Nora Rahm

It's the NFL's first regular season game in the German capital.

Former Colt Bjorn Warner will be there.

He returned to his native Germany after retiring from the NFL.

He's now a popular TV commentator and podcaster in a country dominated by the other football, soccer.

I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.

This is day 39 of the government shutdown.

The president is out of town at his Florida resort.

The House hasn't been in session since September 19th.

Senators are working this weekend for the first time since the shutdown began October 1st.

Democrats won't agree to a short-term bill to reopen the government unless Republicans agree to an extension of health care subsidies for people who use policies under the Affordable Care Act.

Republican senators such as Lindsey Graham of South Carolina won't accept that.

This is now the longest government shutdown in U.S.

history.

The previous longest was 34 days during the first Trump administration.

More flights were canceled or delayed today as a result of the shutdown.

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered major airports to reduce the number of flights.

Thousands of air traffic controllers are working without pay, leading to a higher rate of absenteeism.

The Supreme Court is deciding the fate of President Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign imports.

NPR's Juliana Kim reports on the long-term effect those tariffs could have on consumers.