Gaza Ceasefire Reached, Shutdown Day 9, Chicago National Guard

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🗓️ 9 October 2025

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President Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a 20 point peace deal. More than a week into the government shutdown, the parties are largely digging into the same messages about what should happen next. And ICE continues arrest operations in Chicago while National Guard troops from Texas are positioned outside the city, despite a lawsuit by the state and city to block the deployment.

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0:00.0	Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal.
0:05.2	In Gaza, some Palestinians celebrated when they heard the news.
0:10.4	A hostage exchange is part of the deal, but does this mean the war is over?
0:14.8	I'm Aem Martinez, that's Lela Fadl, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.9	Senators will vote again today on the same partisan bills to fund the government.
0:25.2	Republicans and Democrats are waiting for the other side to blink.
0:29.0	Our Republican colleagues, House, Senate, White House are feeling the heat.
0:33.8	Meanwhile, the government is still shut down.
0:35.6	Is there a way out when no one is negotiating.
0:38.2	And hundreds of National Guard troops are staging outside of Chicago at President Trump's direction.
0:43.8	Local and state officials are fighting the troop deployment in court while immigration
0:47.6	enforcement ramps up in the windy city. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
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