Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Momentum is building in the Senate for a funding pathway that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But as NPR's Luke Garrett reports, Congress still has a long way to go.
Chapter 2: What is the current status of the U.S. government shutdown?
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the chamber plans to vote on a bill Sunday that could eventually reopen the government. The legislative package includes the House passed continuing resolution, but this version would last until the end of January. The CR would also serve as a vehicle for a partial full-year funding legislation known as a minibus.
But it remains unclear whether Democrats will sign on. Oklahoma Senator Markway Mullen, a GOP negotiator, wasn't too hopeful.
I don't expect anything from the Democrats at this point. Their demands have been so ridiculous, I don't know what they're going to do. And at this point, I frankly don't give a crap.
Democrats have pushed for an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies before they would agree to fund the government. Healthcare isn't mentioned in this latest plan. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
More flights were canceled or delayed today because of the government shutdown. The FAA ordered a reduction of flights because of a shortage of air traffic controllers forced to work without pay. Millions of Americans are getting their first blast of winter weather a bit early this year. NPR's Matt Bloom has more on a mass of Arctic air moving through the country.
Parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes region are seeing the season's first round of snowfall as a big surge of Arctic air moves southward. It's expected to bring temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average for dozens of states. Some of the coldest weather is expected Sunday night into Monday morning, when parts of Alabama, Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle could see lows dip below freezing.
The National Weather Service says the wave of Arctic air could break records for parts of the southern U.S. The cold snap is expected to last through Veterans Day Tuesday, then warm back up to more average November temperatures. Matt Bloom, NPR News.
Hamas says it's returned the body of another Israeli soldier, but it's not a soldier killed and taken into Gaza on October 7, 2023. It's a soldier from a previous Gaza conflict. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Tel Aviv.
The Israeli prime minister's office says forensic tests show the latest human remains returned to Israel belonged to Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed in action in Gaza in 2014 and then held there for more than 11 years. Goldin had become a national symbol. His parents waged a long public campaign. A hostage forum says the, quote, people of Israel have walked beside them in their struggle.
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