What to Know • President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plan to address hundreds of U.S. military officials in person today after the Pentagon summoned top commanders from around the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico without publicly revealing the reason. • Washington is just hours away from yet another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking rather bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid federal closures beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. • Leaders from several Middle Eastern countries expressed cautious optimism about Trump’s plan to end to the war in Gaza and free the hostages being held there by Hamas. The militant group was not involved in the plan and said today that it would study the proposal before offering a response.

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