Overview

• President Donald Trump said he ordered Defense Secretary Hegses to deploy troops to Portland and announced he will attend a Sept. 30 Pentagon meeting at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
• U.S. media report the Quantico gathering will feature a Hegses address on a “warrior spirit” theme and discussion of referring to the Pentagon as a “War Department,” after hundreds of senior officers were suddenly summoned.
• Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to press for an agreement to end fighting in Gaza and to discuss postwar governance.
• Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party election committee issued a severe warning to Shinjirō Koizumi’s camp over solicited online praise posts that included wording seen as attacking rival Sanae Takaichi.
• Koizumi signaled openness to a coalition with Nippon Ishin as LDP contenders intensify calls for tighter rules on foreign residents and markets watch candidates’ fiscal views and potential influence on Bank of Japan policy.