Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has written to President Trump, reiterating Cairo’s position and his concern for the country’s water security.

1. Agreement Signed to Curb Soaring Electricity Prices —Governors of 13 U.S. states traveled to the White House on Friday to sign an agreement with the Trump administration to curb rising electricity costs. The agreement requires data center operators such as Amazon and Google to bear more of the costs of grid expansion. 2. Hope Hassett Remains in His Position—Trump: Hassett has performed well on television, and I want him to remain in his position. We'll see. 3. Proposed Use of Tariffs to Open the Arctic Gateway —At a White House roundtable on healthcare, Trump indicated he might impose tariffs on European allies who do not support the U.S. acquisition of Greenland, similar to his previous threat to impose tariffs on European pharmaceutical companies. 4. To Allow 401(k) Retirement Funds as Down Payments for Homes—Trump will announce a plan next week allowing participants in 401(k) retirement savings plans to withdraw a portion of their funds as a down payment for a home. 5. Tariff Case May Be Decided Next Tuesday —The U.S. Supreme Court has set January 20th (afternoon) as the next ruling date, at which time at least one ruling is likely to be issued. If the tariff case ruling is not issued by then, it may take at least another month. 6. Rushing to Push for a "White House Version" of Healthcare Plan—Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to act quickly on a White House healthcare plan, but it remains unclear whether lawmakers will quickly unite to support his proposal. 7. Military Warning Issued to Minnesota Protesters—Trump stated that he will postpone invoking the Insurrection Act, after threatening to use the act to send troops to Minnesota. However, he did not rule out the possibility of using the act in the future. 8. Proposed Emergency Power Auction—Trump is calling for an emergency wholesale power auction. He stated that this would force technology companies to pay for the electricity needed for the large-scale data centers under construction. 9. Proposes mediation in the Egypt-Ethiopia conflict—In a letter to Egyptian President Sisi, Trump stated that the United States is ready to restart mediation efforts between Egypt and Ethiopia in order to resolve the Nile River water allocation issue once and for all. 10. White House considers executive measures to limit credit card interest rates—The White House is considering executive measures to implement Trump's proposal to limit credit card interest rates.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei: We will not drag the country into war, but we will also not let criminals, both domestic and foreign, go unpunished.