Evening News Briefing From Cnn

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem tells CNN's Dana Bash that she wrote about killing her dog "because it was difficult for me" and says "people are put in tough situations in life, and we learn from it."

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells CNN's Dana Bash that "this is a high-stakes election where you have got someone who flouts the law and cheats and just got caught, and someone who has, over the course of his lifetime, made serving the public the only thing that he is focused on."

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells CNN's Dana Bash that "we do hear voices calling into question the basic democratic values and democratic institutions that have made our country great for 250 years. And those voices have gotten louder in recent years."

CNN's Fareed Zakaria looks at the recent election in India and how its Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, lost ground in the election.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells CNN's Dana Bash that "what we would much prefer to see is a ceasefire where the hostages come out peacefully. That is available. Israel has said yes to it. Now Hamas needs to say yes to it."

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells CNN's Dana Bash that "innocent people were tragically killed in this operation. The exact number we don't know, but innocent people were killed. And that is heartbreaking. That is tragic."