White House's Hostage Rescue Efforts.
US State Department special envoy for hostage affairs, Roger Carstens, has stated that the US can bring home two Americans detained in Russia, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan, who have been jailed on espionage charges. Carstens, who has worked on high-profile cases including the prisoner swap that led to the return of WNBA star Brittney Griner, compares the speed and urgency of their work to a hospital emergency room. The US has brought back 26 Americans in the 26 months of the Biden administration.