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Israeli election has fractured result, coalition-building comes next

- The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party won the largest share of the vote in Tuesday's elections, but neither Mr. Netanyahu nor former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot has a clear path to forming a government. Both men claimed victory, though assembling a governing coalition in Israel's fragmented, multiparty parliamentary system could take weeks or might not happen at all, requiring another election.

WATCH: Hegseth in Philippines for Asian defense meeting

- The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in Cebu, Philippines, on Tuesday for a quick turnaround visit to the Pacific theater, where he is slated to hold talks with counterparts from across the region at a major Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers gathering.

The brilliance of U.S. elections

Elections are here again. They are noisy, partisan, expensive and often exhausting. Politicians make extravagant promises, attack their opponents and bombard voters with advertisements.