The CIA has released a Russian-language video to try and persuade Russian intelligence employees to switch sides and work as double agents for the U.S.

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Hamas released videos showing footage of two men they took hostage — Keith Siegel and Omri Miran — after more than 200 days in captivity. Miran's brother-in-law, Moshe Lavi, said seeing the videos was "painful," but they still gave family members a "glimmer of hope."

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Columbia University threatened to expel pro-Palestinian protesters who barricaded themselves inside an academic building. This comes after the school suspended and arrested student protesters who failed to clear out the campus encampment erected earlier this month. Correspondent Brooke Shafer joins NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" with the latest on the ground, saying the school is urging student to end the demonstration by graduation.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would make certain language and chants, such as those heard at recent pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses, punishable under federal anti-discrimination law. On NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports," Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., says the student protests nationwide at U.S. universities are normalizing antisemitism.

Multiple people were fatally shot, including a U.S. Marshal and officers from two other agencies, and some injured Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, while serving a warrant. Art Broderick, former U.S. Marshals Service assistant director, discussed the shooting and what goes into these types of operations. "One of the toughest jobs in law enforcement is to go after an individual that knows they're wanted and does not want to go back to jail," Broderick said on "NewsNation Now."

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At a news conference Tuesday, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson laid out plans for what he says will be a crackdown on antisemitism at colleges and universities. The "whole of House" effort, as Johnson calls it, will include hearings with schools like Yale and UCLA to see how they deal with the issues as well as potential tax probes and financial investigations.

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A bear has a California neighborhood on high alert as first responders work to capture the wild animal. It was seen on video sprinting through streets and yards evading capture. NewsNation's Nancy Loo reports on the incident, saying this time of year is when bear sightings increase since hibernation has ended.

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