Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Chapter 2: What events marked Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery?
Veterans Day commemorated at Arlington National Cemetery. NPR's Tamara Keith reports President Trump paid tribute to the men and women who served in the U.S. military.
President Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before delivering remarks thanking America's military veterans for their service. We want to also say thank you for carrying America's fate on your strong, very broad, proud shoulders. Each of you has earned the respect and the gratitude of our entire nation.
Trump did take a quick detour to celebrate what he called a win for Republican leaders in Congress getting a deal to reopen the government. The House of Representatives is set to vote on a short-term funding measure as soon as tomorrow. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.
Airports across the country have started donation drives to support federal workers who are not getting paid during the government shutdown. Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clemons reports they include rural states such as Wyoming.
Shelley Biesel works at an airport near Gillette, the biggest city around for over 100 miles. She says the work their 12 TSA agents do helps keep the lights on in a hub that supports other aspects of rural life. At least one agent had to get a second job to support his family, she says. Plus, even if the shutdown ends later this week, TSA workers will still miss two more paychecks.
For NPR News, I'm Chris Clements in Laramie.
Millions of people across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. began the day experiencing some of the coldest weather yet this season. Gusty chills and several inches of snow blanketed areas along the eastern Great Lakes. By this morning, balmy weather turned to bone-chilling temps for as many as 18 million people across the southeast. In Florida, officials issued advisories for iguanas.
It started to freeze and drop from trees as temperatures fell across the state. Jacksonville experienced something it never had before, temperatures as low as 28 degrees. Iraq has held parliamentary elections. Jane Araf with details.
An election boycott by the movement led by Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr led to relatively low turnout. As in other elections, Iran-backed parties dominated the political scene in central and south Iraq. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who came to power with support from Iran-backed parties, but also maintains good relations with the U.S., is hoping for a second term.
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