Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. The House of Representatives is expected to approve legislation later today. It would end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S.
Chapter 2: What legislation is the House of Representatives expected to approve?
history. NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports few Democrats are expected to back the bill.
The Senate approved a bill that would fund most agencies through the end of January and include full-year funding for veterans programs and food assistance. Most Democrats criticized the deal for failing to address expiring health care subsidies.
The top Senate Republican did pledge to hold a vote in December on a health care bill, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says he won't guarantee a House vote. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is urging fellow Democrats to vote no. We're not going to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the health care of the American people.
If the House approves the measure, it will head to the White House for the president's signature, ending the shutdown.
Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol. The U.S. Supreme Court is postponing its decision on whether the federal government must fully fund SNAP food assistance. The delay lasts until late Thursday. That could give Congress time to end the shutdown. NPR's Tovia Smith reports if the shutdown ends, the SNAP issue would no longer be relevant for the high court.
The Trump administration had asked the court to block a lower court order forcing the government to fully fund SNAP benefits, saying that was not the judiciary's call. The administration pressed the case, even as it acknowledged that the deal now advancing to end the shutdown would restore full funding.
One lawyer for the administration told a lower court that would happen as soon as 24 hours later. The Supreme Court did not speak to the merits of the case, but in a three-sentence order, it did note that Justice Katonji Brown Jackson, who allowed a previous pause while the case was on appeal, would not have allowed the Trump administration to continue avoiding false SNAP payments.
Tovia Smith, NPR News.
The government shutdown continues to slow airline traffic. There are nearly 900 flight cancellations so far today. according to the tracking site FlightAware.com. Yesterday, more than 1,200 flights were canceled. President Trump is defending visas for foreign skilled workers who come to the U.S., The visa program is called H-1B.
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