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In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, Sources and Methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jail Snyder. With Israel and Hamas seeming to move forward on the Trump administration's proposed peace plan for Gaza, President Trump says Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line. And Pyrrish Franco Ordonez reports the administration is now waiting for confirmation from Hamas.

President Trump says as soon as Hamas agrees, a ceasefire would immediately go into effect and a hostage and prisoner exchange would begin. Trump went on to write on social media that the U.S. and regional partners will then, quote, create the conditions for the next phase of withdrawal, which will bring us close to the end of this 3,000-year catastrophe. While much remains to be seen before anything is signed, the proposal reflects a potentially significant breakthrough toward ending the conflict. Hamas also agreed to hand over control of the Gaza Strip to an independent Palestinian body, but did not agree to hand over its weapons. Franco, Ordonez. NPR News.

voice Steve Whitgoff is leading an American delegation to Egypt for indirect talks tomorrow on the president's proposal. However, there is no ceasefire yet. Israeli military strikes continue to hit Gaza. President Trump will be in Norfolk, Virginia, this afternoon to help celebrate the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary. In a post on social media, Trump said, in all caps at the show, must go on. And he again blamed Democrats for the government shutdown that's now entered a fifth day. Trump has threatened mass firings of federal workers, but Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal told ABC it's deceiving to use the shutdown as an excuse. This idea of laying off more workers, they were going to do it anyway. And blaming it on the shutdown is the height of hypocrisy and deception. Democrats are holding out for an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that expire at the end of the year. Republicans say they won't negotiate on their clean bill.

Spring Court opens a new term. Tomorrow promises to be enormously consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president. Here's NPR's Nina Totenberg. While the justices have allowed Trump to fire independent agency directors and to carry out race-based detention policies, those rulings were temporary and many are now returning to the court for full evaluation. Then, too, there's the case challenging Trump's massive tariffs. A federal appeals court ruled that Trump exceeded his statutory authority by relying on a 1970s statute that doesn't use the word tariff and has never been used to justify a tariff. In addition, coming soon is likely to be the unanswered question from last term. Did Trump exceed his authority when he issued an executive order limiting a constitutional provision that guarantees full citizenship for every person born in the United States? Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington. This is NPR. A federal judge in Oregon is blocking President Trump on deploying National Guard troops to Portland. U.S. District Judge on the case issued a temporary order while a lawsuit brought by the city and state plays out.

Meanwhile, the White House is preparing to send 300 guard troops to Chicago over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who calls the deployment unnecessary in a performance rather than a genuine safety effort. A candlelight vigil was held outside of Dallas City Hall. Friday evening to warn the loss of two migrants killed in last month shooting outside the Dallas Ice Field Office. From member station KERA, Priscilla Rice, reports a message was to remember the victims. The vigil included remarks from community activists, a prayer, and candles to honor the victims. Norland Guzman Fuentes from El Salvador died in the attack, and Miguel Angel Garcia Hernandez from Mexico died almost a week later from his injuries. Immigration attorney Eric

Sedillo represents Garcia's wife. He told the audience much of the focus following the shooting has been on law enforcement. But the reality of this shooting was that the victims are the names right over there and the families that they've left behind. A third man, Jose Andres Bordones Molina of Venezuela, was injured in the shooting and moved to a detention center after his release from the hospital. For NPR news, I'm Priscilla Rice in Dallas. of the best of seven WMBA finals is tonight. The Las Vegas Aces won Friday's opener against the Phoenix Mercury. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News.