Rep. Jim McGovern, the top Democrat on the powerful House Rules Committee, ripped into House Republicans for leaving town during the government shutdown. | CNN

The world's top two tennis players Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz sat down with CNN’s Amanda Davies to discuss their remarkable rivalry on and off the court. Read more: https://cnn.it/4nNPlpS | CNN

Before becoming the first Syrian president to visit the White House, Ahmed Al-Sharaa was seen playing basketball with top US military officials in a video posted to social media yesterday. Al-Sharaa is set to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Monday. | CNN