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How did the White House and Republicans explain the government shutdown today?
Vance came to the White House press briefing today to make the Republican case for ending the government shutdown a As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, most Democrats are withholding votes on funding legislation to negotiate an extension in tax credits to help make health insurance more affordable.
Both sides are trying to convince the public that the other party is to blame for the shutdown. And Vice President Vance used the briefing to repeatedly blame Senate Democrats.
They're trying to take a hostage and we're not going to let them.
On the issue of health care, he says that's not a conversation for right now.
We think that we can open the government and then have the conversation about what best health care policy to fit the needs of the American people. That's all we're trying to do. That's all we're trying to accomplish. We've got to reopen the government first.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are willing to sit down with anyone, anywhere to negotiate, but that's not happening. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
Thousands of misconduct cases filed against federal prison employees have been left unresolved for years. That's according to a report released this week from the Government Accountability Office. As NPR's Meg Anderson reports, that backlog of cases can have consequences for other aspects of prison life.
According to the GAO, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has more than 12,000 employee misconduct cases waiting to be looked into. About one-third of those cases have been open for three or more years. That matters because if a guard is being investigated, they're often pulled off their rounds while the case is open. That's according to Greta Goodwin, who directs the GAO's Homeland Security and Justice team.
That does not help BOP staffing challenges because that's one less guard who is available to do the work that needs to be done at BOP.
Why are Democrats withholding votes over health insurance tax credits?
Goodwin says that can affect things like employee well-being and programming and health care for prisoners. Meg Anderson, NPR News.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must continue to provide millions of dollars in disaster funds to states. NPR's Rebecca Herscher reports the affected states are all currently run by Democrats.
The funds in question come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA. They total about $233 million and are used to train and pay salaries for local first responders, among other things. The money is supposed to go to 11 states, including California, New York, and Illinois— as well as Washington, D.C. The Trump administration is trying to block those states from receiving the funds in what Democrats say is an attempt to punish jurisdictions for not cooperating with immigration enforcement efforts. The states sued to retain the funding.
How did the GAO describe the backlog of federal prison employee misconduct cases?
Now, a judge says the money must continue to flow while the lawsuit moves through the courts. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.
Stocks rose to more record highs today. The S&P 500 climbed three-tenths of a percent to top its prior all-time high, which was set last week. This is NPR News. Investigators in Colorado are reviewing the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, which was ruled a suicide. There's no new evidence suggesting foul play in Thompson's death, but county sheriff's office started the review at the request of his widow, Anita Thompson. Thompson popularized a first-person form of gonzo journalism in articles and books like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. A harbor seal has about 100 whiskers, and it can use them to sense the water movements left by the fish it wants to eat. Ari Daniel explains understanding how those whiskers work could help engineers design underwater robots.
Rainbow trout can camouflage their swimming by bending into a C-shape and spinning off two vortex rings in opposite directions.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:19
2
How did the White House and Republicans explain the government shutdown today?
0:19–2:05
3
Why are Democrats withholding votes over health insurance tax credits?
2:05–2:56
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How did the GAO describe the backlog of federal prison employee misconduct cases?
2:56–4:35
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What did the federal judge rule about FEMA disaster funds to states?
4:35–4:53