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Will a government shutdown happen tonight and what did President Trump say?
President Trump says a government shutdown is likely tonight. NPR's Tamara Keith reports.
President Trump says Democrats didn't budge in talks at the White House on Monday, so he expects a shutdown when funding runs out at midnight.
Nothing is inevitable, but I would say it's probably likely.
And if it does happen, Trump says he and his budget director intend to make it painful for Democrats.
We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible.
How might the White House use a shutdown to pressure Democrats?
that are bad for them and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like.
It's not clear whether this threat is a negotiating tactic or a plan about to be executed. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.
Democrats are refusing to back Republicans' short-term government funding bill. They want to force them to negotiate on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Why are Democrats opposing the short-term funding bill over ACA subsidies?
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, says it is Republicans who own the impasse because she says they cut health care.
Remember a year ago right now, Donald Trump kept promising and promising that on day one, he would lower costs for families. Instead, now what the Republicans and Donald Trump have done is rip away health care from 15 million Americans and drive up health insurance premiums for tens of millions more.
She spoke to NPR's Morning Edition. Attorney General Pamela Bondi says the Trump administration's federal intervention in Memphis is underway, with nine arrests made yesterday and more than 200 officers, quote, special deputized, with a joint operations center up and running.
How are South Dakota public broadcasters responding to the end of federal public media funding?
Earlier today in a speech to generals in Virginia, Trump said he would use the military to defend against a, quote, horrible plague that's taking place from within. Tennessee's Republican governor says personnel from more than a dozen federal agencies will start arriving this week. The governor of Louisiana says he welcomes National Guard in his state, and he's made a request for troops to patrol some cities. Brooke Thornton with member station WRKF has this report.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced on national television he's asked President Trump to send 1,000 troops to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport.
What federal actions are underway in Memphis and why are troops being requested in Louisiana?
But crime analyst Jeff Asher says so far this year, New Orleans has set to have the lowest number of murders through September since 1970. Carjackings, shootings, and auto thefts are also down significantly.
Overall, we've seen a dramatic decline in New Orleans crime numbers.
Asher says crime levels in Baton Rouge and Shreveport have also seen significant declines. He says having trained law enforcement officers like state troopers assist makes more sense than deploying soldiers. For NPR News, I'm Brooke Thorington in Baton Rouge.
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Who will be affected by the government phasing out paper checks and when does it start?
A day after Trump announced a peace plan for Gaza with the backing of Israel's prime minister, Hamas has responded, saying it will discuss the proposal within the militant group and other Palestinian factions before deciding. This summer, Republicans in Congress and Trump acted to end federal funding for public media. That funding stops tomorrow. NPR's David Fogenflik traveled to South Dakota, where public broadcasters are making deep cuts as they chart a new course.
South Dakota Public Broadcasting owns NPR and PBS stations. Julie Overgaard is its executive director.
We're not a huge staff. And, you know, it's like a cookie or a pie and you keep trimming around the edges. But $2.3 million, there is no way to trim around that.
Certain programs were off the table. OverGuard promised lawmakers no touching its extensive schedule of high school sports and fine arts activities, nor its gavel-to-gavel coverage of state government. The station had 11 journalists. It's down to four.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
Will a government shutdown happen tonight and what did President Trump say?
0:20–0:49
3
How might the White House use a shutdown to pressure Democrats?
0:49–1:14
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Why are Democrats opposing the short-term funding bill over ACA subsidies?
1:14–1:58
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How are South Dakota public broadcasters responding to the end of federal public media funding?
1:58–2:36
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What federal actions are underway in Memphis and why are troops being requested in Louisiana?
2:36–3:17
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Who will be affected by the government phasing out paper checks and when does it start?
3:17–4:55