The day's other headlines begin in Washington, where lawmakers appear no closer to reopening the government as the shutdown approaches the one-week mark.

In the Oval Office this afternoon, President Trump suggested that he is open to speaking with Democrats on their biggest demand, health care subsidies.

If we made the right deal, I'd make a deal.

Democrats insist that any funding bill must extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year.

But earlier in the day, Speaker Mike Johnson held firm that Republicans won't negotiate health care matters until after the government reopens. We need a handful of Democrats to stop the madness, reopen the government, so that we can get

to these critical debates about the year-end policy decisions with regard to the further reforms to health care.

Plain simple, that's where we are.

This evening, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called Mr. Trump's comments interesting

and added that Democrats remain open to negotiating with any Republicans, including the president.

On the first day of its new term, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Gilain Maxwell.

Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate had argued that a

plea deal should have shielded her from prosecution. The court's decision means her only chance

of early release would be clemency from President Trump. She's currently serving a 20-year prison term.

Also today, the court declined to hear Missouri's bid to revive a law intended to negate federal

gun regulations in the state. They also brushed aside a lawsuit by far-right influencer

Laura Lumer against social media companies that removed her from their platforms. And the court

rejected an appeal by Live Nation in a consumer antitrust case related to ticket pricing.

French Prime Minister Sebastian Le Corneux resigned just a day after announcing his cabinet

and less than a month in office.

His cabinet selections had faced criticism from allies and opponents alike.

Le Corneu's announcement adds to ongoing political uncertainty in France

after President

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