If it's Tuesday, President Trump has a new message for Hamas. If they don't disarm, we will

disarm then. As White House navigates the next phase of a fragile peace deal, and Israel pushes

for the release of all the deceased hostages. Plus, the government shutdown hits the two-week

mark, becoming one of the longest shutdowns in U.S. history,

with lawmakers still no closer to reaching a deal, and the White House threatening more layoffs and more cuts to programs backed by Democrats.

A Democratic governor Janet Mills of Maine enters a hotly contested Senate primary in a state that's a top target for Democrats

in the midterms as the 77-year-old candidate reignites a debate in her party over age and generational

change. Hi there. Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington as the Trump administration riding high from the president's victory lap in the Middle East after securing an end to the hostilities between Israel and Hamas, and all living hostages finally freed.

The question is, what now for the president's peace plan abroad and his agenda here at home?

There are major challenges facing the next phase of the peace agreement. Congress remains at a

standstill on day 14 of the government shutdown, and the Trump administration is

facing renewed scrutiny over an intensifying crackdown on its critics.

Now, at any moment, we expect to hear from the president when he posthumously awards the Medal of

Freedom to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose tragic assassination has reverberated

through the conservative movement and sparked a

White House campaign to root out what it calls the radical left. We are monitoring this event and

will bring you any news as it develops. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, the fragile ceasefire appears

to be largely holding. Not according to Israeli military that says the Red Cross is on its way to a

meeting point in northern Gaza to receive the remains of more of the deceased hostages.

But despite the initial success of phase one of the peace deal, serious questions remain about

how to implement phase two, which includes the disarmament of Hamas and the creation of a transitional

government. Earlier today, while hosting a lunch with the president of Argentina, President

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