14 Oct 2025

USA correspondent David Smith

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 14 October 2025

US President Trump has now departed Egypt after the peace summit securing a transfer of hostages and prisoners between Gaza and Israel. The next US Senate vote over a budget stalemate and subsequent Federal Government shutdown, is expected to fail on Wednesday. 

US President Donald Trump (C) listens to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) as he delivers a statement during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. Trump landed in Egypt on October 13 for a summit on Gaza, following a lightning visit to Israel after a ceasefire he brokered entered into force. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Photo: KHALED DESOUKI

Washington bureau chief for The Guardian, David Smith.