Trump, Netanyahu Discuss Future of Gaza Strip; GOP Seeks to Reclaim State Senate Supermajority in Iowa

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed updates on the future of the Gaza Strip and continued security threats within the region around Israel. Trump warned Iran not to resume pursuing a nuclear weapons program at the threat of subsequent strikes.

Voters in Iowa State Senate District 16 go to the polls on Tuesday for a special election, with a Republican supermajority in the state’s upper chamber on the line. The election will be held to replace state Sen. Claire Celsi, a Democrat, who died in October. Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin of Clive are running for the vacant seat. Going into the race, Republicans hold 33 seats to Democrats’ 17.