Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

Senate Democrats again blocked a bill today to temporarily fund the government until late November.

Meanwhile, the House has not held votes since it advanced the short-term funding bill last month.

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson says the House has done its job, and it's up to the Senate to act.

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes that Palestinian officials say killed at least 46 people

yesterday.

It came after Israel says militants killed two soldiers in Gaza.

NPR's Anas Baba reports people are uncertain about the durability of the ceasefire.

Gaza's health ministry says that since the ceasefire began a little more than a week ago,

more than 80 Palestinians have been killed and more than 300 injured by Israeli fire, including

those from Sunday's earthquakes. Ahmed Kassab, a carpenter in Gaza, who once worked in Israel,

says he expected this violence. He says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for any reason to restart the war

and appease his far-right ministers.

He says we have suffered for two years and died in every way imaginable and unimaginable.

But Kassab also sees signs that President Trump is applying pressure to keep the ceasefire agreement holding.

Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza City.

Today is the deadline for a handful of colleges to decide on a Trump administration proposal to get preferred access to federal funds.

NPR's Sequoia Corrilla reports that no schools have accepted the deal so far.

It's the last day for colleges to agree to a list of commitments that align with the Trump administration's political priorities in exchange for preferential access to federal funds.

The initial agreement was sent to nine colleges, both public and private, on October 1st.

Some of the demands include barring transgender students from using restrooms or playing sports that align with their gender identities, freezing tuition for five

years, and limiting international student enrollment. Among the latest to reject the proposal is

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