Biden Aide Details Role Of Jeffrey Katzenberg & Steven Spielberg

Biden Aide Details Role Of Jeffrey Katzenberg & Steven Spielberg

Brett McGurk’s new book Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7th Hostages offers an insider account of the diplomatic rollercoaster to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in the war in Gaza. The book, published this week, also offers a glimpse at White House messaging about the conflict, including two figures the president […]

Inside the Final Push to Free the October 7 Hostages

The negotiations had dragged on for nearly a year. Then, with just weeks left in the Biden administration, Brett McGurk joined forces with Steve Witkoff to make one last push to bring the hostages home.

Brett McGurk chronicles negotiations to free Oct. 7 hostages in 'Brink'

Brett McGurk served under four presidential administrations, ultimately working as President Biden’s lead on foreign policy in the Middle East. During that time, Hamas attacked Israel, killing over a thousand people and taking hundreds hostage. Amna Nawaz sat down with McGurk to discuss the negotiations he led to secure the hostages' release and new book, "Brink."