President Trump welcomed the King of Jordan to the White House. Trump defended his plan to rebuild Gaza, but the King stated that he still opposes accepting more Palestinian refugees from the territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas must release hostages by this Saturday, or the cease-fire in Gaza will no longer hold. He warned that the Israeli military will resume intense fighting until Hamas is decisively defeated unless the hostages are released.

In his first major moment on the world stage, Vice President J.D. Vance spoke at the AI summit in Paris. He warned global leaders and tech industry executives that "excessive regulation" could cripple the rapidly growing industry.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will visit NATO headquarters in Brussels tomorrow to discuss the war in Ukraine. This comes as Russia released American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, who had been wrongfully detained for over three years.