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

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<p>The 20 living hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas were <a href="https://apple.news/A57ttG0mQSbylhy-fMKHx1Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">released</a> after two years in captivity. President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday to meet with their families. The <a href="https://apple.news/AGAQ8CpPbRAmBhPx4T1sEcg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Anat Peled joins to discuss what comes next.</p> <p>Thousands of federal workers received layoff notices over the weekend, as the government shutdown continues. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ag2ua4Xv7S4SomJH8hYp5rA">Washington Post</a> reports on how the closure&rsquo;s impact will start this week to affect the general public in a more significant way.</p> <p>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 <a href="https://apple.news/ApnAw_7soQDWLLcnIQ1-kkg">Wall Street Journal</a>, describes how police reports paint a different picture of what&rsquo;s going on in the city.</p> <p>Plus, four people are dead after a mass shooting in <a href="https://apple.news/Aw7MOXHtWReKkAKEh2BnO0g">South Carolina</a>, the grassroots <a href="https://apple.news/AOxIVSdXZTK6oI51sk9g1_A">movement</a> that was built by this year&rsquo;s Nobel Peace Prize winner, and <a href="https://apple.news/AxSavC9JSQ8O3-qHA0yNS2w">remembering</a> Diane Keaton.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>