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Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. He met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with hopes of reviving ceasefire talks following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Former President Donald Trump will rally in Greensboro, North Carolina Tuesday night as he zooms in on the key swing state following devastations caused by Hurricane Helene. Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down for an interview with NBC News airing at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.

The bipartisan House panel investigating the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump released its interim report on Monday, finding that the event was “preventable and should not have happened.” Lawmakers on the panel noted “stunning security failures”—including a lack of planning and coordination between the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday that the U.S. military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel, and confirmed that it is now "in place." THAAD, or the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, is a critical part of the U.S. military's layered air defense systems and adds to Israel's anti-missile defense capabilities.

Austin announced $400 million in new arms for Ukraine on Monday during a visit to Kyiv, in a show of solidarity just two weeks ahead of the U.S. presidential election. As the Biden administration winds down, Austin signaled continuity in U.S. support for Ukraine and announced there would be no changes as yet to U.S. policy.

Both Israel and the Hamas terrorist group said Friday they will continue fighting in Gaza in the wake of Israel's killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. This came while the Biden administration expressed its optimism about the situation, saying Sinwar's death represents an "inflection point" for a possible cease-fire.

President Joe Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Friday for discussions on the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Biden said Sinwar's death creates an opportunity to seek a path to peace and a better future in Gaza without Hamas.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in the key battleground state of Michigan on Friday. Harris will make campaign stops in Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Oakland County, while Trump has activities in Oakland County and Detroit.

The Israeli military said Thursday it was looking into whether Hamas’s top leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a military operation in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces said three terrorists were killed, and while their identities have so far not been confirmed, the IDF is “checking the possibility” that one of the three was Sinwar.

An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania campaign rally in July said the Secret Service needs fundamental reform, and that “another Butler can and will happen again” without major changes in how candidates are protected. The review faulted the Secret Service for poor communication that day and for failing to secure the building from which the shooter opened fire.

President Joe Biden has departed for Germany for a short visit that includes a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. They plan to discuss the war in Ukraine, European Union relations, democratic values, trade and technology issues, global supply chains, tensions in the Middle East, and security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making dueling appearances on Fox News on Wednesday, with Trump's town hall airing in the morning and Harris's interview airing in the evening. At his town hall, Trump took questions from an all-women audience, addressing issues from the economy to child care and public safety.

Nebraska’s Supreme Court has ruled that the state's top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony. The decision could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5, since Nebraska apportions its electoral college votes by congressional district.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Tuesday that county election officials in Georgia must certify election results. The judge ruled that election board members should be able to receive any documents and information they need in order to inspect elections as long as those documents are allowed to be disclosed, but that officials could not refuse to certify results simply for not having received those documents.

Former President Donald Trump turned his town hall in Pennsylvania into an impromptu concert on Monday night, after the event was interrupted twice due to medical emergencies in the crowd. He sat down for an interview with the Economic Club of Chicago and Bloomberg News on Tuesday, before heading to Georgia to campaign.

NASA launched a spacecraft to one of Jupiter's moons on Monday, with Europa considered one of our solar system's most promising locations to search for life beyond Earth. The robotic solar-powered Europa Clipper spacecraft will learn whether this ice-encased world—believed to harbor a vast underground ocean—is habitable.

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have campaign events in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania on Monday, with Harris holding a rally in Erie and Trump participating in a town hall near Philadelphia.

The United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, at the direction of President Joe Biden. The Pentagon said the anti-ballistic-missile system will help bolster Israel's air defenses following Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Israel in April and October.

At least 16 people have been confirmed dead in Florida due to Hurricane Milton as of Friday, including those killed by tornadoes, fallen trees, and downed power lines. According to PowerOutage.us, more than 2.2 million customers remain without power across the state.

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in Aurora, Colorado, with a focus on illegal immigration and gang violence. He will make another campaign stop in Reno, Nevada, while Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to Washington after her campaign event in Arizona.

At least nine deaths related to Hurricane Milton have been confirmed in Florida as of Thursday. The storm made landfall on Wednesday night along Florida's Gulf Coast, dropping more than 18 inches of rain on St. Petersburg, representing a more than one-in-1000-year rainfall event for the area. The hurricane also cut out power for more than 3.4 million customers statewide. President Joe Biden said help is on the way.

Former President Donald Trump is set to address the Detroit Economic Club, while Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak in Phoenix, Arizona, as part of their presidential campaigns. Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Harris with an event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Steady rain fell and winds began to strengthen in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday as Hurricane Milton's outer bands started impacting Florida. Officials sounded urgent warnings for residents to flee inland as Milton is set to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.

Early voting has begun in the key swing state of Arizona. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold two rallies in Pennsylvania, while Vice President Kamala Harris is set to travel to Nevada.

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held their first call in weeks on Wednesday at a time when Israel is expanding its ground incursion into Lebanon and considering how to respond to Iran’s recent ballistic missile attack.