Trump claimed that Middle Eastern countries have already begun reaching out to the United States with ideas about the Gaza cleanup effort.

Rep. Rob Menendez duplicated a viral video of a trust fall to make fun of Republicans amid a government shutdown.

China has imposed stricter export controls on rare earth elements, posing a threat to U.S. supply chains for clean energy and artificial intelligence.

The House is currently in a district work period after the shutdown took effect last week, meaning most lawmakers are absent.

Key Senate Democrats signaled they were on board with the idea, but argued it wouldn’t substantially change anything with the shutdown.

Trump praised the work of Middle Eastern countries in coming together to assemble a peace deal for the war in Gaza.