Why the Gaza ceasefire won't lead to lasting peace  —  “A new Middle East” will require sacrifices that Israelis and Palestinians show no sign of making.  —  Monday was a historic day in the Middle East: Hamas released its 20 living Israeli hostages only days after Israel stopped its offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass  —  Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document, which warns that journalists may lose their press credentials for “soliciting” even unclassified information from federal employees …

US-China déjà vu all over again  —  Trump's latest piece of brinkmanship is likely to result in another climbdown  —  Donald Trump's least appreciated quality is his lack of martial instincts towards China.  This puts him in a minority in Washington DC, including in his own administration.

Mitt Romney's sister-in-law Carrie Elizabeth found dead at 64 on LA suburb street  —  The sister-in-law of former presidential nominee and ex-Utah senator Mitt Romney was found dead on a street in a Los Angeles suburb Friday evening, according to officials and reports.

Airports say they won't air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints  —  Travelers in Cleveland, L.A., Phoenix, Seattle and other cities will not see the footage, which blames congressional Democrats for shutdown-related flight delays.  —  Airports in more than a half-dozen U.S. markets …

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins  —  A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview.  But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat  —  The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year.  His party already holds 10 of North Carolina's 14 congressional seats.

The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP  —  As President Trump basks in his success in the Middle East, hairline fractures within his Republican base are cropping up on a smattering of domestic issues. … So the small pockets of resistance — on the National Guard deployments …

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It's not fair...I'm a resident'  —  Rueben Antonio Cruz was sitting with a friend in Rogers Park when ICE agents pulled up onto the street.  —  The immigration officers stopped their truck and went straight after them on Oct. 9, Cruz told the Tribune.

Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?  —  The justices have shown a willingness to chip away at the landmark civil rights legislation.  A Louisiana case could unravel much of its remaining power.  —  In a landmark 2013 case, the Supreme Court struck …

Our Investments for National Security  —  JPMorganChase plans a 10-year, $1.5 trillion initiative to shore up America's resiliency.  —  The brutal invasion of Ukraine, the indescribable terrorist attack on Israel and other major conflicts should dispel any illusion that the world is safe.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers  —  NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.  —  JPL is NASA's only federally funded research and development center.

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit  —  More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.  —  Officials have reversed more than half …

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT  —  The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments …

Madagascar's embattled president dissolves parliament ahead of ouster vote  —  Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday dissolved the national assembly in a decree posted on Facebook a day after he uploaded a video declaring that he had left the country for a “safe place”.

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver  —  Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester.  Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.  —  Late on Oct. 5, a Portland ambulance crew informed dispatchers …

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?  —  Here's a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.  —  Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year.

Creative destruction is a miracle.  It's also a political problem.  —  For those of you who were off for Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day, welcome back!  If you spent more time than you'd like scrolling through social media, you might like this piece we ran yesterday about Jerusalem's quest …