The Biden administration sending aid to Israel after a surprise attack from Hamas. We’ll unpack how financial assistance for Israel can make or break aid for Ukraine, and how dysfunction in the House of Representatives might throw a wrench into all of it. And Tesla’s latest price cut brings fierce rivalry with gasoline cars. Plus, a real-life reenactment of “The Neverending Story” (with a happy ending this time).

Here’s everything we talked about:

• • “Biden Says Military Assistance Is on Its Way to Israel” from The New York Times
• • “Democrats’ Sympathies in Middle East Shift to Palestinians” from Gallup
• • “Tesla Prices Now Rival Average US Cars After Billions in Cuts” from Bloomberg
• • “McCarthy says he would return as House speaker” from CNBC
• • “Watch: Sinking horse rescued from Colorado bog” from UPI
• • “We Need To Talk About Artax In ‘The Neverending Story'” from BuzzFeed

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