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What is the current status of the federal government shutdown?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. It's the second week of the federal government shutdown. Congress remains deadlocked as another Senate vote on spending bills to fund the government failed again today. Both sides blame the other. House Speaker Mike Johnson.
We just need a stopgap measure to give us a little more time to get the job of Congress done. They refuse to do it because they're playing politics.
Democrats want an extension of healthcare subsidies. Republicans say it's too expensive. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
We're on day eight of the Republican healthcare crisis, a crisis that has been visited upon the American people for months.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed, but there are many who are deemed essential and are working, including air traffic controllers. And a shortage of those workers is leading to delays at major airports causing problems for travelers.
How is the federal workforce affected by the government shutdown?
Nick Daniels is president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.
What they're working under is one of the lowest morale times in history. They're going to work. They know they're short-staffed already. The pressure that's on top of them, they work with unreliable equipment. And all those things add up to the stress and complexity of one of the most high-consequence jobs in the entire world.
Speaking there to NPR's Morning Edition. Hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas are outside Chicago today and could be in Memphis soon amid President Trump's crackdown on people in the U.S. illegally. This despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. Trump today said Pritzker and Chicago's Mayor Brandon Johnson should be jailed for opposing National Guard troops in the city. The Guard's exact mission isn't clear, though Trump, who's called Chicago a hellhole, has said he wants to protect immigration facilities from protesters. In Memphis, the city's police chief says a small group of commanders is already there planning for their arrival of guard troops the Tennessee's Republican governor welcomes.
What actions is President Trump taking regarding immigration enforcement?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says his office is launching undercover investigations into what he's calling leftist violence in the state. From Member Station KERA, Caroline Love has more.
Ken Paxton calls far-left political violence a clear and present danger and cites the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as an example. Extremism expert Jason Blazakis from the Middlebury Institute says the Trump administration has cut funding for federal programs aimed at preventing terrorism and violence. President Trump recently declared the Antifa movement a domestic terrorist organization. For NPR News, I'm Caroline Love.
And President Trump is holding a roundtable meeting this afternoon on Antifa. Wall Street's trading higher at this hour. The Dow is up 23 points. The Nasdaq is up 203 points. The S&P 500 up 33. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Danish government is proposing to ban social media for children under the age of 15. As Esme Nicholson reports, it follows an earlier announcement to ban mobile phones in schools.
In a speech to parliamentarians, Denmark's Prime Minister Meta Frederiksen said mobile phones and social media are stealing our children's childhoods, adding that by allowing their use, we have unleashed a monster.
How is Denmark addressing children's use of social media?
She said many children have difficulty reading and that screens and social media expose young people to things they should not have to see. Earlier this year, Denmark's Wellbeing Commission found that 94% of Danish 7th graders had a social media profile, despite not being 13, the minimum age for many social media platforms. The proposed restrictions follow similar measures in some other countries, such as Australia. For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the current status of the federal government shutdown?
0:00–1:11
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How is the federal workforce affected by the government shutdown?
1:11–2:11
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What actions is President Trump taking regarding immigration enforcement?
2:11–3:38
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How is Denmark addressing children's use of social media?
3:38–4:50
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What health risks are associated with certain HelloFresh meals?
4:50–4:53