Donald Trump made it clear on the campaign trail this weeks that he has no plans to accept any election results that he doesn't like. Meanwhile Hope Hicks, a key former Trump aide, took the stand in his New York criminal trial. Ahmed Baba, Stephanie Mehta, Tom Rogers and Sami Sage join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss on The Nightcap.
A delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in ongoing cease-fire talks with Israel while an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a truce. Pressure has been mounting to reach a deal — Gaza's humanitarian crisis is dramatically escalating while Israel insists it will launch an offensive into Rafah, the territory's southernmost city. More than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering in the city of Rafah, along the border with Egypt, many having fled northern Gaza where a top U.N. official says there is now a full-blown famine.
The Conservative defeat this week could have been worse, but that’s not saying much. The re-election of Tory mayor Ben Houchen in Tees Valley, winning the smallest majority in the hotly contested Harlow council election – these are the saving graces for a party that lost hundreds of councillors and another MP this week. There were many signs that the 2019 coalition that propelled the Tories to victory has come fully undone.