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Payment of food aid benefits remains on hold amid the government shutdown.

Last night, the U.S.

Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request for a temporary stay of a court order to fully fund SNAP, while an appeal of a lower court order plays out.

In Washington, senators will be working this weekend for the first time since the government shutdown more than a month ago.

A deal, though, remains elusive.

Travelers at the nation's airports facing a second day of flight cuts.

Yesterday, airlines canceled at least 1,000 flights to comply with an order from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Imperious Joel Rose reports the agency says the cuts are necessary to keep the nation's airspace safe during the shutdown.

A federal judge in Oregon has permanently blocked President Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland.

The judge issued a 106-page order saying that the president does not have a lawful basis to federalize the Guard.

Former President Joe Biden denounced President Trump's policies and celebrated this week's Democratic victories in a speech in Omaha Friday.

Fred Knapp of Nebraska Public Media reports.

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UPS and FedEx have grounded their fleets of MD-11 planes following this week's crash in Louisville, Kentucky that killed 14 people.

The companies announced the decision separately last night, both citing an abundance of caution, saying the grounding came at the recommendation of the plane's manufacturer.

MD-11s were made by McDonnell Douglas, which merged with Boeing in 1997, the cause of the crash.

remains under investigation.

The Trump administration plans to auction offshore drilling rights across about half of the Gulf of Mexico.

The sales written into President Trump's tax and spending bill, as NPR's Alejandra Brunda reports.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is tonight.