Mike Baker of The New York Times joins NewsNation to break down the Bryan Kohberger plea deal. Kohberger will avoid the death penalty by pleading guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students. He’ll serve life without parole and waive all appeals, ensuring finality. But the deal does not require him to explain why he did it. That omission outraged victim Kaylee Goncalves’ father, who called it a betrayal. Other victims’ families, including Ethan Chapin’s and Maddie Mogen’s, support the deal to avoid a painful trial. Kohberger’s family will attend the hearing but is asking for privacy.
Hamas has signaled its readiness to agree to a cease-fire with Israel, but only if it brings the war in Gaza to an end, as it stopped short of accepting the US-brokered proposal put forward by Preside...