Axios: “Trump is extremely frustrated with Israel” Trump:

The SBA has halted annual funding to Minnesota while it investigates an estimated $430 million in suspected Paycheck Protection Program fraud across the state.

President Trump said that Hamas had pledged and sworn to disarm, adding that if the group fails to do so, those same countries would move to eliminate Hamas.

🚨 MUST WATCH U.S. Mission to the UN: “Israel has the same right as any other sovereign nation to conduct diplomatic relations. Earlier this year, several countries — including members of this Council — unilaterally chose to recognize a Palestinian state that does not exist. Yet no emergency session was convened to express outrage over that decision. This Council’s ongoing double standards and misplaced focus only distract from its core responsibility: maintaining international peace and security.”

The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing mounting crises, with its economy in steep decline, a severe nationwide drought, and growing protests and unrest across the country. Compounding the pressure, President Trump has now given Israel the green light to strike Iran’s missile facilities.

Reporter: China is conducting naval exercises aimed at encircling Taiwan. Trump: I have a great relationship with President Xi, and I don’t believe he’s going to do that. Reporter: Does that concern you? Trump: No. Nothing worries me.

Washington state records indicate that 539 childcare facilities list Somali as the primary language used. One center reportedly serves children from birth to age 13 and operates around the clock.

Prime Minister Netanyahu praised President Trump as Israel’s strongest ally in the White House, saying no previous U.S. president compares, citing the frequency, substance, and intensity of their engagement.

Trump said the administration is considering filing a lawsuit against Fed Chair Jerome Powell over what he described as incompetence.

Trump praised the Abraham Accords as a major achievement, saying they will be expanded, and added that Saudi Arabia has been “very good” and is expected to eventually join the accords.

🚨 SIGNIFICANT Asked whether he would approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, President Trump said the administration is “thinking about it very seriously.”

President Trump said Hamas will be given a very limited timeframe to disarm, adding that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will oversee the process on the U.S. side. He warned that if Hamas fails to disarm as agreed, there will be severe consequences.

U.S. President Donald Trump will be awarded the Israel Prize, which has never before been given to a non-Israeli, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Asked whether he was worried that Israel was moving too slowly into phase two of the peace plan, President Trump said he had no concerns about Israel’s actions, adding that his focus was on what others are doing or failing to do. He said Israel has fulfilled its commitments under the plan.

President Trump said he hopes Iran is not rebuilding its military capabilities, warning that if Tehran is doing so, the United States would have little choice but to move quickly to eliminate any such buildup, whether at previously struck locations or at new sites.

Trump warned that if Hamas fails to disarm as agreed, there would be serious consequences, stressing that such an outcome is not what the United States is seeking.

President Trump said he had heard that as many as half of Gaza’s population would leave if given the chance, adding that he has long believed people there would relocate if offered better living conditions. He also said the United States is doing a great deal to help the people of Gaza, noting that Israel is as well.

Trump: “Iran may be acting badly. It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but if it is, they know what the consequences will be — and they’ll be very powerful, possibly even more powerful than last time.”

Trump on Syria: “Your new president — I respect him. He’s a very strong person, and that’s what Syria needs. You can’t put in a choir boy or someone who’s perfectly polished with no life experience. You need the opposite there. He’s tough. We get along very well, and I couldn’t ask for more.”

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed Iranians, saying that the brave men and women rising up across the country have the support of all free nations in their just struggle.