Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The Senate held a rare Saturday session this weekend in an effort to end the now 40-day-long federal government shutdown. But senators went home with no solution and plan to return Sunday afternoon. At issue is a Democratic proposal to extend health care tax credits for one year.
Chapter 2: What is the current status of the federal government shutdown?
Republicans call that a non-starter. Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota says the shutdown is causing Americans to lose their trust in governments.
I think they see it in some of their local officials. I always tell my local mayors they are on the front line of trust right now because people have lost trust in a lot of what's going on on the national level. I'm well aware of that. And so I think the way you do this is you find that common ground on an individual basis.
Many SNAP food benefit recipients in California, meanwhile, continue to go without food assistance as the legal battle over how the Trump administration funds those benefits plays out. For Member Station KQED in San Francisco, Juan Carlos Lara reports.
Lisa Marie Fusco is a UC Berkeley student with disabilities who relies on SNAP. She hasn't gotten her benefits for the month, but says she's been able to rely on the community around her.
I have other students that are sharing SNAP. sharing what they have, sharing their food with me, sharing, you know, meals and things and supplies. And there's like a really big community effort I'm seeing out here. It's really amazing.
But Fusco says she's scared for those who don't have a community to rely on in this time and feels expendable in the eyes of the government. The California Department of Social Services says benefits may be further delayed as legal cases play out. For NPR News, I'm Juan Carlos Lara in San Francisco.
The Philippines is being hit by a super typhoon. The storm, named Fung Wong, is bringing sustained winds of more than 150 miles an hour, along with torrential rain. And as Ashish Valentine reports, it's the second powerful typhoon to hit the area in the past week.
Typhoon Kalmagi tore a swath through the island archipelago, leaving over 200 dead. Super typhoon Fung Wong is now barreling through the most densely populated island of Luzon. Several schools have been ordered closed and flights are already being cancelled. The storm is also forcing local authorities to suspend rescue operations for the last typhoon as they brace for yet more destruction.
The national government has declared a state of calamity. Fenghuang is expected to leave the Philippines by Tuesday and continue north to Taiwan. For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei.
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Chapter 3: How are SNAP benefits affected by the government shutdown?
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