What to Know
President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday to try and turn rising hopes into a deal to end to Israel's offensive in Gaza and free hostages still held in the devastated Palestinian enclave.
Trump is scheduled to meet with the top four congressional leaders this afternoon in a high-stakes sit-down at the White House that could determine whether the federal government shuts down this week.
The Supreme Court meets for its "long conference" on Monday — when it begins to review cases that built up over the summer. The list of appeals includes Ghislaine Maxwell's challenge to her child sex-trafficking conviction.
Oregon and Portland are suing the Trump administration to stop its deployment of National G