Live updates: Trump lauds West Point group for rejecting Tom Hanks award
LIVE video: Trump speaks at Museum of the Bible
President Trump starts out the week addressing the Religious Liberty Commission, which he established earlier this year.
Earlier Monday, in a post on Truth Social, he praised the decision of a West Point alumni group to reverse course on awarding actor Tom Hanks with a civilian honor.
Trump is speaking on religious liberty at the Museum of the Bible in Washington. He told the group he would donate his family Bible, on which he took the oath of office, to the museum. In his remarks, he celebrated efforts his administration has made toward limiting transgender care and establishing guidelines recognizing only two genders.
On Capitol Hill, the House has 11 legislative days scheduled before the government funding deadline on Sept. 30. Amid the grind to finding a deal, leaders on both sides of the aisle are indicating they would back a short-term continuing resolution, so long as it includes no substantial funding cuts.
In the House, Monday is the deadline set by the Oversight Committee for the estate of Jeffrey Epstein to turn over files. Read here for more on where the fight over the Epstein documents heads next.
Follow along all day for updates.
