Hamas Agrees to Trump Plan, Shutdown Day 4, Medicaid Cuts
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🗓️ 4 October 2025
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Hamas says it will release all hostages remaining in Gaza, as part of President Trump’s ceasefire deal, as long as its conditions are met. Fourth day of the shutdown as Democrats did not budge in a Senate vote. State governments are making cuts to their Medicaid programs affecting people in nursing home care all over the country.
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| 0:00.0 | Hamas says yes to President Trump's ceasefire proposal, but still wants to negotiate some |
| 0:07.8 | conditions. Israel said it's ready to implement the plan. Trump has told Israel to stop the bombing |
| 0:13.3 | in Gaza. I'm Scott Simon. And I'm Ayesha Roscoe with Up First from NPR News. It's day four of a government shutdown. |
| 0:23.5 | The Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote yesterday. |
| 0:26.9 | They want Congress to increase health care benefits. |
| 0:29.7 | Medicaid covers health care for many people with low incomes, kids and adults. |
| 0:34.4 | Three and five nursing home residents in the U.S. also rely on Medicaid. |
| 0:38.6 | And they may be some of the first to feel the pain as states slash the programs. |
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| 1:45.0 | Hamas says it's ready to release all remaining hostages in Gaza, living and dead. |
| 1:50.5 | The militant group said yesterday it accepted President Trump's ceasefire proposal, but still |
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