WHAT TO KNOW
* Republican senators had lunch with Trump at the White House today in an apparent show of solidarity as the government shutdown enters its 21st day. The Senate rejected the House-passed short-term spending bill for the 11th time yesterday. * Vice President JD Vance traveled to Israel today as the Trump administration works to secure the fragile ceasefire it helped broker between Israel and Hamas after fighting broke out over the weekend. * A judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late last night requested the full court rehear whether Trump can send National Guard troops into Oregon.
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