He met with more than 20 government leaders in Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and discuss future of the largely destroyed Gaza Strip. His whirlwind trip came at a fragile moment of hope for ending two years of war between Israel and Hamas.
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted the shutdown now entering its 14th day may become the longest in history. He said he "won't negotiate" with Democrats until they pause their health care demands and reopen. He also claimed he's unaware of the details of the firings of thousands of federal workers as the Trump administration seizes on the shutdown to reduce government.
Black residents fear they could lose their representation in a newly created Louisiana congressional district if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against them. And Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, the 88-year-old nonvoting delegate representing the District of Columbia in the House, is facing calls to step aside over criticism that she hasn't pushed back enough against the Trump administration's intervention.