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ABC’s This Week captured a stark split-screen: in Gaza, a Trump-announced ceasefire quieted the fighting, with 200 U.S. troops set to monitor and 48 hostages—20 believed alive—expected back within a day as Trump heads to Israel and Egypt. At home, DOJ indictments of Letitia James and James Comey fueled charges of retribution while courts blocked National Guard deployments to Chicago and Portland. Vice President J.D. Vance defended the moves and batted away questions about a recorded $50,000 payment to border czar Tom Homan. Meanwhile, a deepening shutdown sparked mass federal layoffs, and immigration raids rattled farm labor.

Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.