Senate to Vote on Trump's Pick for Education Secretary; Israel Accepts Temporary Cease-Fire Plan

Senators will vote on Monday to confirm Trump's pick for Education Secretary. The vote comes as the administration has already set into motion plans to dismantle the 46-year-old department. Employees have until midnight on Monday to decide whether to take a one-time $25,000 offer to resign.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has agreed to a U.S. proposal to extend the truce by 50 days, but he says Hamas has rejected it. The terrorist group says it wants to proceed with talks for the second phase of the ceasefire right away. Israel has blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, as the Israeli people mourn the oldest of the hostages, whose body is finally home.

Days after meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended a summit in London along with other European leaders. U.K.’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer also said the U.K. would be willing to put troops on the ground in Ukraine. NTD spoke with Mike Leon on the latest updates to peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine War.