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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. The U.S. Senate has again failed to pass a funding bill as the major parties blame each other for the partial government shutdown. President Trump says he is open to a deal on health care, but only after the government is fully reopened. Here's White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt.
We are backing a clean and nonpartisan funding bill with no strings attached to reopen the government. Democrats should do what they did 13 separate times under Joe Biden and vote for this exact same type of funding bill.
Democrats say their only issue is the extension of health care subsidies that will expire at the end of the year, triggering sharply higher medical insurance premiums. They also are facing pressure from their base to stand firm. The Federal Aviation Administration is reporting staffing shortages at air traffic control towers in Burbank, California, Newark, New Jersey, and in Denver, Colorado. The shortages are causing flight delays in those cities. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns that the government shutdown is forcing controllers to worry about paying bills while trying to keep the flying public safe. The Trump administration is being sued over efforts to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago.
Details from NPR's Joe Hernandez.
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago are asking a judge to stop the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard. They also want the administration barred from sending National Guard members from any other states, including Texas, to Illinois. The administration's decision to federalize the Illinois Guard over the weekend comes after weeks of threats by Trump to send troops into Chicago, which he's characterized as overrun with crime. Local and state leaders say there's no need for the National Guard in Chicago and that Trump is abusing his power. Meanwhile, a federal judge in Oregon over the weekend temporarily blocked the administration from deploying National Guard troops from within the state or outside of it to Portland.
What recent events led to the government shutdown?
Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
Lawmakers in Utah have drawn a new congressional map as ordered by a federal court. From member station KUER, Hugo Ricard-Bell reports from Salt Lake City.
Utah is undergoing a redistricting process after a judge ruled its maps were unconstitutional. Map C won in a 56-17 final House vote in a special legislative session, but Democrat and Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla told the state Senate she is unimpressed.
I do believe in this specific map does not follow redistricting standards and requirements of Prop 4.
In an email sent out to its members, the state's Republican Party described Map C as, quote, needed to stop the Democrats. But Redistricting Committee co-chair and Republican Senator Scott Sandel also said it is the option that best follows the law. For NPR News, I'm Hugo Ricard-Bell in Salt Lake City.
This is NPR. Attorneys representing Sean Combs say their client should serve his four-year sentence in a low-security facility. The lawyers say Combs would be able to undergo treatment there for drug abuse. Combs was convicted of two prostitution-related charges. He was acquitted of racketeering. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal of her conviction of sexually abusing minors. Maxwell is serving 20 years in prison for conspiring with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Her attorney says the non-prosecution agreement that Epstein received in 2007 should also apply to Maxwell. Epstein died in a New York lockup in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Car seat maker Evenflo is recalling the Revolve 360 slim child seat because of a choking hazard. As NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports, more than 300,000 car seats in the United States have the defect.
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