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Hamas should stop firing on Palestinians and fully disarm, US Central Command says, per CBS News's Eleanor Watson. "We strongly urge Hamas to immediately suspend violence and shooting at innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza - in both Hamas-held parts of Gaza and those secured

In the wake of US President Donald Trump's push for a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal between Hamas and Israel, I took a look through decades of American diplomacy, tracing how five US presidents tried to broker peace in the region: bbc.com/news/videos/c2…

Will be at BBC World Service at 1203e/1630g and again at 1330e/1730g to discuss the Trump-Putin call and Zelensky's visit to the WH tomorrow.

Next up on BBC World Service at 1410e/1810g to discuss Trump's call with Putin, which he says was "productive" and resulted in a high-level meeting of officials next week and, perhaps, another meeting with Putin, this time in Budapest, later on.

Unclear who the "we" is referring to here.

Back on BBC News (World) at 1700e/2100g to discuss Trump, Putin and Ukraine.

The authorisation - more typically known as a presidential finding - could give the CIA broad leeway to conduct operations, including lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers or broader operations aimed at destabilising the Maduro govt. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Will be on BBC News (World) at 1100e/1500g ahead of Zelensky's visit to the White House.

Notably, Bocelli music is being blasted from the WH right now as we wait for Zelensky.

Look at Bernd Debusmann Jr in The The White House asking the tough questions.

Will be on BBC Radio 5 Live at 1715e/2115g to discuss today's meeting between Trump and Zelensky.

The view as ⁦Myroslava Petsa⁩ and I asked Trump questions on the Ukraine war during his meeting with Zelensky on Friday. bbc.com/news/videos/cz…

Ballroom-related work on the East Wing of the White House.

Demolition has begun on part of the East Wing of the White House in preparation for the construction of US President Donald Trump's new ballroom: bbc.com/news/articles/…

Some scenes from the groundbreaking of the ballroom that President Trump is building at the White House:

I'll be on BBC News (UK) in the UK at 1300 to discuss the White House renovations.

"I view this enormous ballroom as an ethics nightmare," Richard Painter, a former chief ethics lawyer in the Bush White House between 2005 and 2007, told the BBC. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Tim Scott, Tom Cotton and others were at the WH today. No sign of movement on government shutdown - they insist the Democrats need to budge.