{"author_name":"The Excerpt","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/589ca6bc-92b0-4c22-867b-dc1bb8604262","description":"<p>Hamas says it will <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/10/hamas-to-stop-releasing-hostages-accuses-israel-of-violations/78386535007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stop releasing hostages</a>, while accusing Israel of ceasefire violations. Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement.</p><p>USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen breaks down <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/10/states-sue-trump-research-cut/78387675007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">why a group of states sued over billions in research cuts</a>.</p><p>Also in the courts, a judge extended the<a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/10/judge-blocks-trump-buyout-offer/78389096007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> pause on a deadline for federal workers to decide on buyouts</a>. Plus, a judge ruled the Trump White House failed to comply with a court order on <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/10/trump-white-house-frozen-federal-funding-court-order/78390550007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">frozen federal spending</a>. And - refugee resettlement organizations asked a federal judge Monday to <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/10/advocates-sue-restore-refugee-resettlement-trump/78395078007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">restore the U.S. refugee program</a>.</p><p>In other White House news, Trump <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/10/donald-trump-fire-ethics-chief/78391581007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fired the government's top ethics official</a>. And he's announced a plan to <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/09/trump-announces-plan-stop-producing-pennies/78378996007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stop making new pennies</a>.</p><p>USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook digs into the Pentagon's revival of its <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/10/trump-transgender-troops-military-ban-reinstated/77551969007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ban on transgender troops joining the military</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/02/11/trump-israel-ceasefire-the-excerpt/78411786007/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available here</a></p><p>Also available at<a href=\"https://art19.com/shows/5-things\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/5-things/episodes/589ca6bc-92b0-4c22-867b-dc1bb8604262/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"Trump wants Israel to cancel ceasefire if Hamas doesn't release hostages by Saturday","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}