If it's Friday, President Trump does not rule out pardoning convicted Epstein accomplice Gain Maxwell, saying he hasn't considered it, but that he's quote allowed to do it as Democrats blast the private meetings between Maxwell and the Deputy Attorney General. Plus, President Trump says Hamas is going to be quote hunted down after the latest round of ceasefire and hostage negotiation talks appear to collapse at a critically desperate point in Gaza's humanitarian crisis. And ready for a rebate? President Tru ...

Joining me now on set is NBC News chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell. Andrea, thank you so much for being here. What a devastating situation that is unfolding.President Trump saying in the wake of these diplomatic talks collapsing, we could see the fighting increase. You have Emanuel Mcronone saying that France is now prepared to recognize the Palestinian state. Talk about these two developments.>> Well, all of these developments are incredibly troubling. ...

Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns https://t.co/uZex2omsLA ...

Welcome back. The United States and Israel have recalled their negotiators from the latest round of ceasefire talks with Hamas. President Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witoff, made that announcement yesterday, writing on social media that Hamas does not appear to be quote coordinated or acting in good faith.Woff went on to write that the US will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages held in Gaza home. Just a few moments ago, President Trump speaking to reporters at the Wh ...

Welcome back. In a bold diplomatic move, France will now recognize Palestine as a state. The announcement from French President Emanuel Mcronone comes amid growing anger over the humanitarian food crisis in Gaza. In a statement posted to X on Thursday, Mcronone writes, "The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and to bring relief to the civilian population. Peace is possible. The move makes France the biggest and the most powerful country in Europe to recognize Palestine as a state.NBC News corre ...

I'm here today because we are protesting. We want to end this war once and for all. This war has gone on too long.We are very worried for the hostages and their situation and we want our government to end the war because of the humanitarian uh crisis in Gaza and also because we want the hostages to come back. That's first and foremost. ...

1 million people trapped in the war zone that is Gaza are facing yet another killer on top of bombs and bullets starvation. We're now witnessing a deadly surge in malnutrition related as as you know my starvation means starvation of a large proportion of a population and a large proportion of a population of Gaza is starving. I don't know what you would call it other than m starvation and it's man-made and that's very clear and this is because of blockade and I have said it in my statement more than 80 days ...

We might get killed, yet we still go to get flour, injured Gaza man tells BBC https://t.co/wdPGIMalHF ...

100 aid and humanitarian rights groups are demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, warning mass starvation is now spreading across the enclave. In a joint statement, organizations including the Mercy Corps and the Norwegian Refugee Council say Israeli restrictions are blocking lifesaving aid despite supplies piling up at Gaza's border. Palestinian health officials say at least 101 people, 80 of whom are children, have died of hunger, with doctors reporting 15 starvation deaths just in the pa ...

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