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Vice President J.D. Vance says the Israel Hamas ceasefire in Gaza is holding.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports that's despite recent violence.

Over the weekend, Israel announced it had launched new strikes on Gaza,

accusing Hamas of breaching the ceasefire. Hamas denied any involvement. Acknowledging the new violence, Vance accused some in the news media of having a, quote, desire to root for failure. There's this inclination to say, oh, this is the end of the ceasefire. This is the end of the peace plan. It's not the end. It is in fact exactly how this is going to have to happen when you have people who hate each other, who have been fighting against each other for a very long time. Vance also said that if Hamas does not cooperate in the ceasefire process, they will be, quote, obliterated. Vance was joined by Middle East Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, both of whom helped negotiate the ceasefire. Danielle Kurtzleben and PR News.

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, more than 700,000 furloughed workers

are missing paychecks. Jenny Abamu from Member Station WAMU reports from a food distribution line in

Maryland. Lines of federal workers waiting for food boxes wrapped around the grocery

store and ends the neighborhood. The county is home to more than 60,000 federal workers. Jay,

a furloughed federal employee who only wanted to use his first name at a fear of losing his job,

says he has a one and a five-year-old at home. Kids, they eat a lot. And then you try to get himself that's healthy as well. It's a lot on the parents. This is the first in a series of food drives, specifically for federal workers across the D.C. metro area. It started with 300 boxes for 150 families, but ran out halfway through distribution. Organizers say they're doubling the number of boxes

for the rest of the week. For NPR News, I'm Jenny Abamu in Hyacville, Maryland. The Federal Aviation

Administration has issued a groundstop for Houston's Bush Airport due to staffing issues. An earlier

groundstop for the city's hobby airport has been lifted. Air traffic controllers are among

the federal employees

working during the government shutdown without a guarantee that they'll be paid. A man has been

arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. As NPR's

Barbara Sprunt reports, the man was previously pardoned by President Trump after storming the capital.

Court documents show Christopher Moynihan's arrest came after he allegedly the man was previously pardoned by President Trump after storming the Capitol.

Court documents show Christopher Moynihan's arrest came after he allegedly texted that he planned to kill Jeffreys, the top Democrat in the House.

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