NPR News Now - NPR News: 10-14-2025 1AM EDT

Episode Date: October 14, 2025

NPR News: 10-14-2025 1AM EDTLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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, I'm Jail Snyder. President Trump is due back at the White House in a couple of hours after a full day in the Middle East. He addressed the Israeli Parliament and then flew to Egypt for a summit with foreign leaders. After the ceasefire, he brokered between Israel and Hamas led to the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

And Pierre-Jana Rafe reports. Trump spoke with what he noted were leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries behind him at the Red Sea Resort of Sharmal. He said the ceasefire that he helped brook. between Israel and Hamas would not just end fighting in Gaza. The momentous breakthrough that we're here to celebrate tonight is more than the end of the war in Gaza. It's with God's help. It'll be the new beginning for an entire beautiful Middle East.

He predicted that other Arab countries would soon join the United Arab Emirates and others in normalizing relations with Israel. But that's a tall order for many of them, dealing with public rage over a war in Gaza that has killed what Gaza health authorities say are at least 67,000 people. Jane Arraf, NPR News, Amman. It was a historic day in the Middle East as the last of the living hostages held by Hamas were freed. NPR's Daniel asked from reports from Tel Aviv on the reunions of 20 freed hostages had with their families.

Videos show the moments freed hostages first saw their families. The mother of 23-year-old Barr Cooperstain threw herself onto her son reciting a Jewish prayer in tears. 32-year-old Avina Tan Orr returned from captivity and greeted his girlfriend, a former hostage, with a scream and kisses. Hamas said it was returning

only a few of the deceased Israeli hostages' bodies today. Israel said a deliberate delay would violate the ceasefire deal. Daniel Estrin NPR News, Tel Aviv. Ukrainian president of Vladimir Sunlinsky is scheduled to be in Washington, D.C., later this week, Zelensky said Monday that the meeting with President Trump could take place as early as Friday. Zelensky's announcement came a day after Trump warned Russia that he may sing Keeve long-range tomahawk missiles if Moscow does not settle the war soon. House Speaker Mike Johnson says Democrats can end the government shutdown at any time, calling their fight to extend the subsidies that help Americans pay for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, a boondoggle.

Pass the clean, no strings-attached bill, and reopen the government. We're on duty here, and we can return quickly to legislative session. As soon as you turn the lights back on, Chuck Schumer. Johnson said the shutdown could become the longest in history, and he repeated that Republicans will not negotiate until Democrats reopen the government. The House remains out of session. The Senate returns to work Tuesday with a string of failed votes behind it. This is NPR News.

Despite the shutdown, it's a popular weekend for Acadia National Park in Maine, even though much of the park staff have been furloughed. Maine public radios, Caitlin Bedion reports that crowds of visitors are undeterred. The entrance to Acadia National Park at the Hullsco Visitor Center was packed this weekend with people looking to enjoy the iconic fall foliage. With the ongoing shutdown, the purpose is still open to the public. But Eric Stiles with the nonprofit Friends of Acadia says that isn't stopping people from making the trip. Turnout is really strong. So anecdotally looking at activities in the park, it would seem to be just as busy as Indigenous People's Day last year, which was the highest visitation in record. But the park can't collect entrance fees, Stiles says, so Friends of Acadia has set up a fund for visitors to donate the fee instead, hoping to make up some of the lost revenue for the park.

For NPR News, I'm Caitlin Bade. in Bar Harbor, Maine. Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina say they will vote next week on a new map that redraws the state's house districts. The plan announced Monday comes amid the nationwide battle over redistricting ahead of next year's midterm elections. Los Angeles Dodgers heading into Tuesday's game two of the National League Championship series with some wind in their sales.

They held on for a two-to-one victory in Monday night's game one of the best of seven, against the Milwaukee Brewers. In the American League, the Seattle Mariners have a two-game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays with game three on Wednesday. I'm Jail Snyder. This is NPR News. These days, with all the information coming at you, it can be hard to know what's accurate, what's not, and what's worth your time. Here to help you navigate it all is 1A. Five days a week, the 1A podcast provides a forum for Curate's minds to explore different angles on the biggest headlines

and give you a more balanced take on what's happening. Listen to the 1A podcast from NPR and WAMU.