5 PM ET: Hostage rescue talks, speaker nominee vote, hydrogen hubs & more

The US is in talks with international leaders to secure the release of hostages, including Americans, held by Hamas as Israel’s military appear poised to launch a ground incursion into Gaza. Plus, tensions between the Israeli military and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah continue to escalate near the border. House Republicans have nominated Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker. Police arrested a teen in connection to a mass shooting at a historically Black college in Baltimore. And, President Joe Biden announced a $7 billion clean energy project in the US.

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