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WASHINGTONPOST (Mariana Alfaro) - House speaker ‘confident’ partial shutdown will end by Tuesday

Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s prepared to pass funding measures, already approved by the Senate, with the sole support of House Republicans.

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S. tells Iran it is ready to meet and negotiate a deal

The Trump administration has told Iran through multiple channels that it's open to meeting to negotiate a deal, a senior U.S. official tells Axios. Why it matters: The diplomatic push comes as Trump has ordered a massive military buildup in the Gulf, raising the stakes of whether talks can avert a strike on Iran and a wider regional war. Driving the news: Turkey, Egypt and Qatar are working to organize a meeting between White House envoy Steve Witkoff and senior Iranian officials in Ankara later this week, two regional sources tell Axios. - "It is moving. We are doing our best," an official from one of the countries tells Axios. - The three countries that worked with the Trump administration on the Gaza ceasefire deal want U.S.–Iran…

WASHINGTONPOST (Matt Viser) - Trump tries humor, gets some silence, at black-tie dinner with ‘people I hate’

In a frenetic presidency marked by jarring contrasts, he added another Saturday night: suiting up in black-tie regalia amid mass immigration protests and telling jokes about invading Greenland.