President Donald Trump departed for a Gaza peace summit in Egypt on October 12th, 2025, at approximately 8:07 PM UTC, promising a "very special event." He is scheduled to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport early on October 13th, 2025. Separately, ICE agents used tear gas on families in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood near Sawyer and Wilson streets on October 12th, 2025, detaining at least one person, despite a recent judicial prohibition on tear gas use against protesters, clergy, or journalists in the Northern District of Illinois. Air Force One is en route to Israel, with President Trump expected to land around 2:20 AM Eastern Time on October 13th, 2025. He stated, "This is going to be a very special time... Everybody's cheering at one time. That's never happened before... It's an honor to be involved — and we're going to have an amazing time." In a letter to the Speaker of the Knesset, Trump wrote, "We stand on the doorstep of one of the greatest diplomatic achievements in history—and we cannot rest until peace is fully realized and sustained." The previous report indicated the "Doomsday Plane," a Boeing 747 E-4, also departed Springfield Airfield in the United States late on October 12th, 2025, as an escort aircraft for Trump's visit. Concerns were raised regarding China's trade practices, with one source stating China is "bullying Australia to join its BRICS de-dollarisation agenda, and to get us more exposed to the yuan." Another source claimed the "CCP plan is so much more sinister," alleging China was blackmailing other countries not to export goods to the United States, a plan that was "derailed early because one of the countries shared the letter with Trump." China's Ministry of Commerce had previously stated its export control measures on rare earths are not prohibitions and are a sovereign right, according to remarks shared on X by Rush Doshi at 5:02 PM UTC on October 12th, 2025. The ministry indicated it has not announced a response to President Trump's threats, focusing on boilerplate language suggesting a reluctance to escalate. Regarding domestic policy, Senator JD Vance, when questioned about invoking the Insurrection Act, stated, "Well, the president's looking at all of his options right now," in response to whether the president was considering invoking the act. This follows Governor Pritzker's voiced concerns regarding the Insurrection Act's potential use to "militarize especially blue cities in blue states." A report highlighted comments by Abigail Spanberger regarding "men in your daughter’s restrooms and locker rooms."
