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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2025 · 15 MIN

All 20 living hostages in Gaza freed by Hamas as peace plan holds

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The 20 living hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas were released after two years in captivity. President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday to meet with their families. The Wall Street Journal’s Anat Peled joins to discuss what comes next. Thousands of federal workers received layoff notices over the weekend, as the government shutdown continues. The Washington Post reports on how the closure’s impact will start this week to affect the general public in a more significant way. Trump has described Portland, Oregon, as a war zone as he seeks to deploy National Guard troops there to quell protests against ICE. Zusha Elinson, national reporter for the Wall Street Journal, describes how police reports paint a different picture of what’s going on in the city. Plus, four people are dead after a mass shooting in South Carolina, the grassroots movement that was built by this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, and remembering Diane Keaton. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

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