US forces carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela on Friday, killing four people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for “lasting peace” and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, after the Palestinian militant group declared it was ready to free hostages under his ceasefire plan.

Two separate funding proposals failed on Friday as mass lay-offs and sweeping cuts loom over the government. 

​Two separate funding proposals failed on Friday as mass lay-offs and sweeping cuts loom over the government.