President Donald Trump traveled through Asia this week, sitting down for a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which he described as “truly great,” while Americans at home bore the brunt of the ongoing government shutdown, which is entering its second month.Democrats now find themselves in a bind as they have succeeded in framing health care as the issue at the heart of the stalemate but are grappling with the lapse of federal food assistance for millions of Americans set to begin Saturday.The shutdown is also likely to lead to more flight delays as the Federal Aviation Administration grapples with staffing shortages. At the same time, federal employees are working without pay, and food banks are bracing for a surge in demand.The president, though, seems to have his mind focused elsewhere as he instructed the Pentagon to immediately resume testing of nuclear weapons to ensure the U.S. keeps up with its rivals.“With others doing testing, I think it’s appropriate that we do also,” he told reporters after departing South Korea to return to the U.S.The Trump administration is continuing to add pressure on Venezuela, with the country’s authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, now accusing the U.S. of “fabricating a new eternal war.”See previous updates here, and read the latest below:Lawmakers Interrupted Trump's Knesset Speech To Demand Palestine StatehoodThe Israeli parliament kicked out two lawmakers on Monday for interrupting Trump's speech on the Gaza ceasefire by raising signs that call for a two-state solution.According to a video of the incident, Knesset security escorted out Israeli member Ofer Cassif and Arab member Ayman Odeh for holding up the signs that said, "Recognize Palestine!""I was kicked out of the Knesset for raising the simplest demand, one the whole international community agrees on: recognize the state of Palestine," Odeh said in a video he posted after the incident. "Recognize the simple truth: There are two peoples here, and no one is going anywhere."Those in attendance could be heard throwing jeers at the lawmakers before chanting and applauding their removal from the plenum."Thanks to the Knesset's cheering squad – opposition and coalition – who showed the U.S. president and the entire world that there is no room to express a different opinion in Israel," Cassif said. "The face of 'the only democracy in the Middle East' is not particularly pretty."See All UpdatesClose