Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday praised President Donald Trump's proposal for the U.S. to take over the war-torn Gaza Strip and said House Republicans would stand with Trump on his initiative.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said discussions over how to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda will continue through the weekend — including Super Bowl Sunday — as lawmakers race to complete the final details of the sprawling package as the Senate threatens to move on its contrasting strategy.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill as part of his visit to Washington, D.C. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard reports on the meetings the prime minister had after President Trump floated the idea of the United States possibly taking ownership of the Gaza Strip.