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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 Khorva Coleman. President Trump is back in Washington after returning from his. quick trip to the Mideast. That's where he celebrated the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza. And peers Daniel Kurtzleben reports. Trump applauded the deal at the Israeli Knesset.

Generations from now, this will be remembered as the moment that everything began to change and change very much for the better. Like the USA right now, it will be the golden age of Israel and the golden age of the Middle East. Now he goes back to Washington to handle multiple ongoing challenges. The government shutdown has entered its 14th day with no resolution in sight. Trump is also ratcheting up his trade war with China. On Friday, he announced massive new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods. That's in addition to steep tariffs he has already imposed. The trade war has raised prices and hurt U.S. farmers.

Danielle Kurtzleben and Pierre News. As Hamas released hostages, Israel released around 1,700 Palestinians and returned them to Gaza. NPR's Anas-Baba reports from Khan Yunis, Gaza. Families here are waving Palestinian flags, some wearing the traditional Kofiya, mothers, wives, and also children holding flowers. The scene in front of me is it's a mix of joy and at the same time it's a mix of survival for those who survived this war. The freed prisoners appear totally and extremely pale here as they haven't seen the sunlight for years. Same as they are very weak to walk actually. We can see the prisoners and all.

So the families, they are just embracing each other with a big smiles and at the same time tears all over their cheeks. And it's Bobo and Peer News. In the U.S., the Trump administration says it'll continue with its immigration enforcement in the Chicago area. National Guard troops have been temporarily blocked from being on the street. Chicago Catholic Cardinal Blaise Supich is describing the Trump administration's immigration actions as intended to terrorize.

Our pastors are telling us that attendants, at mass, particularly in Latino communities, is down because people are afraid to come out. That's very sad. But they're also afraid to go to grocery stores, get medical help. Separately, Los Angeles County officials will decide today whether to declare a state of emergency. This would provide them with the power to offer assistance to county residents, they say, have been financially harmed by ongoing federal immigration raids. A heavy storm is pulling away into the Atlantic Ocean. The nor'easter poured heavy rain from the Carolinas up to New England over the holiday weekend.

In the western United States, the remnants of a typhoon are striking the coast of Alaska. Alaskan officials say the devastation is heavy. At least one person has died, two more are missing. You're listening to NPR. The federal government shutdown has now reached two weeks. Democratic lawmakers still don't see eye-to-eye on a spending bill to bring it to an end. The Senate is scheduled to vote again later today on a spending measure, but most observers expect that to fail. Meanwhile, thousands of government workers got layoff notices last week.

However, some of those notices have been walked back. California Governor Gavin Newsom's office announced he's vetoed a contentious bill on artificial intelligence. From member station KQED, Rachel Myro reports the governor signed 16 other measures. One of the bills Newsom signed into law will require platforms to remind users they are not interacting with a human, with more

frequent reminders for minors. AB 1064 would have banned AI companion chat bots altogether for kids 16 and under and established rules regulating other AI tools used by children. Jim Steyer of that bill's co-sponsor, common sense

media, said the veto is a big disappointment. And it just means that we will have to fight harder and longer in the future, immediately, quite frankly, to protect the best interests of children and families here in California and around the United States. In a statement, the Trade Group TechNet wrote the bill would have threatened children's access to valuable learning tools. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Myro. Cape Bird is now one of the smallest nations to have a team qualify for the men's World Cup soccer tournament next year. The archipelago is west of Africa.

The Men's World Cup is next year, and it will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. This is N.P.