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The government shutdown is now 22 days old with no sign of ending.

Democrats are demanding an extension of health care subsidies, while Republicans are refusing to discuss the matter until after the government reopens.

As the stalemate drags on, food banks like the Share Food program that George Matysik runs in Philadelphia are signaling that they may have to suspend operations.

Made a success, food banks were strained during the pandemic.

But unlike now, there was bipartisan support to keep the programs running.

President Trump is suggesting that the Justice Department should pay him roughly $230 million in damages.

Trump says the money would be compensation for investigating him.

More from NPR's Elena Moore.

The Secret Service has arrested a man who crashed a car into a security barrier outside of the White House late Tuesday.

There are no other details at this time.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun serving a five-year prison sentence for accepting illegal campaign funding from Libya.

As NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports, Sarkozy insists he's innocent and plans to appeal.

U.S.

futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street.

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North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has begun redrawing that state's congressional map.

The aim is to create more GOP seats in the U.S.

House of Representatives ahead of the 2026 midterms.