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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 Giles Snyder. President Trump is planning to leave for the Middle East today. He's scheduled to leave this afternoon with the U.S. brokered ceasefire between Israel and Amos holding. If last night's weekly rally in Tel Aviv is any guide, he is likely to receive a warm welcome. NPR's Greg Maury is in Tel Aviv. The crowd kept chanting, thank you, Trump, thank you Trump. Some in the crowd had placards of the president.

They credit him for this ceasefire, and this is particularly true among the hostage families and their many supporters. They believe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected earlier opportunities to end the war. And it is clear that Trump put extensive pressure on Netanyahu and Hamas to accept this deal now. President Trump expected to address the Israeli Parliament tomorrow and co-chair a Gaza peace summit in Egypt. Government shut down, dragging on with no end in sight. Thousands of federal employees have begun receiving reduction in force notices. The Senate said to reconvene Tuesday to consider legislation. to reopen the government. And P.R. Zava Pookech reports from Washington that the shutdown is affecting

one of the world's biggest museum and research institutions. All 21 Smithsonian Institution Museums, its research centers, and the National Zoo are now closed. The Smithsonian had kept these sites running for the first 11 days of the shutdown using prior year funds. The Institute says animals at the National Zoo and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will continue to be and cared for, but the popular live animal cams will be turned off. About 62% of the Smithsonian's budget comes from the federal government. Other popular tourist sites in Washington, D.C., including the open-air Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, remain accessible.

Ava Pukatch and PR News, Washington. Wall Street will be watching the country's biggest banks this week for clues about the health of the economy. In P.R.'s Maria Aspen, reports that investors are also looking at for reassurance after President Trump threatened to escalate the trade war with China. J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are among the big banks unveiling their quarterly report cards on Tuesday to kick off the latest round of financial updates from big companies. Investors expect good news overall. Corporate profits have been beating expectations this year. That's despite spikes

of market chaos, an ongoing uncertainty over how President Trump's tariffs are reshapes, the global economy, and raising prices for consumers. The big banks in particular have a window into how consumers and businesses are spending money, or cutting back. That's especially important during the ongoing government shutdown when federal data about the jobs market and inflation is delayed. Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York. And this is NPR News. voters in New Orleans have handed Democratic City Council member Helena Marino the Keys to City Hall. Preliminary results show Marino won 55% of the vote in yesterday's mayoral election, allowing her to avoid a runoff. Marino won the election outright, as President Trump has suggested, that New Orleans could be one of his next targets for National Guard deployment.

Francis Prime Minister renamed to the Post on Friday and the fourth in a little over a year, says he will, will form a cabinet by Monday. M.P.R.'s Eleanor Beardsley reports the far right and the far-left are already threatening to bring that government down. In an unheard-of move, President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastian Le Corneux as prime minister just days after Le Corneux resigned from the position. Le Corneu told the media he has no other ambition but to pull France out of its crisis. But the parliament is fragmented and no party has a majority, though the extremes have the biggest

voting blocks. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says Macron must let the French people choose their future. This is a deplorable circus, she said. The only solution that respects democracy is to dissolve the National Assembly and hold new elections. But analysts say doing so might increase fragmentation and the representation of the extremes in the French Parliament. Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre News, Paris. Cameroon is holding a presidential election today. Ten candidates are on the ballot, including President Paul Bia, who is 93 years.

old. He was first elected president in 1982 and is now seeking an eighth term. Cameroon has had just two rulers since winning independence in 1960. This is NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.