Notable hearings (not confirmation hearings) in the U.S. House of Representatives today, mentioned by ChadPergram of Fox News. Most notably, the hearing noscriptd “The State of American Education” is ongoing now in the House Committee on Education and Workforce. U.S. President Donald J. Trump has signaled a desire to completely revamp and overhaul the U.S. Department of Education.

After yesterday evening’s comments by U.S. President Donald J. Trump that the U.S. will “take over” the Gaza Strip at a joint presser with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli official has told Axios that the comments made by President Trump “exceeded all of our expectations and dreams.”

Citing an unnamed source close to the president, Axios is reporting that U.S. president Donald J. Trump’s comments at yesterday's joint presser with Benjamin Netanyahu do not indicate that Israel has a “green light” to move forward with fully occupying the Gaza Strip.

After the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that they would be temporarily suspending the acceptance of International Packages from both China and Hong Kong, USPS has now released a statement saying that they “will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts.”

Despite U.S. President Donald J. Trump stating yesterday that Saudi Arabia was now willing to “Normalize Ties” with Israel without the guarantee of Palestinian Statehood; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia release a Statement earlier, stating that this was not true, and that there would be No Diplomatic Ties with Israel unless a Palestinian State is established with East Jerusalem as its Capital.

The Foreign Minister of Israel, Gideon Sa'ar announced today that following yesterday’s withdrawal of the United States from the U.N. Human Rights Council, Israel will also withdraw from the Council.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, being greeted by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. @KToropin

According to a U.S. Official, only Illegal Migrants deemed to be “High Risk” or Violent, including confirmed Cartel and Gang Members, will be housed at the Guantanamo Migrant Operations Center (GMOC) in Cuba for now.

The Wing of a taxiing Japan Airlines Flight collided earlier with the Tail of a parked Delta Airlines Aircraft at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, resulting in Serious Damage to both Aircraft.

Another Angle showing the extent of the Damage to the Tail of a Delta Airlines Aircraft, that was struck earlier by a taxiing Japan Airlines Flight at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.

When asked earlier about whether American Ground Troops would be deployed to the Gaza Strip, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon is “prepared to look at all options.”

The White House today “backpedaled” on several Statements made yesterday by U.S. President Trump regarding the Gaza Strip; with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stating that the U.S. would like to see the “Temporary, not Permanent, Relocation” of roughly Two Million Palestinians to Jordan, Egypt, and other Arab Countries. Additionally, Leavitt stated that President Trump has not committed to sending U.S. Troops to Gaza, and that the United States will not pay for the Rebuilding of the Gaza Strip.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order today on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, dubbed the “Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports” Order, banning Biological and Transgender Men from competing in Women’s Sports. The Signing Ceremony was attended by roughly 60 Athletes, Coaches, and Advocates who have campaigned against Transgender participation in Women’s Sports, including Former Swimmer for the University of Kentucky, Riley Gaines.

According to Al Jazeera, they have now been told that Hamas will hand over the bodies of the remaining Bibas family members, Shiri Bibas and the two children, Ariel and Kfir. Ariel would have been 5 and Kfir just 2 years old if they survived captivity. Yarden Bibas, who has been freed as a result of the second ceasefire and hostage/prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel, is the sole surviving member of his immediate family.

The U.S. State Department announced earlier tonight, that they had reached a Deal with the Government of Panama, for U.S. Navy and Federally-Owned Vessels to transit the Panama Canal from West to East and East to West, without Fees to the Panama Canal Authority.

Trump Administration Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Treasury have agreed to restrict access to Treasury Payment Systems from Officials of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), after Union Members and Retirees filed a Lawsuit recently alleging the violation of several “Federal Privacy Laws” by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who provided DOGE with read-only access to several Treasury Systems and Records.

The Panama Canal Authority has now totally denied a claim made earlier tonight by the U.S. Department of State, claiming that a Deal had been reached between the United States and Panama, allowing U.S. Navy and Government Vessels to transit the Panama Canal without Fees.

The IRGC Naval Forces have released footage of their new drone-carrier ship, the IRGC Shahid Mahdavi. The ship has been seen on commercial satellite imagery and rather grainy footage before, but this is the first such footage of the deck in use by drones and helicopters. Also, what appears to be the Iranian “stealth drone,” the Qaher-313, which is actually a past manned “stealth” fighter design that never reached full production, can be seen on the deck of the drone-carrier as well.

Individuals affiliated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have reportedly been given access to several Internal Databases and Systems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as they search for Employees and Programs related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). NOAA Officials claim to have been told to expect up to a 50% reduction in Staff as well as a 30% reduction in Budget, as the Trump Administration continues to search for “Cost-Cutting Opportunities” in Departments and Agencies across the Federal Government.