News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• President Donald Trump peace plan 'ignores interests of Palestinian people', Hamas official tells BBC BBC A senior Hamas figure told the BBC the group is likely to reject President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, saying it “serves Israel's interests”.
• Shutdown a chance to 'get rid of a lot of things we didn't want', says president | President Donald Trump administration The Guardian Donald President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for stalled talks that have made a US government shut down all but certain, and has threatened to punish the party .
• Qatar, Egypt and Turkey urge Hamas to accept President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan – Axios Axios Donald President Donald Trump (R), alongside Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) during a multilateral meeting to .
• President Donald Trump defends troops in US cities after Hegseth decries military DEI efforts – The Guardian The Guardian President Donald Trump's speech was packed with campaign references to his electoral victory and the perceived shortcomings of his political adversaries.
• President Donald Trump announces Pfizer deal, prescription drug discount – NewsNation NewsNation (NewsNation) — President Donald President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Pfizer has committed to offering discounts for prescription drugs for Medicaid and offer .