Welcome to a new week. The Trump administration is pushing to secure a full Israel-Hamas peace deal, with Vice President JD Vance reportedly arriving in Israel on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday, Japan is poised to elect its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Margaret Thatcher.
And in the United States, the government shutdown enters its fourth week. Among the issues at stake: Affordable Care Act subsidies, which go to 20 million people, are set to expire at the end of the year.
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ICYMI: Principia College鈥檚 25th Monitor Night Live, 鈥淎bove the Fray: How To Heal the Divide, Think Critically, and Love the News,鈥 featuring three of our correspondents on a panel I moderated.