Biden Travels To Middle East, Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Worsens, House Speaker Vote

President Biden on Tuesday will leave for a wartime trip to the Middle East. He will visit Israel, which continues to prepare for a ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza grows worse as supplies are running low. Why is humanitarian aid not getting to the people in need? And the House of Representatives is expected to vote on its next speaker.<br><br><em>Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.</em> <br><br><em>Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Peter Granitz, Kelsey Snell and HJ Mai. It was produced by Mansee Khurana, Kaity Kline and Lindsay Totty. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.</em>