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By Sallee Ann Harrison

April 01, 2025

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, how the U.S. is approaching Israel and Hezbollah, why a rat sighting could be detrimental to an Alaskan island and findings from a Secret Service report.

But first, are Donald Trump and Kamala Harris particularly Christian? An AP-NORC poll asks Americans.

UP FIRST

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands before the start of an ABC News presidential debate on Sept. 10. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Are Trump and Harris particularly Christian? That’s not what most Americans would say: AP-NORC poll

Few Americans see the presidential candidates as particularly Christian, according to a new survey conducted Sept. 12-16 by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. Only 14% of U.S. adults say the word “Christian” describes Harris or Trump “extremely” or “very” well. Read more.

TOP STORIES

Israeli security forces examine a site hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Why the US is more hands-off than usual in the Middle East

The Biden administration is taking a more hands-off approach than usual during a week of dramatic escalation between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, with top U.S. officials holding back from full-on crisis diplomacy for fear of making matters worse. Read more.

An Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist

A purported sighting of a rat wouldn’t get much attention in many places around the world, but it does on Alaska's St. Paul Island. That's because rats that stow away on vessels can quickly populate on remote islands, devastating bird populations and upending once-vibrant ecosystems. Read more.

IN OTHER NEWS

Ronald Rowe Jr., Acting Director of the U.S. Secret Service, leaves after speaking to journalists at the agency's headquarters in Washington on Friday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, Pool)

READ

Secret Service: Report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump

Israel-Hamas war latest: Fears of all-out war rise as Israel and Hezbollah step up attacks

Mass shooting: 4 people killed and multiple wounded in popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama

New York City police: Interim police commissioner says federal authorities seized materials from his homes

Election 2024: What to know about Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican nominee for North Carolina governor

Elon Musk: Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas

Leaf peeping: The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage

Wyoming to California: A lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home

Kathryn Cosby: Actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby dies at 90

Today in History: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

WATCH

Israel-Hamas war: Hezbollah fires over 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of Israel

Election 2024: Oprah says she didn’t know that Harris was a gun owner

Rare glimpse: Security measures in place for the United Nations annual meeting of world leaders

Prost!: Thousands of beer lovers descend on Munich for Oktoberfest

'Will & Harper': Will Ferrell’s dad cried after watching documentary

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