Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. Hamas says it agrees to key demands in a U.S.

proposal to end the war in Gaza, including releasing all the hostages. The militant group has given

its first official response to the 20-point plan put forward by President Trump. And as NPR's

Kerry-Con reports, the response comes just hours after Trump issued an

ultimatum. In a statement on its official social media channels, Hamas says it agrees to release

all hostages held in Gaza, both living and dead, as well as handing over power in the territory

to an independent Palestinian body. Hamas thanked Trump for his efforts to end the war.

However, Hamas stated that further consultation and negotiation is needed on other points in the plan,

including Gaza's future, which it says it will be a part of. Israel has accepted Trump's proposal,

but both Egypt and Qatar, key negotiators have said elements require further negotiation

and clarifications. Trump gave Hamas a Sunday deadline to respond if they did not. Trump threatened

that, quote, hell would break out against Hamas. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

After the statement from Hamas, President Trump said Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza.

Trump says he believes the Palestinian militant group is, quote, ready for a lasting peace.

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded today.

Senate Democrats refused to sign on to a Republican effort to reopen the government.

Meanwhile, President Trump readied plans to

unleash layoffs and additional cuts across the federal government. A new study shows that AI could

be used to evade biosecurity systems at companies that make DNA. As NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boise

reports, these companies screen customer orders to keep dangerous DNA out of the wrong

hands. In the journal Science, researchers say they wanted to know if AI tools could rewrite the code

for hazardous proteins like toxins. And it turns out AI could. It generated thousands of them.

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