Good morning.You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day.President Trump is claiming that Hamas will completely disarm and Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza under a new groundbreaking deal.
But a senior official from the Palestinian militant group told NPR they would only give up their weapons if Israel withdraws from Gaza first, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to respond.The president said that his Board of Peace agreed to the plan with the support of mediators from Egypt, Turkey and Qatar.
The announcement comes more than nine months after a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire was signed.Trump is considering withdrawing his nomination of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to officially take over the role.Two Republican senators are withholding their support for Blanche due to the Department of Justice's deal with the president to end his IRS lawsuit.
Trump says the withdrawal could be temporary until those two senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, leave office in January.The U.S.economy has largely managed the impact of rising energy costs resulting from the war with Iran, according to a recent Commerce Department report.
From April to June, the U.S.gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.5%, a slight slowdown from the first quarter of 2026, when GDP grew by 2.1%.
Much of the change stems from a decrease in government spending and a surge in imports.The new Dataland museum in downtown Los Angeles offers an experience so special that no two visitors' time there will be exactly alike.In one room, visitors follow a hummingbird's view as it flies through a vividly colored landscape.
In another, shapes leap out of the frame of a massive three-dimensional painting in response to biometric data captured from wearable wristbands.Smell and taste are also part of the museum's...