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Before the day ends, the U.S. government could come to a halt. With no deal in sight, a shutdown looms, putting federal paychecks, programs and services on the line
Plus, President Donald Trump has introduced a comprehensive new peace plan for Gaza, promising a ceasefire, hostage releases and a halt to military operations. But will Hamas follow through?
And an ICE officer caught on video shoving a migrant woman outside immigration court is back on duty.
These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.
Shutdown deadline looms as Senate standoff deepens
With less than 24 hours to go, a government shutdown is looking more and more likely. The Senate is still deadlocked with a standoff that’s mostly centered on health care.
A White House meeting on Monday between President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders did little to break the logjam.
Democrats are demanding an extension of health care subsidies, while Republicans want to extend current funding levels for another seven weeks.
Although the government remains open, both sides are already pointing fingers.
“Democrats are fighting to protect the health care of the American people. And we are not going to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the health of everyday Americans. Period. Full stop,” said Minority Leader Hakeen Jeffries, D-N.Y.
“This is purely and simply hostage-taking on behalf of the Democrats. The Republicans are united. House Republicans, Senate Republicans, President Trump — The House has passed a clean funding resolution to fund the government till November the 21st,” said Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
Vice President JD Vance, who was also at the meeting, said a shutdown now seems inevitable because in his words, “The Democrats won’t do the right thing.”
To avoid a shutdown, Congress must get a bill to President Trump before midnight on Tuesday.
If a shutdown occurs, agency heads and managers must determine which personnel are essential to the operation.
Military members, federal police, government hospital workers, air traffic controllers and TSA agents will all continue to work.
Trump, Netanyahu unveil US-backed Gaza peace plan at White House
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced support for a US-brokered deal to end the war.
Standing side by side at a White House press conference on Monday, the two leaders called it a path to peace, even as major questions remain.
“I hope that we’re going to have a deal for peace. And if Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible, they’re the only one left. Everyone else has accepted it. But I have a feeling that we’re going to a positive answer,” Trump said on Monday.
The 20-point proposal includes an immediate ceasefire, hostage releases within 72 hours and a phased Israeli pullout of Gaza if Hamas disarms and agrees to safe exile for its leaders.
Netanyahu praised the plan with some caveats:
“Your plan provides a practical and realistic path forward for Gaza in the coming years, in which Gaza will be administered neither by Hamas nor the Palestinian authority, but by those committed to a genuine peace with Israel,” Netanyahu said. “I think this can be not only a new beginning for Gaza, I think it can be a new beginning for the entire region.”
But Israel insists on keeping a long-term security presence in Gaza, and Hamas has not yet signed on to the offer.
A senior official with the group told Al Jazeera that the proposal “leans toward the Israeli view,” but added that they’ll review it “in good faith.”
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad slammed the proposal as “a recipe to blow up the region.”
Meanwhile, U.S. officials say it’s the best chance yet to end years of bloodshed. Trump said if Hamas does not accept the terms, Israel would have his full backing to finish the job of destroying Hamas.
Trump targets lumber, furniture, foreign films with new tariffs
Trump has added more tariffs to the list, this time targeting wood, furniture and movies.
On Monday, Trump signed a proclamation stating the U.S. will start charging a 10% tariff on foreign softwood lumber and timber, which are used in a wide variety of building materials.
He also announced a 25% tariff on kitchen cabinets, vanities and upholstered wooden furniture.
Those tariffs take effect on Oct. 14 and increase further in the new year: 50% on cabinets and 30% on furniture, starting Jan. 1.
Industry analysts warn the moves could push up lumber costs, and as a result, housing prices.
And that’s not all.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said he will also impose a 100% tariff on any movie made outside the U.S, claiming the movie-making business has been stolen from the U.S.
ICE officer reinstated after viral shoving incident at NY court: CBS
A controversial ICE officer captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York is back on duty, according to CBS News.
Two officials familiar with the matter told CBS that the officer was reinstated after a preliminary review, despite an earlier statement from the Department of Homeland Security condemning the conduct as “Unacceptable” and announcing the officer had been relieved of duties pending an investigation.
The incident, which went viral on social media last week, showed a visibly distraught Ecuadorian woman confronting ICE officers as they detained her husband outside of the federal immigration court building.
In one clip, the officer is seen grabbing the woman’s hair and shoving her to the ground in front of her children, while repeatedly saying “adios.”
YouTube settles Trump free speech lawsuit for $24.5M
YouTube has agreed to pay the Trump administration $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the platform’s suspension of Trump’s account after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Trump sued YouTube in 2021, claiming the ban violated his First Amendment rights. The platform restored his account in 2023, two years later.
YouTube’s parent company, Alphabet, called the claims meritless. It argued that being forced to host Trump’s content would infringe on the platform’s rights.
Under the settlement, $22 million will fund a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House. The ballroom has become a personal priority for Trump, along with restoration projects on the National Mall. He called the settlement a massive victory.
Another $2.5 million will be distributed to other plaintiffs, including the American Conservative Union, who claimed their YouTube accounts were unfairly removed.
McDonald’s Monopoly returns, now with app-based prizes
A blast from the fast-food past: McDonald’s Monopoly is back — and now, it has gone digital.
After a 10-year break, the beloved Monopoly game has returned to McDonald’s.
Just like before, customers can order a menu item with a game piece, peel off the sticker and see what they’ve won. But now, they scan their stickers into the McDonald’s app to track properties on a digital board or redeem prizes directly from their phone.
Some prizes are “collect to win,” meaning they’ll need a complete color set. Others are “instant winners.”
The game officially kicks off Monday, Oct. 6, but pre-registration is open now in the McDonald’s app.
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What Palestinians stand to gain and lose from Trump’s peace proposal
On Monday, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference at the White House, detailing a proposed plan to bring Israel’s war in Gaza to a close. While the Israelis have all but agreed to the proposal, Hamas said they haven’t seen the entirety of it, and thus haven’t committed to its terms nor commented on it.
“While we’ve been anticipating the content of the initiative for a few days now, the specifics are complex and have many, many ramifications,” said Karim Mattar, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. “First and foremost, whether Hamas will be able to accept its extinction as a political force.” Read the full story now >
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