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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 Rylan Barton. A federal judge has blocked President Trump. Trump from deploying the National Guard to Chicago for two weeks. Also today, a federal appeals court heard arguments over a ruling that temporarily

blocked Trump from sending the Guard to Portland. The administration has mobilized troops amid immigration crackdowns in the cities. It says National Guard is necessary to protect ICE agents and federal property. 200 U.S. troops will be heading to Israel to help monitor and implement the Gaza ceasefire. NPR's Quill Lawrence reports the troops will not be on the ground to the Gaza Strip. troops with expertise and logistics will set up a civilian military coordination center in Israel to help with the expected flood of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The narrow strip of land has been subjected to intense bombardment for two years as the Israeli army sought to eliminate Hamas after the

October 7th surprise attack on Israel. That initial attack killed more than 1,200 people, mostly Israeli civilians. The ensuing war has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry, also mostly civilians. In a social media post, the White House says troops under U.S. Central Command would coordinate with other nations in the region that will create an international stabilization force in Gaza as outlined in President Trump's peace plan. Quill Lawrence NPR News. Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners may start going home within a few days as an initial step of the peace agreement. There have been ceasefires between Israel and Hamas before. NPR's Greg Myrie explains why this one might be different. Trump put a lot

more pressure on the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more than he did when there was a ceasefire in January that collapsed, much more than President Biden did during his final year in office. Trump got Deniahu to agree publicly to this deal, and then they put the pressure on Hamas. There was a lot of international support, particularly from Arab states like Egypt and Qatar who work with Hamas. And the Israeli and Palestinian publics were just exhausted. Their strong majorities on both sides who wanted this war to end. NPR's Greg Myrie reporting, a shortage of air traffic control staff is delaying flights across the country during the government shutdown. NPR's Joel Rose reports flights into Newark, New Jersey, are facing lengthy delays

today. The Federal Aviation Administration says flights into Newark Liberty International Airport are delayed once again because of a staffing shortage. The FAA has issued ground delays for multiple airports this week, including Nashville, Chicago O'Hare, Burbank, and more in order to keep the sky's safe. Nearly 11,000 certified air traffic controllers are required to work during the government shutdown, but don't get paid until it ends. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says there's been a noticeable uptick in the number of air traffic controllers calling out sick and suggested the government could fire controllers who don't come to work. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. Wall Street took a slight dip today. The S&P 500 fell three-tenths of a percent. This is NPR

News from Washington. The U.S. purchased $20 billion worth of Argentina's currency, the peso, as the South American nation's economy continues to spiral into turmoil. U.S. farmers and democratic lawmakers are criticizing the move as a bailout as Argentina has benefited from sales of soybeans to China amid President Trump's tariff war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a phone conversation with Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs today. Julia Carnero says it's a positive step after relations soured between the countries.

Rubio and Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mao Vieta, agreed to meet in Washington soon to discuss both countries' trade and economic relations following Monday's conversation between President Trump and Brazil's president Luis Nassu Lula da Silva. In the call, Lula asked Trump to reduce the 50% tariffs imposed on Brazilian goods and to lift sanctions on Brazilian authorities. U.S. Brazil relations had nosedived in the wake of the former Brazilian president Jaye Bolsonaro's coup trial, seen by Washington as unjust. Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carnero in Rio de Janeiro.

They're not like us. They're not like us. They're not like us. A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit that rapper Drake brought against Kendrick Lamar's record label over the Not Like Us district. track. Judge Jeanette Vargas rejected the lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying the lyrics Drake claimed were libelists, were opinion. Drake took issues with allegations in the song that he's a pedophile. This is NPR News from Washington. Support for NPR and the following message come from the Kauffman Foundation, providing access to

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