Press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump's economic record against media questions, prompting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to request hiring her.
Cornell University will pay $60 million to end federal investigations and restore more than $250 million in research funding frozen over civil rights probes.
Senate Democrats say they are prepared to reopen the government, only if Republicans attach a one-year extension to expiring Obamacare subsidies to their current plan.