israel claimed responsibility for an airstrike near Gaza's largest hospital, saying it was targeting an ambulance being used by H ...  Show more

Hamas is set to release a fourth group of hostages today, as both sides express an interest in extending their 4-day truce. Israel says it will pause fighting an extra day for each additional ten hostages released. Plus, police arrest a man suspected of shooting and injuring thre ...  Show more

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the war zone in Israel, as the US warns the human suffering in Gaza is eroding public support for the war, and the outcry for a ceasefire could reach a tipping point. Plus, Ex-crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of fra ...  Show more

Two Israeli women are released by Hamas. CNN's Alex Marquardt reports on what we know about them, and what went into securing their freedom. Daniel O’Shea is a former hostage negotiator and Navy Seal Commander. He tells Laura Coates what goes on behind the scenes in choosing part ...  Show more