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They will play the winner of the Divisional Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS.

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is the defending World Series champ.

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Former FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to be arraigned this morning in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.

Comey is facing two felony counts, making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.

He was indicted by a federal grand jury last month.

The charges stem from testimony Comey gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee five years ago about the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Members of the Texas National Guard have arrived in Chicago under orders from President Trump.

Similar guard deployments to cities, including Portland, are on hold for now, as Andrew Schneider with Houston Public Media reports.

President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is expected to join the ongoing indirect talks in Egypt between Israel and Hamas today.

They've been discussing the president's 20-point proposal for ending the war in Gaza.

Hamas is seeking guarantees that Israel won't resume the fighting if the militants release the remaining hostages as part of that peace agreement.

The price of gold has reached another milestone, surpassing $4,000 an ounce.

NPR's Maria Aspin has details.

Wall Street futures are higher this morning.

This is NPR News from Washington.

Tennessee's special congressional election in December will pit Republican Matt Van Epps against Democrat Afton Bain.

The two emerged as winners of their party primaries yesterday.