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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 Corva Coleman. The federal government shutdown is now more than three weeks old. Democrats and Republicans have not agreed on a spending bill to bring it to an end. Senate Republican Leader John Thune plans to bring up legislation to pay some federal staffers. Most are missing paychecks. Some are turning to food pantries for help. From Member Station WAMU, Jenny Abamu reports from a food distribution site in Maryland.
Lines of federal workers waiting for food boxes wrapped around the grocery store and into the neighborhood. The county is home to more than 60,000 federal workers. Jay, a furloughed federal employee who only wanted to use his first name out of fear of losing his job, says he has a one and a five-year-old at home.
Kids, they eat a lot. And then you try to get them stuff that's healthy as well. It's a lot on the parents.
This is the first in a series of food drives specifically for federal workers across the D.C. metro area. It started with 300 boxes for 150 families but ran out halfway through distribution. Organizers say they're doubling the number of boxes for the rest of the week. For NPR News, I'm Jenny Abamu in Hyattsville, Maryland.
President Trump says that he won't hold a potential meeting with Russian President Putin after all about Russia's war in Ukraine.
I don't want to have a wasted meeting. I don't want to have a waste of time. So I'll see what happens.
Trump and Putin were talking about meeting in Hungary. That has now been postponed. Meanwhile, overnight, Russia fired more missiles and drones at Ukraine. At least two people were killed in Ukraine's capital, Kiev. Vice President J.D. Vance met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today. Vance is working to support the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected in Israel tomorrow. As artificial intelligence becomes more capable... The fear isn't just that people will lose their jobs, it's that their skills might lose value. A new survey by the Business Council shows that 81% of CEOs said,
How are federal workers coping with the shutdown's impact?
that they expect artificial intelligence to fundamentally change most job roles in their organization within five years. NPR's Windsor Johnston has more.
A growing number of companies are adopting AI tools to handle tasks once done by humans, from customer service to basic administrative work. Chris Williams, a workforce strategist who studies the impact of automation, calls this a new phase of disruption.
I think the real question is what is value? In the past, where value was seen as like your ability to answer a question, I think that's soon going to be overtaken by AI. We see this across a lot of different areas.
Williams says skills like critical thinking and ethical decision-making will matter more than ever because those are the things that AI still can't replicate. For workers in at-risk jobs, the challenge is clear. Adapt or be replaced. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The chair of the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department. Committee Chair Jim Jordan wants the agency to investigate former CIA Director John Brennan. This is for allegedly lying to Congress. The referral is linked to Brennan's testimony about reviews of Russian interference in U.S. elections. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sent a letter to Trump administration officials. They're asking for a pause on the demolition of part of the east wing of the White House. President Trump wants to build a huge ballroom. The group says the administration needs to follow building plans and it's worried construction will harm the historic nature of the White House.
Americans are expected to spend a record $13 billion on Halloween this year. From Northwest Public Broadcasting, Lauren Patterson tells us where some of that cash is going.
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