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Analysis No Republican cakewalk for Trump and 115th Congress

Barely into the first day of the 115th session of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, Republicans learned why holding all the power won't necessarily mean an easy path to fulfilling a conservative wish list. More 5:00 AM ET

• Incoming Republican Congress takes aim at Obama's health-care act Jan 03
• Feature Donald Trump's cabinet picks so far Dec 15

New Israeli soldier convicted in killing of immobile Palestinian

A military court convicts an Israeli soldier of manslaughter over his fatal shooting of a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank last March. More 7:05 AM ET

• Opinion Let's stop pretending Israel is heading toward a two-state solution: Neil Macdonald 5:00 AM ET

ID of Istanbul club attack suspect established but not publicly revealed

Turkish police on Wednesday detained at least five suspected Islamic State group militants believed to be linked to the deadly Istanbul nightclub attack, the state-run news agency reported. More 5:03 AM ET

• Turkish ambassador to Canada calls for help fighting ISIS after Istanbul attack Jan 03
• Canadian woman killed at Istanbul nightclub was 'always happy,' friends say Jan 03 video

Opinion Let's stop pretending Israel is heading toward a two-state solution: Neil Macdonald

The U.S. already arguably funds settlement building, and there would be no more need for weak murmurs of protest every time Israel announces a few thousand more homes on a West Bank hilltop if we all stopped pretending that Israel is heading toward a two-state solution, writes Neil Macdonald. More 5:00 AM ET read comments

• Israel says it has evidence U.S. helped create UN resolution condemning settlements Dec 27
• Israeli prime minister calls Kerry's Middle East policy speech 'a great disappointment' Dec 28 video