NPR News: 09-30-2025 7AM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
What are the immediate stakes as Congress races to avoid a government shutdown?
Congress is up against the clock to avoid a government shutdown at midnight. A White House meeting on Monday with top House and Senate leaders ended without a bipartisan compromise. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says the next move is up to Republicans.
We've made to the president some proposals. Our Republican leaders will have to talk to them about them, but ultimately he's the decision maker.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is backing a short-term funding measure that he says will give lawmakers more time to negotiate.
A short-term, non-partisan, continuing resolution. It's only 24 pages in length. Leader Thune has a copy if you want to see the exhibit. There's nothing partisan in here. No policy writers, none of our big party preferences.
If no deal is reached by midnight, many federal workers will be furloughed and others could be fired. It will be the first government shutdown since 2018. President Trump has unveiled what he calls a comprehensive plan to end the war in Gaza and promote broader peace in the region. Israel has accepted the plan. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports Trump says he's now waiting on Hamas.
The 20-point plan calls for the release of all hostages within 72 hours and says Gaza will be a, quote, de-radicalized, terror-free zone. The UN and international aid groups will be able to bring in food and humanitarian goods into Gaza, which will be run by a new transitional authority. President Trump says the people of Israel want this war to end.
They say two things. Please get the hostages back and please end the war.
What proposals emerged from the White House meeting and why did talks stall?
They've had it.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the plan achieves Israel's war aims, a Gaza that won't be run by Hamas or the Palestinian Authority. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
Paid leave ends today for some of the federal workers who accepted the Trump administration's fork-in-the-road buyout offer. NPR's Andrea Hsu reports.
Between January and April, roughly 150,000 federal employees agreed to resign from their jobs in exchange for pay and benefits through at least September. A number of them told NPR they did not want to quit their jobs, but did so out of fear that they would be laid off or forced to relocate if they stayed. While some of them have found new jobs right away, others are struggling to even land interviews. In the Washington, D.C. area, the market is flooded with former federal employees, and the situation could soon get worse if there's a government shutdown. The White House says a funding lapse could be an opportunity to further slash roles that don't align with the president's priorities. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
This is NPR News in Washington. Prosecutors in New York are urging a federal judge to sentence music mogul Sean Diddy Combs to more than 11 years in prison. They filed their sentencing recommendation this morning, along with letters from some of his accusers. Combs has remained jailed since he was convicted on prostitution-related charges in July. New data show fewer people are traveling out of state for abortions. NPR's Katie Riddle has more on a report from the Guttmacher Institute.
After the procedure became illegal in some places, the number of women who traveled out of state in order to have abortions spiked. Data from the Guttmacher Institute, that's an organization that supports abortion rights, showed that number doubled. But now that trend may be reversing. A new report from Guttmacher showed a 5% decline in the number of women traveling out of state for abortions.
How would a short-term continuing resolution affect federal workers and agencies?
in the first half of 2025. Experts say that it's become harder to get the procedure at brick-and-mortar facilities. At the same time, they say, laws that allow people to use telehealth have improved access to abortion medication through the mail, even in states where the procedure is restricted.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
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What are the immediate stakes as Congress races to avoid a government shutdown?
0:20–2:00
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What proposals emerged from the White House meeting and why did talks stall?
2:00–4:10
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How would a short-term continuing resolution affect federal workers and agencies?
4:10–4:53