White House condemns Israeli finance minister's remarks on cease-fire

The Biden administration unleashed a torrent of criticism against Israel's polarizing finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, on Friday after he referred to cease-fire negotiations with Hamas as a "dangerous trap." …

https://thehill.com/policy/international/4820889-biden-administration-criticizes-israel-smotrich/

Frank Foer Of The Atlantic & David Rothkopf Of The Daily Beast (Al Franken podcast)

The war in the Middle East continues, but is a ceasefire in sight? The Biden administration has an outline of a plan. Two of our leading foreign policy experts join us to discuss. Plus, now that Donald Trump is a convicted felon, what could that mean for this election? And how does the Biden administration sell the undeniable success of the economy to the American people?

Read Frank’s latest work in The Atlantic.

Read David Rothkopf in The Daily Beast.
Interview: 

https://www.alfranken.com/listen/frank-foer-of-the-atlantic-david-rothkopf-of-the-daily-beast

Trump’s talk of Afghanistan cease-fire appears to surprise the Taliban, Afghan government - The Washington Post

A spokesman for the militant group said it's ready to resume negotiations with the United States, but its goal remains the exit of all U.S. forces.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trumps-talk-of-afghanistan-cease-fire-appears-to-surprise-the-taliban-afghan-government/2019/11/29/3a661a34-12d1-11ea-b0fc-62cc38411ebb_story.html

The Memo: Trump's sea of troubles deepens - The Hill

The swirling troubles around President Trump got deeper this week thanks to a series of missteps...
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466545-the-memo-trumps-sea-of-troubles-deepens