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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.
What are the latest developments as lawmakers race to avoid a government shutdown?
The White House and members of Congress are bracing for a government shutdown at midnight Tuesday. A meeting between President Trump and congressional leaders Monday did not bring the two major parties any closer to a deal. NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben has more.
Healthcare is a main reason Democrats oppose Republicans' plan to fund the government. Vance had this to say.
So if they want to talk about how to fix American healthcare policy, let's do it. The Speaker would love to do it. The Senate Majority Leader would love to do it. Let's work on it together.
Democrats want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that run out at the end of the year and repeal Republicans' recent Medicaid cuts. The Congressional Budget Office estimates those cuts could result in millions more being uninsured. Earlier this month, House Republicans passed a resolution to fund the government through November 21. That measure failed in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53-seat majority. They need 60 votes to pass the legislation. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
YouTube has agreed to pay $24 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit brought by Donald Trump. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, several social media sites banned Trump after the January 6 attack on the U.S.
Capitol. The settlement documents say most of the money Google is paying will go toward the construction of a Mar-a-Lago-style ballroom in the White House. YouTube's payout follows similar settlements over Trump's suspensions from Instagram, Facebook, and X, formerly Twitter. Free speech experts question the suits, since First Amendment cases tend to involve government censoring speech, not private companies. The White House and Google declined to comment. It comes days after YouTube reinstated accounts suspended over spreading COVID and election misinformation, including podcaster Dan Bongino, who is now the FBI's deputy director. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
President Trump is promoting a 20-point plan that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and releasing all remaining hostages. Trump appearing alongside Benjamin Netanyahu says the Israeli prime minister is supporting the plan and that he hopes Hamas will do the same.
If Hamas rejects the deal, which is always possible, they're the only one left. Everyone else has accepted it. But I have a feeling that we're going to have a positive answer. But if not, as you know, Bibi, you'd have our full backing to do what you would have to do. Everyone understands that the ultimate result must be the elimination of any danger posed in the region, and that danger is caused by
Hamas. Trump's Mideast plan calls for the destruction of all Hamas infrastructure and a post-war Gaza that is not governed by Hamas or the Palestinian Authority. Hundreds of U.S.
Why are Democrats opposing the Republican funding plan over health care changes?
military leaders from around the world are gathered in Virginia for a meeting Tuesday with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The reason for the meeting is unclear. This is NPR. Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has released a report showing that pharmaceutical companies have increased prices for almost 700 prescription drugs this year. Sanders says prices for 87 medications have gone up since President Trump sent letters to 17 companies asking them to cut prescription prices by up to 1,500 percent within 60 days. He says Eaton Pharmaceuticals did the opposite. The report shows Eaton imposed a 1,500 percent price increase on a drug that's used to treat a rare disorder that causes a buildup of copper in the organs.
Authorities in Michigan say they're still trying to determine a motive for Sunday's deadly shooting and fire at a house of worship. Four people were killed in the attack. NPR's Jason DeRose has more from LeBlanc, from Grand Blanc, Michigan.
The FBI says it's investigating the attack as a targeted act of violence.
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