Overview

• The president is set to appear Sunday at Naval Station Norfolk for the Navy’s 250th anniversary.
• First lady Melania Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Navy Secretary John Phelan are scheduled to attend.
• The shutdown that began Wednesday has left active-duty personnel working without pay and furloughed thousands of federal employees.
• Trump accused Democrats of trying to undermine the celebration, while Democrats point to lapsed Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid cuts in opposing a stopgap bill.
• The visit follows a week of moves to recast military roles, including cultural directives, proposed use of U.S. cities for training, and four recent strikes on suspected cartel boats in the Caribbean.