Evening Edition · Sat, Nov 7 · 6:57 p.m.

The Essential 10 · about 3 minutes

1. New

   Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government

   Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced that he would give Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form Israel’s next government, challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an inconclusive election. Herzog plans a formal ceremony Sunday. Eisenkot still needs to assemble a coalition, and the articles say the path to a parliamentary majority remains difficult.

   Reporting: CNN, PBS News (with Associated Press), Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, CBC News, The Media Line, Israel Hayom

2. New

   Trump announced a Justice Department investigation into Democrats over alleged threats

   Donald Trump said Saturday he was ordering the Justice Department to investigate Democrats, accusing them of threatening administration officials and Republican donors with impeachment and other punishment. He called the alleged conduct “extortion at the highest level.” CNBC reported that Trump did not identify the alleged communications or provide evidence of criminal conduct.

   Reporting: Bloomberg, Fox News, The Washington Post, CNBC, KOMO News, Bloomingbit, belaaz.com, balleralert.com

3. New

   Federal Judge Ana Reyes planned to appoint Jessie Liu to examine Trump golf litigation

   U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes said Saturday she intends to appoint former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie Liu to investigate whether Interior Department and National Park Service officials and Justice Department lawyers misled her or violated ethics rules in a lawsuit over Donald Trump’s planned renovation of East Potomac Golf Links.

   Reporting: PBS News (with Associated Press), The New York Times, CNN, Demokratis, Newswav, The Seattle Times (with Associated Press)

4. Updated

   A gunman killed six people and wounded 15 in Krakow market square

   The reported toll from Saturday’s shooting in Krakow rose to six dead and 15 wounded, the Associated Press reported, citing authorities. Krakow police spokesperson Katarzyna Cisło told TVN24 the gunman acted alone, wore military-style fatigues and used a military-type long gun; police found other weapons and ammunition in his car. Reuters said he was likely influenced by far-right ideology.

   Reporting: Reuters, PBS News

5. New

   The Justice Department intervened in a Texas lawsuit against Planned Parenthood

   The Justice Department has joined Texas’ years-old lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, according to a court filing. The New York Times described the move as the Trump administration’s taking ownership of the case. The suit accuses Planned Parenthood of violating the federal False Claims Act by continuing to bill and collect payments from states’ Medicaid programs.

   Reporting: The New York Times, Investing.com News, bsky.app

6. New

   Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it lifted the range limit on its ballistic missiles

   Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has lifted its self-imposed 2,000-kilometer (1,200-mile) limit on ballistic missile range, ABC News reported. Revolutionary Guard spokesman Gen. Hossein Mohebbi said the restriction had been lifted. His comments came days after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khomeini warned that any U.S. or Israeli threat would face a response without geographic limits.

   Reporting: ABC News

7. New

   Russia is sending a more senior delegation to talks with Ukraine in Abu Dhabi

   Russia will send a senior diplomatic and military delegation to U.S.-brokered talks with Ukraine in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10 and 11, the Kremlin confirmed Friday, Politico reported. CNBC reported the meeting will be the first trilateral talks since February. Politico said Moscow has not indicated a change in its negotiating position.

   Reporting: Politico, CNBC

8. New

   Donald Trump offered UFC CEO Dana White the White House press secretary post

   Donald Trump said he offered UFC CEO and president Dana White the White House press secretary job, and asked him to bring fighters Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje and Amanda Nunes as assistants. The Associated Press said the White House had not immediately confirmed the announcement. CNN, citing a source familiar with the matter, reported White declined; an aide said Trump was joking about the offer.

   Reporting: Reuters, CNBC, NBC News, The Washington Post, PBS News, CNN, Boston Herald

9. New

   Houthi-run Saba reports at least 33 killed and 39 wounded in Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa

   Airstrikes in a village near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killed at least 33 people and wounded 39, according to Houthi-run Saba, which attributed them to Saudi Arabia. The Associated Press earlier reported 27 dead and 36 wounded, citing the Houthi-run Health Ministry.

   Reporting: Associated Press, Reuters, The Times of India, New York Post (with Associated Press), The Joplin Globe, Daily Sabah, eagletribune.com (with Associated Press), pressdemocrat.com (with Associated Press)

10. New

    Iranian state television reports explosions on Qeshm Island and southern cities

    Iranian state TV reported explosions Saturday on Qeshm Island and in Jask, Sirik and Bandar Abbas; the cause was unclear. Semi-official Tasnim said two missiles struck Qeshm, without identifying who fired them; officials had not confirmed damage. On Friday, Donald Trump said U.S. forces carried out limited strikes targeting Iranian air defenses.

    Reporting: NBC News, The Hill, Haaretz, Middle East Eye, Internazionale (with Reuters)