So, raf, what is the latest in Richard Engels conversation with the senior hamas member of leadership . Reporter well, katy, this official is telling our colleague Richard Engel that hamas is prepared to release not just the foreign hostages, you can hear a boom behind me, katy, it sounds like possibly an air interceptor. The senior hamas official telling Richard Engel hamas has prepared not only to release the foreign hostages but this official says also prepared to release women, children and other civilians. Now, richard pressed this hamas official, if thats the case, why dont you release them now . This official said, oh, well, thats impossible while this bombing goes on. Richard pressed him again saying, surely if there is a will, there is a way. If hamas is serious about showing the world that it is not a terrorist organization, that it is prepared to release these noncombatants, you could find a way to make it happen. This official not answering that question directly. The Israe
what is good to talk about in politics. what is good for politics and not, here s an interesting one, donald trump now wondering aloud about taylor swift is apparently coming from an excerpt from a forthcoming book about his work with with the producer of the apprentice. a conversation that took place as in november 2023, trump saying this about taylor swift. i think she s a liberal. she probably doesn t like trump, but she is liberal or is that just an act he asks, she she s legitimately liberal. it s not an act, it surprises me that a country star can be, can be successful, being liberal trump said before the author noted that s with crossover to pop music years ago, the crossover, she, she can, she can do whatever she wants. i would say is it good for politics to take on taylor swift i mean, this is this just goes into that bucket of weird and strange that we are seeing pop up almost every single day in this campaign. kate. but again, i think the more than donald tru