WHAT TO KNOW
* Senators return to Capitol Hill today to vote on the Republican short-term spending bill. But, at the two-week mark, Republicans and Democrats are bracing for a long government shutdown, with both parties seeing more upside in persisting with their conflicting demands. * Hamas returned the remains of four more hostages to Israeli authorities and Israel returned the remains of 45 Palestinians to Gaza, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, as President Donald Trump warned the militant group that it must disarm. * Trump said he may ask FIFA and the Olympic Committee to change locations for the World Cup and the Olympics based on the policies of elected Democrats, specifically slamming Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. * Presiden