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What are the latest developments in the U.S. government shutdown?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. For the fifth time, the U.S. Senate has rejected dueling spending bills to end the partial government shutdown. Minority leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats are still ready to negotiate a plan to extend health care tax credits that expire at the end of the year.
Frankly, what should happen now is this. The president should lean on Speaker Johnson to relent on his extreme refusal to negotiate.
How are state governments responding to federal immigration policies?
It's not a sustainable position for the Speaker to literally shut the entire House down and not do anything to solve this crisis.
Three Democrats broke with their party today to support the GOP spending bill, but it wasn't enough to get the 60 votes needed for passage. The partial government shutdown is now in its second week. Illinois and Chicago are suing the Trump administration to block what Governor J.B. Pritzker calls a, quote, unconstitutional invasion. From member station WBEZ, Mawa Iqbal reports that a federal judge is delaying his ruling on the matter.
A federal judge in Chicago is giving the Trump administration until Thursday to respond to the lawsuit.
What new obesity drug options are available at Costco?
The president has been threatening to send military members to Chicago for months in order to, quote, maintain order while federal agents ramp up immigration enforcement. Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state will use every lever to resist.
They think they can fool us all into thinking that the way to get out of this crisis that they created is is to give them free reign. Well, that plan will only work if we let it.
A federal judge in Oregon has barred the president from sending National Guard members to Oregon. For NPR News, I'm Mawa Iqbal in Springfield, Illinois.
What are the current talks regarding the war in Gaza?
For $500 a month, U.S. shoppers can purchase the blockbuster obesity drug Magovi at Costco. As NPR's Sidney Lepkin reports, the big box store is dispensing the medication through its pharmacy and online.
Discounted Wigovi is now available to Costco members, as long as they're not using their health insurance. With insurance, however, the drug's copay is often less expensive. The discount program is similar to what the drug's maker, Novo Nordisk, already offers on its website. The company launched Discounted Wigovi on its direct-to-consumer platform, Novocare, and partnered with several telehealth companies last spring.
How is French politics changing with the resignation of a prime minister?
That allowed Novo Nordisk to compete with telehealth companies offering condoms, compounded obesity drugs during the Wagovi shortage. The compounded medicines, which aren't usually covered by insurance, were available for a fraction of Wagovi's sticker price of around $1,400 a month. Sydney Lepkin, NPR News.
Talks on ending the war in Gaza are set to resume Tuesday in Cairo. Israeli and Hamas officials are holding indirect talks on a plan drafted by the United States calling for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The two sides still must negotiate a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops, disarming Hamas, and a post-war government for Gaza. This is NPR.
What records is Taylor Swift's new album setting?
French President Emmanuel Macron is looking for another prime minister to replace Sébastien Lecornu, who's resigned. Lecornu had been in the post only weeks before declaring that French politics are too fractured to govern. He was France's fourth premier in less than a year. No French political party has had an outright majority since Macron dissolved Parliament last year. Taylor Swift's new album will not hit the Billboard charts until next week, but NPR's Stephen Thompson reports that it is already setting records.
Taylor Swift released her new record, The Life of a Showgirl on Friday. Just a few days later, it's shaping up to be one of 2025's biggest hits. The Life of a Showgirl was breaking records even before its release. For example, it was the most pre-saved album in the history of Spotify. Now that it's out, it's racking up new milestones.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the latest developments in the U.S. government shutdown?
0:00–0:46
2
How are state governments responding to federal immigration policies?
0:46–1:24
3
What new obesity drug options are available at Costco?
1:24–1:55
4
What are the current talks regarding the war in Gaza?
1:55–2:33
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How is French politics changing with the resignation of a prime minister?
2:33–3:15
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What records is Taylor Swift's new album setting?
3:15–4:53