In the battle of public opinion, the White House and the GOP appeared to be taking more of the blame for the shutdown than Democrats. In a new CBS News poll, 39% said they mostly blame Trump and Republicans, while 30% blame Democrats in Congress and 31% blame both equally.

Trump on Monday laid out a 20-point plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and establishing a postwar governance in the battered Palestinian territory.

Ahead of today's meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News that at least three disputes remain between the Israeli and U.S. sides on Trump's proposed Gaza ceasefire plan.

The Trump administration duo are expected to land in Egypt early Wednesday morning and sources said they will not leave the Middle Eastern country until Hamas agrees to release hostages and end its war with Israel.

On Friday, President Trump said the U.S. is "in deep negotiations with Hamas" on a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal.

The Trump administration publicly released its roadmap for Gaza peace just before President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed reporters Monday.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would give Hamas “three or four days” to respond to his proposal to end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested that President Donald Trump may symbolically recognize a sovereign Palestinian state, depending on the results of peace talks between Israel, Hamas,