NPR News: 10-04-2025 7AM EDT
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What opening sponsors and host information are announced at the start of the NPR news hour?
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Israel's military says it's curtailing activity in Gaza and is preparing to carry out President Trump's plan to end the war there.
How is Israel responding to President Trump's proposed plan for Gaza and what details are unclear?
The announcement comes as Trump told Israel last night to, in his words, immediately stop the bombing in Gaza. Here's NPR's Kerry Kahn reporting.
A person briefed by an Israeli official told NPR that forces in Gaza were ordered to reduce activity to quote a minimum and only for defensive actions. Friday Hamas agreed to points in Trump's plan, including releasing all hostages and turning power over to a Palestinian entity. but added other elements need negotiation. Still unclear is how Hamas would disarm and a timetable for Israeli troop withdrawal. In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said cooperation would be, quote, in accordance with the principles set forth by Israel without specifying details. Gaza's civil defense reported multiple explosions and injuries overnight. Israel's military warned residents to stay out of active combat zones in Gaza City.
Kerry Kahn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says it's the American people who are feeling the pain of the government shutdown.
Instead of trying to come to the table and negotiate with Democrats and reopen the government, the White House and fellow Republicans have vowed to make this a maximum pain shutdown, they call it. Unfortunately, the maximum pain falls on the American people.
What are the latest developments in the U.S. government shutdown and Senate negotiation stalemate?
and the American people know it.
Schumer speaking there to reporters following a fourth failed vote on a short-term funding bill that would reopen the government. Democrats insist that any deal include an extension of health care subsidies that expire at the end of the year. The Senate is not in session this weekend. Majority Leader John Thune says he does not see the point since there's been no progress. Some Republican senators are attending a fundraiser at a coastal resort in Georgia this weekend. This is investors shrugged off the ongoing government shutdown and sent U.S. markets soaring this week. NPR's Maria Aspin reports a Dow ended the week at a new record high.
Washington's shutdown doesn't seem to be bothering Wall Street, at least not yet. All of the major U.S. stock indices broke new records this week as investors focused on more optimistic news like the ongoing artificial intelligence frenzy. Still, some business leaders, like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, are warning that the market's AI bubble could soon burst. More immediately, the shutdown is creating more uncertainty about the economy.
Why are U.S. markets hitting record highs despite the government shutdown concerns?
On Friday, the government did not release its monthly jobs report. That data is closely watched by economists, investors, and the Federal Reserve, which is trying to both fight inflation and shore up the weakening job market. Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
And from Washington, this is NPR News. The arrest of a conservative influencer in Portland, Oregon, has drawn the ire of the Trump administration. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says the Justice Department is launching a full investigation. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Troy Brennelson reports.
About 1.2 million accounts follow Nicholas Sorter on X, and he describes himself as a journalist who covers stories the mainstream media won't. During protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland on Thursday night, Sorter and two other people landed in custody for allegedly fighting. Police charged all three with second-degree disorderly conduct. Sorter blasted the city and its police after he was released Friday morning.
Look, this is going to backfire on them tremendously.
What is the controversy around the arrest of a conservative influencer in Portland and the Justice Department response?
It already is. People knew that something out here stunk and that it was corrupt. Police have made dozens of arrests outside the ICE building since this summer, the vast majority of them protesters.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What opening sponsors and host information are announced at the start of the NPR news hour?
0:00–0:28
2
How is Israel responding to President Trump's proposed plan for Gaza and what details are unclear?
0:28–1:43
3
What are the latest developments in the U.S. government shutdown and Senate negotiation stalemate?
1:43–2:53
4
Why are U.S. markets hitting record highs despite the government shutdown concerns?
2:53–3:58
5
What is the controversy around the arrest of a conservative influencer in Portland and the Justice Department response?
3:58–4:33
6
How are nationwide ICE protests and recent law enforcement actions unfolding in Chicago and other cities?
4:33–4:53