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Trump weighed volatile fronts, backing a brief chance for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire while warning Hamas of swift consequences and ruling out U.S. boots. He urged Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are,” after meeting Zelenskyy, as U.S. and Russian envoys coordinated talks and Washington prepared for a Xi summit. At home, a Chicago court pressed officials over an immigration sweep as a judge ordered body cameras, and shutdown fallout deepened with NNSA furloughs. The U.S. and Australia touted a critical minerals deal, Colombia recalled its ambassador amid a war of words, and the Supreme Court took up guns-and-marijuana.

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