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Brooks and Capehart on the GOP struggle to elect a House speaker and Biden's aid request

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the search for a new speaker of the House and President Biden's plea for national security funding.

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WATCH: Head of auto workers union says strikes will continue in push to gain better offers from companies

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

In a statement, GM said it made an offer on Friday with substantial movement in all key areas in an effort to end a 5-week-old strike.

WATCH: Amna Nawaz discusses importance of global free press

By Amna Nawaz

Amna Nawaz joins a panel of journalists and academics to discuss the importance of protecting free speech around the world.

U.S. warns of Russian efforts to sow doubt over upcoming elections around the globe

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Encouraged by its success amplifying doubts about election procedures like mail balloting used in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Russian intelligence is trying to do the same in several other countries, according to U.S. intelligence.

Judge rules Alex Jones can't use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families

By Associated Press

It's another defeat for Jones in the wake of juries in Texas and Connecticut punishing him over spreading falsehoods about the nation's deadliest school shooting.

WATCH: Judy Woodruff hosts a conversation with White House reporters on what it takes to cover the president

By Judy Woodruff

Join Judy Woodruff as she moderates a discussion on the challenges journalists face covering the White House. Woodruff will be joined by PBS NewsHour White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López and other members of the White House press corps.

U.S. commitment to Ukraine a central question as Biden meets with EU heads

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The meeting comes as he tries to assure the leaders that the United States can deliver on promises to send tens of billions of dollars' worth of aid to wartime Ukraine and Israel.

Judge fines Trump $5,000 after post disparaging court staffer is found on campaign website

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt, for now, but reserved the right to do so — and possibly even put him in jail — if he continued to violate a gag order barring parties in the case from…

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

The release comes amid growing expectations of an expected ground offensive that Israel says is aimed at rooting out Hamas militants who rule the Gaza Strip.

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Republicans have dropped Jim Jordan as their nominee for House speaker in a private meeting. This comes after Jordan failed Friday in a third try for the speaker's gavel.