NPR News: 10-03-2025 2AM EDT
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How is the partial government shutdown being blamed by House Speaker Mike Johnson?
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Democrats are to blame for the pain that Americans are feeling from the partial government shutdown.
It is selfish, it is reprehensible, and it is exactly the opposite of what they have all said themselves in their own words very passionately every day until now.
Congressional Democrats are insisting on an extension of expiring health care tax credits in exchange for supporting a temporary budget plan.
What are Democrats demanding in exchange for a temporary budget plan?
President Trump says the government shutdown gives him an opportunity to cut more waste. Trump says he's meeting with Budget Director Russ Volt to identify more potential spending cuts. Volt is author of The Project 2025. the Heritage Foundation's far-right blueprint for giving the executive branch more power. Some North Carolina lawmakers are worried that a prolonged government shutdown could threaten disaster response. From Blue Ridge Public Radio, Gerard Albert has more.
How could the shutdown affect North Carolina's disaster response funds?
North Carolina Senator Tom Tillis says the fund balance is, quote, dangerously low and could prevent some financial aid to Western North Carolina communities harmed by Hurricane Helene, as well as any disasters that might occur during a shutdown.
We have storms in the Atlantic and more storms forming off the coast of Africa, and we are not prepared for another major disaster should it hit this weekend. Nor do we have the money that we need to help communities across this country.
The fund balance is currently at $1.4 billion, according to the latest monthly report. The continuing resolution that the Senate has voted down would add $22.5 billion to that fund. For NPR News, I'm Gerard Albert III.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved another generic version of the abortion drug, Mifepristone. As NPR's Katie Riddle reports, the decision comes at a time when the drug is under attack from abortion opponents.
Why did the FDA approve another generic mifepristone and what controversy surrounds it?
These kinds of approvals are typical when a drug's patent is up. If a generic drug maker shows its version is equivalent to the original, the FDA, by law, has to act. But with the Mifepristone, the decision is controversial as it induces abortion. Medication abortion accounts for more than half of the abortions in the United States. Given its widespread use, anti-abortion advocates have been working to limit Mifepristone's availability in recent years. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently called for a review of its, quote, safety and efficacy. Scores of studies have found the drug to be effective and safe. Katie Riddle, NPR News.
What is the situation at the Chevron refinery fire in El Segundo and its immediate impacts?
A massive fire is burning at a Chevron oil refinery in El Segundo, California, near Los Angeles. There are no immediate reports of injuries. and crews are working to keep the flames from spreading. The facility employs around 1,500 workers. U.S. futures are flat, and after-hours trading on Wall Street on Asia-Pacific market shares are mixed. This is NPR. British authorities say they've arrested three people on suspicion of terrorism in wake of an attack in Manchester, England.
What recent international incidents are being reported from Manchester, Paris strikes, and Putin's remarks on Ukraine?
A motorist rammed a car into a crowd outside of a synagogue and fatally stabbed two bystanders. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Briton Jihad al-Shami, was shot and killed at the scene. The Eiffel Tower is closed because of another day of strikes. As NPR's Eleanor Beersley reports, the protests are aimed at France's new prime minister.
Sébastien Le Cornu is Macron's fourth prime minister in a little over a year. He, too, is from the president's center-right camp. The last two prime ministers were deposed in no-confidence votes. Teachers, train drivers and other public sector workers have walked off the job and into the streets to protest for the second time since the beginning of the school year. There are some 250 union-led marches across France. The head of France's largest and most left-wing union said Macron cannot continue governing against the will of the people.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
How is the partial government shutdown being blamed by House Speaker Mike Johnson?
0:20–0:46
3
What are Democrats demanding in exchange for a temporary budget plan?
0:46–1:13
4
How could the shutdown affect North Carolina's disaster response funds?
1:13–2:12
5
Why did the FDA approve another generic mifepristone and what controversy surrounds it?
2:12–2:50
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What is the situation at the Chevron refinery fire in El Segundo and its immediate impacts?
2:50–3:22
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What recent international incidents are being reported from Manchester, Paris strikes, and Putin's remarks on Ukraine?
3:22–4:54