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But even as negotiations continue, Israeli forces continue to strike Gaza. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports Palestinian health officials there say the strikes have killed more than 150 people.
Skywriting planes drew huge ribbons in the skies above Tel Aviv, a reminder that Israelis are still waiting for the return of 100 hostages captured by Hamas over 14 months ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend about the efforts to get the hostages home. A source familiar with the negotiations tells NPR... there is momentum. U.S.
officials and analysts say Hamas is showing more flexibility too. But Palestinians under bombardment remain skeptical, and some families of the hostages worry that the deal will only bring some of them home. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Senior advisor Jason Miller says President-elect Donald Trump will secure the border on day one and that he knows exactly how to do it, by executive orders that don't have to go through Congress. Miller says Trump is more prepared for the White House now compared to his first administration in 2016.
We're going to make it so if you're illegal and you're not coming in through a port of entry or even if you're trying to come into a port of entry illegally, you're not going to be allowed in. Now, when you say close the border, the impression is that nobody's allowed to go back and forth. What the border will be closed to is for people trying to enter the United States illegally.
So there's a distinction. I want to make sure people don't think that all of a sudden like all trade between the countries or traditional commerce is going to be shut down.
Speaking there to NPR's All Things Considered. Democrats in blue states like California say they plan on working with President-elect Trump and Republicans when possible. From member station KQED in San Francisco, Marisa Lagos has more.
Trump has said members of the House Select Committee that investigated the January 6th assault on the Capitol should go to jail. But one of those members, Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren of California, says she and others hope they can work across the aisle next year. Lofgren notes that Republicans have a slim House majority and will likely need Democrats to pass key legislation.
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