Joe Biden said Thursday there was "real progress" in talks for a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, an agreement the US president is pushing for in his last days in office.

Netanyahu accused of endangering soldiers to stay in office, as official insists no progress in Doha while feting arrival of Trump aide Witkoff; Hamas claims war toll tops 46,000

In public, Trump has decried the state of the nation as "a disaster" and "a mess." But at their private meeting, Trump praised him, Biden said. "He was very complimentary about some of the economic things I had done. And he talked about − he thought I was leaving with a good record."

Hamas has named 34 hostages, some of them believed to have died in captivity, who it says it would return to Israel in the first phase of an evolving if still elusive ceasefire in Gaza.

Nancy Pelosi’s tribute to President Joe Biden’s time in the Oval Office highlights his effective leadership, strong economy and commitment to democracy, despite his mistakes.

Israel’s leader ensured a better legacy for the U.S. president by ignoring his advice.

Now he tells us. In an interview published Saturday in the New York Times, Secretary of State Antony Blinken named the key impediment to a Gaza hostage deal: “Whenever there has been public daylight between the United States and Israel,

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to live to be 100 years old — a feat made even more incredible by the fact that he was alive for 40% of the nation’s history.

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Biden Gives Brief Update About Effort To Get Hostage Deal With Hamas At a White House briefing, President Biden offered a short update on hostage recovery efforts. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism,

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored Thursday with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation's capital.