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A Ukrainian presidential aide said that Ukraine and Portugal have reached an agreement on the joint production of Ukrainian maritime drones.

Market news: Government emails show that executives at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), inspired by conservative news media, pushed for a mortgage fraud investigation into Democratic members of Congress.

According to Jordanian state television, the Jordanian military stated that it participated in US airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria.

1. Crackdown on ISIS Strongholds in Syria – Trump: We are launching a very strong crackdown on ISIS strongholds in Syria, and the Syrian government fully supports us. 2. Meeting with Insurance Companies in the Coming Weeks – Trump: We can get insurance companies to lower their rates, or they can withdraw from the system. I will be holding a meeting with insurance companies in the coming weeks, and this meeting is aimed at lowering rates. 3. Claims Obamacare Will Automatically Die – Trump stated that he does not intend to introduce a more comprehensive healthcare reform plan, and that there is no need to repeal Obamacare because it will automatically die out because nobody wants to use it; it's too expensive. 4. Recalling Career Ambassadors Appointed by Biden According to Politico: A State Department official and head of the diplomats' union familiar with the matter revealed that the Trump administration is recalling some career ambassadors appointed by former President Biden. About twenty ambassadors have been asked to leave their posts. 5. Interviewing Federal Reserve Governor Waller According to senior government officials, Federal Reserve Governor Waller and Trump had a “productive interview” regarding the position of Federal Reserve Chairman, discussing in depth the labor market and how to stimulate job growth. Officials also stated that Federal Reserve Governor Bowman is no longer a candidate for the position. 6. Plans to Develop Gaza into a High-Tech Metropolis —According to US news on the 19th, President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Joshua Witkov have drafted a reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip called "Project Sunrise," claiming to develop Gaza into a high-tech metropolis, with an estimated cost exceeding $100 billion over 10 years. 7. Agreement Reached with Pharmaceutical Companies to Significantly Reduce Drug Prices —Trump and nine major pharmaceutical companies announced on Friday an agreement to significantly reduce the prices of their drugs for Medicaid and cash-paying patients. Under the agreement, pharmaceutical companies will lower the prices of most drugs sold to low-income Medicaid patients and pledged "huge savings" on widely used medications. 8. Claims Increased Federal Employees Will Reduce Unemployment to 2% —Trump: The only reason the US unemployment rate has climbed to 4.5% is that we are streamlining government employees on an unprecedented scale. All new jobs will come from the private sector! I could reduce the unemployment rate to 2% overnight simply by hiring more people in the federal government, even if those positions are not essential. The number of government workers will continue to decrease.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian troops have occupied Svetlana in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.