Trump Signs Gaza Ceasefire in Egypt, Calls It ‘Historic Dawn’

President Trump and global leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh to formalize a Gaza ceasefire deal, hailed by Trump as the "historic dawn" of a new Middle East. After Hamas released the last Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees, emotional reunions unfolded. Yet questions linger over the international stabilization force and the absence of key Gulf leaders.

Federal shutdown–driven layoffs have begun to permanently cut into critical services from special education to disease surveillance. On Friday, the Trump administration initiated "reductions in force," issuing notices to thousands across agencies including Education, HHS, CDC, HUD, IRS and more—threatening delays in grants, investigations and core programs.

After securing a Gaza ceasefire and winning praise in the Knesset, President Trump declared to his envoy, "first we have to get Russia done," signaling a pivot to ending the war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow welcomes Trump's political will and lauded Steve Witkoff's effectiveness, even as Russia accuses Kyiv of dragging its feet on negotiations.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and 24 other jurisdictions filed a 22-page amicus brief in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, branding President Trump's bid to federalize and deploy National Guard troops in Illinois "unlawful, unconstitutional and undemocratic." The filing follows a federal judge's temporary order blocking the deployment, setting the stage for an appellate showdown over federal versus state authority.

Donald Trump, once a vocal Bitcoin skeptic, now controls roughly $870 million worth of Bitcoin through his majority stake in Trump Media & Technology Group. TMTG's bold $2 billion treasury pivot underscores a dramatic personal shift and dovetails with the administration's pro-crypto agenda—only for markets to brace anew against Bitcoin's notorious volatility.