Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. Hamas says it's accepted some elements of President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, including giving up power and releasing all remaining hostages, but that others require further discussion. The statement came hours after Trump said Hamas must agree to the deal by Sunday evening or face an even greater military onslaught.

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded today as both sides dug in their heels.

Meanwhile, President Trump is threatening mass layoffs and further cuts across the federal government.

Here's Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Rather than working with us to end the pain Americans are

feeling because of a shutdown, Republicans have instead, they've wasted a week, refused to talk,

and exacerbated pain for America. Democrats want an extension to health care subsidies. Republicans

want to reopen the government mostly at current spending levels. Speaker Mike Johnson is canceling House

votes next week as Republicans pressure Senate Democrats to accept the short-term funding bill and

end the shutdown. The Trump administration is withholding more than $2 billion for infrastructure

projects in Chicago. NPR's Joel Rose reports it's part of a broader funding fight targeting Democratic areas during the shutdown.

White House Budget Director Russ Vote says the Department of Transportation has put on hold more than $2 billion to improve Chicago's transit system.

Vote said the pause is intended to, quote, ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting, unquote.

Earlier, the Trump administration said it would withhold $18 billion in federal funds

from major rail and subway projects in New York on similar grounds.

That appears to be targeting New York congressional leaders,

including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,

whom the White House is trying to blame for the government shutdown.

Schumer called the tactics, quote, stupid and counterproductive. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

The U.S. says it's destroyed another boat in the Caribbean just off the coast of Venezuela.

NPR's Ader-Peralta reports it's the fourth boat targeted by the U.S.

Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth said the attack killed four men whom he accused of being, quote,

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