The federal government remains closed amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills.
President Donald Trump and Republicans have cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats' health care demands, while Democrats insist Republicans need to negotiate.
The Trump administration has threatened mass layoffs of some federal workers during the shutdown.
Trump says he feels there will be 'positive answer' from Hamas
President Donald Trump noted Hamas still needs to respond to his plan to end the war in Gaza.
"We're relying on the countries that I named and others to deal with Hamas, and I'm hearing that Hamas wants to get this done, too," he said.
Trump said it's possible that Hamas rejects the deal but added, "I have a feeling that we're going to have a positive answer."
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.
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Sep 29, 2025, 2:34 PM EDT
Trump says Netanyahu has agreed to his 20-point plan to end war in Gaza
After holding a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump said this is "potentially one of the great days ever in civilization."
Trump said he and Netanyahu have "worked well together" and that the prime minister has "agreed" to the president's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza.
President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.
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Sep 29, 2025, 2:18 PM EDT
White House releases Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza
Before President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference following their bilateral meeting, the White House released Trump's "Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict."
Some of the 20 points included in the plan state that Gaza "will be a deradicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors" and that Gaza will be "redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough."
The plan also states that if both sides agree to this proposal, "the war will immediately end."
President Donald Trump waits to greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington.
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Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, "all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned," the plan states."
Sep 29, 2025, 11:33 AM EDT
Trump welcomes Netanyahu to White House
President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Monday, where the two will discuss the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.
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While standing next to Netanyahu, Trump told reporters he is "very confident" there will soon be peace in Gaza.
The two leaders shook hands and waved to cameras before walking into the White House.