Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shae Stevens.
Chapter 2: What updates are there on the longest government shutdown in American history?
The longest government shutdown in American history may soon end. The House is expected to vote today on a bipartisan measure to reopen, and President Trump says he'll sign it. More from NPR's Sam Greenglass.
The House has not held any votes since well before the shutdown began 42 days ago.
Chapter 3: How is the redistricting process impacting political dynamics in Utah and Kansas?
But after the Senate voted late Monday on a deal to reopen the government, House leadership called members back to Washington. The agreement funds most of the government through January 30th and select agencies through the end of next September, as well as guarantees back pay to federal workers. workers and reverses firings carried out by the Trump administration while the government was closed.
Chapter 4: What weather changes are affecting the southeastern U.S. this week?
The deal also came with the promise of a Senate vote on the expiring Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, setting up a contentious debate on health care in the coming weeks. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
A Utah judge has rejected the state's redrawn congressional map, saying it's said to favor Republicans. Judge Diana Gibson also adopted an alternative proposal to create a Democratic-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Chapter 5: How is the European Union enhancing its intelligence-gathering capabilities?
Meanwhile, in Kansas, Republican leaders say they do not have the votes needed to call a special session for redistricting. President Trump has urged GOP-led states to create more seats to help the party retain its majority in Congress. The record low temperature is being reported in the southeast, and the first snow of the season may make it seem as if winter has come early for parts of the U.S.
But NPR's Giles Snyder reports that the freezing temperatures are on the way out.
The National Weather Service says the unseasonably cold weather will gradually come to an end. Forecasters say temperatures will moderate toward normal for the second part of the week in the southeast, which was hit by a major cold snap that affected states like Florida, Alabama and Georgia. Significant snow fell further north.
Icy interstate bridges led to multiple interstate crashes in West Virginia.
Chapter 6: What is California's CareCourt and how is it impacting mental health treatment?
NPR's Giles Snyder. The European Union aims to ramp up its intelligence-gathering capabilities in light of new threats. Terry Schultz reports that the plan is not likely to receive a unanimous welcome.
The European Commission, the EU's executive branch, says it wants to make better use of information gathered by national spy agencies across the 27 members of the bloc. European Commission spokesperson Balazs Ujvari says the plan to set up a separate intelligence cell is still at an early stage, driven by rising geopolitical challenges.
The world is changing and we have to strengthen our security and intelligence capabilities and It is in this context that we are coming forward with this new initiative.
It's not the first time such a plan has been suggested, but pushes for more coordination have failed, in part because some EU governments are not eager to share more intelligence with EU officials or each other. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.
This is NPR. The defence minister in Turkey says there were no survivors among the 20 personnel aboard a military cargo plane that crashed. The C-130 aircraft was heading home from Azerbaijan Tuesday when it went down near that country's border with Georgia. Turkey often uses C-130s to transport armed forces and for logistics.
California is two years into a mental health experiment called CareCourt, which allows judges to order people with psychotic illnesses into treatment. From member station KQED, April Demboski reports on new data suggesting that counties are focused more on coaxing people into care and less on coercion.
Statewide data show only 19 people have been court-ordered into treatment, while more than 600 have entered care voluntarily. That's due in part to new California state funding that pays outreach workers to persuade patients to accept help before forcing them into it. Orange County social worker Giovanni Figueroa says it can take dozens of visits to build trust.
When they see you one time, two times, three times, then they realize, like, oh, wow, they really are here to help me. They actually do care, and I'm not invisible.
As he sees it, the success of CareCourt is getting people to accept treatment before a judge has to order it. For NPR News, I'm April Domboski in Orange County.
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