Israel's next move could reshape the world

And Jack Smith tells Trump to put up or shut up [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [As Israel looks for America’s help, Republicans run around in circles]( By Rep. Colin Allred As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I have had the privilege of taking multiple trips to Israel and the region, including earlier this year. Each time I have been struck by the hope that has survived the decades of conflict. The United States has a critical role to play in the region’s future, including reaching a lasting peace. But that role is severely threatened by partisan infighting and Republican dysfunction. I was shocked to wake up on Saturday to the news of Hamas’ unprovoked attack. My shock turned to horror as I saw the scale of the attack and that the very communities I had visited, the families, the children, had been killed, terrorized, and taken hostage in acts of unspeakable barbarity. It is not too soon to look at ways we can secure lasting peace and use this tragedy as a catalyst for change. At least 27 American citizens have been murdered and an unknown number taken hostage. Yet Republicans continue to block the confirmation of Jack Lew, the eminently qualified nominee for ambassador to Israel. We need to get our house in order immediately. This is a preview of Rep. Colin Allred's article. [Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Jack Smith and Donald Trump]( [BARBARA MCQUADE]( [Jack Smith tells Trump to put up or shut up]( Was Trump just following the advice of his lawyers? He'll have to prove it. [Read more.]( [Sen. Bob Menendez]( [STEVE BENEN]( [Bob Menendez’s legal difficulties just went from bad to worse]( According to prosecutors, Sen. Menendez acted as a foreign agent for Egypt while serving as the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. [Read more.]( [PAUL RIECKHOFF]( [Israel's next move could reshape the world. America knows those stakes too well.]( There is no harder time to have discipline than in the face of atrocity. And yet that is when it is required most. [Read more.]( [Rep. Derrick Van Ordern]( [STEVE BENEN]( [GOP lawmaker’s eruption during Israel briefing was just his latest outburst]( Rep. Derrick Van Orden reportedly interrupted a classified briefing on Israel with “a curse-laden outburst.” It was part of a larger pattern of incidents. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Steve Scalise]( [ALL IN]( [Scalise drops bid for speaker, leaving House GOP in chaos without a nominee]( [Trump]( [MORNING JOE]( [Joe on Trump's praise of Hezbollah: 'That's your Republican Party right there']( [Gaza ]( [All IN]( 'It's a horror movie every night': Gaza resident shares 'terror' of war]( [WATCH]( ['Overwhelming': Blinken recalls seeing graphic images from the Hamas attack on Israel](     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   Chris Hayes is taking his podcast, Why Is This Happening?, back on the road for a live three-city tour this fall. Tickets are going fast, but you can still join Chris in Philadelphia at The Fillmore on Monday, October 16 with special guests Naomi Klein, New York Times best-selling author and journalist, and MSNBC’s Joy Reid, host of The ReidOut. [Buy your tickets now](.   Is there a work of writing more weaponized, more debated, and more quoted and misquoted than the United States Constitution? In this bonus episode of the “Velshi Banned Book Club” podcast, Ali Velshi offers a complete reading of this sacred document that set the foundation for the heated exchange of ideas at the core of the series. [Listen to all episodes, including this bonus feature, now.](   MSNBC INSIGHTS [Alternate text] Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! [Join the MSNBC Insights Community.](   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)