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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) speaks during a press conference with other Republican Senators and Representatives, demanding a trial of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas following delivery of articles of impeachment to the Senate, Washington, DC, April 16, 2024. (Photo by Allison Bailey / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul urges Zelensky to reject Trump’s peace proposal, advocates for ‘ironclad’ security guarantees

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul advised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky against signing President Donald Trump’s peace proposal, instead opting to advocate for an “ironclad” security agreement.

TOPSHOT - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with Turkey's President following their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on November 19, 2025. Zelensky said he wants to reinvigorate frozen peace talks, which have faltered after several rounds of Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul this year failed to yield a breakthrough. Moscow has not agreed to a ceasefire and instead kept advancing on the front and bombarding Ukrainian cities. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Zelensky on Trump peace plan: Ukraine faces difficult choice between ‘loss of dignity’ or U.S. support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to President Donald Trump’s peace proposal, which includes Ukraine ceding territory and reducing the size of its military, proclaiming that Kyiv must now choose between a “loss of dignity” or losing the support of the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel provided an update on the Trump administration’s progress in reducing violent crime. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump: If Hamas doesn’t fulfill ceasefire deal Israel could ‘return to those streets’

President Donald Trump has warned of the consequences for Hamas if they fail to return the remaining hostages and submit to disarmament.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: A view of the U.S. Capitol as the sun sets on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. House and Senate leadership met with President Donald Trump earlier in the day at the White House to try and avoid a government shutdown at midnight September 30. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate remains gridlocked as shutdown enters new week

The government shutdown continues on its fifth day, with little progress made as Democrats continue to hold out in an attempt to repeal the Trump administration’s prior spending cuts and restore Obamacare subsidies.

Hamas fighters gather at the site of the handing over of Israeli hostages at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025. Hamas's armed wing confirmed it will hand over on February 22 six hostages held alive in the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump issues Sunday deadline for Hamas to accept ‘LAST CHANCE’ peace proposal

President Donald Trump issued a hard deadline for Hamas to accept his recently proposed 20-point peace plan on Friday, giving the terror group until Sunday evening to accept the deal or “all HELL” will break out.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) delivers remarks and holds up a copy of a "clean CR" following a meeting with Congressional Democrats and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Congressional leaders met with President Trump to negotiate funding legislation to avoid a government shutdown. Thune was accompanied by (L-R) Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Vice President JD Vance. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Vance predicts Govt shutdown after meeting with Trump and congressional leaders

Vice President JD Vance has publicly stated that he believes the federal government will go into its first partial shutdown in nearly seven years on Wednesday night — citing a lack of agreement between Republicans and Democrats.