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President Trump is on his way to Israel and Egypt to take part in a ceremony to commemorate the signing of the ceasefire agreement, as families in Israel await an expected release of the remaining hostages from Hamas. NBC News’ Peter Alexander reports from Jerusalem.



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However, the Social Security Administration could face a furloughed workforce. Fewer workers could mean that processing new Social Security applications could be delayed.How does the shutdown affect the Department of Health and Human Services?The Department of Health and Human Services — home to agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration — said in its contingency plan that it expects more than 32,000 of its nearly 80,000 workers to be furloughed during the shutdown.HHS said “excepted activities” will continue, offering as an example responses to pandemic, flu and hurricanes. 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Long-term food safety initiatives are also expected to be stop during the shutdown.The FDA is not processing new drug applications and medical device submissions. The agency warned it will not support staff that oversee protection of unsafe or ineffective drugs unless it is an imminent threat.Are students able to get loans for school?The Department of Education continues to disburse student aid through Pell Grants and Federal Direct Student Loans — assistance that goes to nearly 10 million students at 5,400 schools, the department said.Borrowers still need to make their loan payments during a shutdown, the memo added.In the first week of a government shutdown, the department said it would furlough about 95% of staff who don’t work on federal student aid. The department is also halting new grant-making activities during a lapse in funding.What is the impact on the CDC?The CDC will continue to monitor and respond to disease outbreaks, but it will be hampered in providing the public with health-related information, its contingency plan said.The agency also won’t be able to provide state and local health departments with guidance on issues like preventing opioid overdoses, HIV and diabetes.Certain other operations are also being halted, including responses to inquiries about public health issues and the analysis of surveillance data for certain diseases, the Department of Health and Human Services said.The department also said ahead of the shutdown that slightly more than a third of the staff at the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will continue working during the shutdown.How are nutritional programs for the the poor and women and children affected?The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) will continue to provide benefits during the shutdown “subject to the availability of funding,” according to the Department of Agriculture’s contingency plans posted Tuesday afternoon.The document added that a May letter from the Office of Management and Budget previously committed funds for SNAP for October, ensuring the programs would run through that month. It added that SNAP has multiyear contingency funds available, but did not specify how long those funds would last.However, the Department of Agriculture, which houses WIC, said in a letter to state agency directors of the program on Wednesday saying they would not receive their next funding allocation as a shutdown continues. The nonprofit group National WIC Association warned that a shutdown that lasts longer than one or two weeks could cause “devastating disruptions” for people who rely on the program. Will national parks stay open?A National Park Service contingency plan released Tuesday night said parks remain partially open during the shutdown.Open-air sites — such as park roads, outlooks, trails and some memorials — remain accessible to the public. Restrooms remain open, and trash is still being collected.The National Park Service advised, however, that emergency services will be limited.Buildings that require staffing, such as visitor centers or sites like the Washington Monument, are closed. The agency said it will not issue new permits during a shutdown, either. The National Park Service’s contingency plan said certain excepted activities would continue during a shutdown, including trying to suppress active fires, sewage treatment operations and the protection of borders and coasts. Can I still go to Smithsonian museums or the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.?The Smithsonian Institution’s museums and National Zoo — major draws for visitors to the nation’s capital — said Tuesday afternoon that they will use funds from the previous year to remain open to the public at least through Oct. 6.An FAQ page on the zoo’s website said animals at the zoo and the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute will continue to be fed and cared for, but animal cams will no longer broadcast.Raquel Coronell UribeRaquel Coronell Uribe is a breaking news reporter. Megan LebowitzMegan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
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