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What is the current status of the government shutdown?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. It's day 20 of the government shutdown, making it the third longest in history. Meanwhile, congressional leaders are digging in, showing few signs of progress. NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
The Senate will return to Capitol Hill Monday after it has failed to pass the House short-term funding bill 10 times. Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer remain at loggerheads over health benefit extensions. Speaker Mike Johnson tells ABC News he won't reopen the House unless Senate Democrats help pass his short-term funding bill.
I refuse to allow us to come back and engage in anything until the government's reopened, when the Democrats do the right thing for the people.
What military actions has President Trump taken recently?
They're playing politics.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, also on ABC, criticized Johnson's move.
House Republicans are now heading into their fourth week of vacation. They continue to cancel votes.
Jeffries says congressional leaders need to meet again with President Trump to reopen the government. No meeting has been scheduled. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Several times in recent weeks, with no authorization from Congress, President Trump has ordered deadly strikes against boats in the Caribbean, which the White House says originated from Venezuela and were transporting narcotics. Last Wednesday, Trump confirmed he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia told NPR he and two other senators have introduced a resolution to prevent U.S.
How did Bolivia's recent election impact its political landscape?
ground strikes from taking place against the South American nation.
Action against a sovereign nation or an invasion of a sovereign nation is a different matter entirely. And some of those Republican members who voted against us on the boat strikes said they were nevertheless very troubled by this. And I think that degree of concern escalates dramatically when you talk about the prospect of invading another nation.
27 people have reportedly been killed. Bolivia has elected a centrist senator, Rodrigo Paz, as its next president. Paz defeated the right-wing candidate, Haja Kuroga, in Sunday's runoff vote. The election could signal an overhaul of economic policies. The BBC South America correspondent, Aoni Wells, has more.
Bolivia is facing severe fuel shortages, long queues at petrol stations, a lack of US dollars and soaring inflation.
What are the implications of Trump's warning to Colombia regarding drug production?
After years of economic decline and infighting within the ruling Socialist Party, many voters wanted change. Rodrigo Paz Pereira, a centrist senator, ran on the slogan capitalism for all. He pledged free market reforms, including lowering some taxes and import tariffs while keeping social programs for the poorest.
Two people died in Hong Kong early Monday morning when a cargo 747 jetliner apparently hit a vehicle on the runway, then skidded off that runway at the Hong Kong International Airport and ended up in the Red Sea. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. President Trump is warning Colombia's President Gustavo Petro that the U.S. will impose steep tariffs and stop hundreds of millions of dollars in aid if Colombia does not stop what Trump said is the country's drug production. Trump is also accusing Petro of being an illegal drug dealer. Petro is rejecting the charges and says he is working to slow the export of cocaine from his country. Colombia received an estimated $230 million in assistance from Washington in the fiscal year ending September 30th.
How might COVID-19 vaccines play a role in cancer treatment?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently announced the latest U.S. military strike on a vessel. Hegseth says it was carrying substantial amounts of narcotics. The COVID-19 vaccines may do more than protect people against the coronavirus. NPR's Rob Stein reports the shots may also fight cancer.
Researchers at the University of Florida studied more than 1,000 patients being treated for advanced lung and skin cancer and found that those who had gotten a COVID vaccine, in addition to powerful immune system drugs, were significantly more likely to survive than patients who hadn't gotten a COVID shot.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the current status of the government shutdown?
0:00–0:55
2
What military actions has President Trump taken recently?
0:55–1:44
3
How did Bolivia's recent election impact its political landscape?
1:44–2:38
4
What are the implications of Trump's warning to Colombia regarding drug production?
2:38–3:49
5
How might COVID-19 vaccines play a role in cancer treatment?
3:49–4:52
6
What security concerns have arisen following the Louvre theft?
4:52–4:54