Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. The federal government shutdown is over. The House passed a short-term spending bill and sent the measure to the president last night.
Chapter 2: What led to the end of the federal government shutdown?
He signed it last night. President Trump blamed Democrats for the 43-day government shutdown.
We're sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion because that's what it was. They tried to extort, the Democrats tried to extort our country.
The short-term bill funds most of the government through the end of January. Some programs and agencies get funding through the end of next September. That includes the federal nutrition program SNAP. It also reverses federal government layoffs and provides back pay for furloughed government employees. The shutdown has ended without a solution for spiking health insurance premiums.
Democrats have demanded Republicans restore subsidies for the premiums. to win their support for the spending bill and end the shutdown. But that didn't happen. And Pierre-Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that means the 24 million people enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans are in a difficult situation.
The enhanced premium subsidies that have kept costs down for enrollees expire at the end of the year. Without them, costs are going up. For Amy Jackson of Butler, Missouri, her premium is going from under $300 a month to $1,250. She's not sure congressional lawmakers understand. You know, for them, $1,000 is probably nothing. It's probably what they blow on dinner.
But for me, that's half of my wage.
You know, I just can't swing that.
She has breast cancer and is trying to get as much treatment as possible into this calendar year. She's been calling her representatives and telling them that people like her need help now. Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
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Chapter 3: How will the new spending bill affect federal programs?
NPR has learned the British government is withholding some intelligence from the U.S. military. NPR's Quill Lawrence reports it's out of concern over U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean.
Intelligence sharing between the U.S. and Britain has a storied history going back to World War II, and that relationship continues. But according to an official who is not authorized to speak publicly, the U.K. has begun denying certain intelligence sharing requests out of concern over U.S. military actions in the Caribbean because they do not align with British foreign policy.
The White House declined to comment. This was first reported by CNN, and in response, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on social media that his government will stop sharing intelligence with the U.S. until the strikes on the boat stop.
The Trump administration claims the military has the right to kill even unarmed drug smugglers on suspicion because it has labeled them terrorist enemy combatants. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed questions about intelligence sharing after a meeting of G7 counterparts. Rubio says nothing has changed with the U.S. operations in the region. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. This is the 10th anniversary of the attack in Paris on the Bataclan Theater and other sites.
The coordinated terrorist attacks, including on a stadium, killed 132 people and injured hundreds of others. Commemorations today will be led by French President Emmanuel Macron. The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is stepping down when his term ends early next year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports he was the first African American to lead one of the 12 regional Fed banks.
Rafael Bostic has served as president of the Atlanta Fed for the last eight years. In addition to taking part in the central bank's interest rate decisions, he's overseen activities of the bank in a region that covers all or part of six southeastern states. The terms of all 12 regional Fed presidents expire in February.
Those who decide to stay on will have to be confirmed by the Fed's Board of Governors here in Washington. While President Trump will choose the next Fed chairman and any new members of the governing board, leaders of the regional Fed banks are chosen by regional boards of directors, typically drawn from local businesses.
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Chapter 4: What challenges do Affordable Care Act enrollees face after the shutdown?
Regional Fed bank presidents get a rotating vote on interest rates. The president of the Atlanta Fed's next turn comes in 2027. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Forecasters say a huge storm is pouring into California. It's an atmospheric river that will bring heavy rain and powerful winds to the state through the weekend. There's a big threat of flash flooding. Los Angeles officials are evacuating people from areas scorched by wildfires. There's no foliage in the burn scar areas to hold back life-threatening debris flows.
I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.