Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder.
Chapter 2: What are the latest updates on SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown?
The back and forth over SNAP benefits is leaving millions of Americans who rely on government food assistance in limbo. And Philadelphia SNAP recipient Fran Cooper says she wants Washington to get its act together.
This is not good for people. I never thought at 73 I'd be living like this. It's not good. It puts a lot of stress on you.
Payment of food aid benefits remains on hold amid the government shutdown. Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request for a temporary stay of a court order to fully fund SNAP, while an appeal of a lower court order plays out. In Washington, senators will be working this weekend for the first time since the government shutdown more than a month ago.
A deal, though, remains elusive. Travelers at the nation's airports facing a second day of flight cuts. Yesterday, airlines canceled at least 1,000 flights to comply with an order from the Federal Aviation Administration. Imperious Joel Rose reports the agency says the cuts are necessary to keep the nation's airspace safe during the shutdown.
The FAA has ordered airlines to phase in these cuts gradually, starting with 4 percent of flights at high-traffic airports this weekend and ramping up to 10 percent next week. The agency is dealing with staffing shortages of air traffic controllers during the government shutdown. And Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned there could be even bigger cuts ahead. Here he is speaking to Fox News.
We're going to have to continue to assess the pressure in the airspace and make decisions that may again move us from 10 percent to 15 percent, maybe to 20.
The FAA wants to cut air traffic at 40 major airports, including Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas. But the effects will ripple out to many smaller airports with flights that connect to those major hubs. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
A federal judge in Oregon has permanently blocked President Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. The judge issued a 106-page order saying that the president does not have a lawful basis to federalize the Guard. Former President Joe Biden denounced President Trump's policies and celebrated this week's Democratic victories in a speech in Omaha Friday.
Fred Knapp of Nebraska Public Media reports.
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Chapter 3: How is the FAA managing flight cuts during the government shutdown?
I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News.