Here's your morning brief for Monday, October 6th. I'm Caitlin McCabe for the Wall Street Journal.

Highly anticipated talks are set to kick off in Egypt today and what officials are hoping could pave the way for a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza.

Negotiators from the U.S., Israel, Hamas, and Middle Eastern countries will

try to come to agreements over crucial points, including Israeli military withdrawal lines in Gaza

and a potential exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. A breakthrough in the talks

would be a crucial first step toward ending the two-year conflict in the region.

But officials say, lasting peace remains a more distant goal.

Speaking yesterday on NBC's Meet the Press, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the second phase of ending the war is figuring out what happens inside Gaza, after Israel withdraws to the agreed-upon lines.

The simmering confrontation between the White House and Democratic governors continues this week

over plans to mobilize federal troops and cities led by Democrats.

In Illinois, President Trump has pressed ahead with plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois

National Guard over the objection of Governor J.B. Pritzker.

Meanwhile, in an emergency hearing last night, a federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked the deployment of any National Guard under the Trump administration's control inside the state.

Judge Karen Immigate said on Saturday that the Trump administration had overstepped its authority and couldn't deploy Oregon's National Guard to Portland.

President Trump expressed his frustration over the ruling, adding that he wasn't, quote, served well, end quote, by a judge who the president appointed during his first term.

And following a meeting Sunday, the organization of the petroleum exporting countries,

OPEC and its allies, led by Saudi Arabia, agreed to a cautious increase in oil production to

137,000 barrels a day in November, in line with October's rise. The move signals caution as the group

seeks to regain market share without triggering

a price slump. Brent crude has fallen over 13% this year amid a rising supply and fears of a global

glut, though prices have remained steady recently between $65 and $70 a barrel. Oil prices rose in

early trading. Asian stocks ended the day in mixed territory.

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