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What are the implications of the government shutdown discussed in this episode?
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On the web at theschmidt.org. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump says the White House will only cut away what he calls Democrat programs during the government shutdown, but he didn't specify just what those would be. His comments come as the shutdown is in its second week and neither party seems to be moving toward agreement. NPR's Deepa Shivram reports.
The administration has already halted some environment-related projects and has threatened layoffs, though they haven't taken place yet.
We'll be cutting some very popular Democrat programs that aren't popular with Republicans, frankly, because that's the way it works. They wanted to do this, so we'll give them a little taste of their own medicine.
At this White House cabinet meeting, Vice President Vance and other officials doubled down on blaming Democrats for not supporting a short-term spending resolution that would reopen the government. Democrats are demanding an extension of health care subsidies before agreeing to that resolution. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet has wrapped up a meeting about whether to approve a ceasefire deal with Hamas. As NPR's Jackie Northam reports, the full cabinet is now due to discuss that same deal.
Israel's government must vote on the ceasefire before it can take effect, but there are sharp divisions with hard right-wing ministers denouncing the deal with Hamas. Under the agreement, Israel will begin pulling back its troops from parts of Gaza, but leaving about half in the territory. Once Israel pulls back, Hamas has 72 hours to release hostages.
That's expected to begin on Sunday or Monday. There are 48 hostages remaining in Gaza. At least 28 are alive. It's expected to take longer to return the dead hostages, as many are under rubble from Israeli aerial bombardment over the past two years. An international team will help locate and recover the bodies. Jackie Northam, NPR News.
Texas National Guard members are now in place guarding an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility outside Chicago. That's as courts in both Illinois and Oregon heard challenges to President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in either place, as NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports.
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