Live updates and the latest news as the government shutdown enters day 6, the National Guard are blocked from Portland, and Israel and Hamas start peace talks.

In previous talks on ending the conflict, Hamas agreed to Israeli troops withdrawing into a buffer zone near Gaza’s border with Israel. But Mr. Trump’s plan would leave Israeli forces deeper in Gaza, and Hamas has signaled that it may object to elements of the plan.

It’s Day 6 of the government shutdown on Monday, and lawmakers don’t appear to be any closer to an agreement on reopening a swath of federal agencies and services. President Donald Trump over the weekend continued to blame the Democrats for Congress's ...

However, President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday did not make conciliatory gestures. It froze $26 billion for Democratic-leaning states, following through on a threat to use the government shutdown to target Democratic priorities.

The S&P 500 has eked out a marginal gain to a new record, giving the ASX a positive lead for today. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

The Indian government announced that India and US will continue working together to finalise a ‘mutually beneficial trade agreement’ as the nation navigates Trump's tariff blisters. Keep checking for

Egypt will host talks with Hamas and Israeli representatives in the Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday. Meanwhile, intense Israeli attacks on Gaza City -- the largest urban area in the Gaza Strip -- and elsewhere in the devastated Palestinian territory continued.

Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah local, confessed Friday morning to fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials said. President Trump announced live on Fox & Friends that a suspect had been arrested. Kirk, 31, the founder of Turning ...