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NPR speaks with Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., about the impasse over the budget and the possibility of a government shutdown Wednesday. -
The government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday if Congress can't reach a deal, reactions to President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, Trump and Hegseth to meet with top military officials.
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Before the U.S. suspended visitor visas for Palestinians in August, one helped change a young woman's life. NPR speaks to her and the American surgeon who saved her leg.
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Federal funding cuts to public media go into effect Wednesday. A South Dakota station explains what it's had to do as local stations across the country adjust to the loss.
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Electronic Arts, the video game publisher behind titles like "Madden NFL" and "The Sims," says it has agreed to be acquired by a group of investors in a deal worth $55 billion.
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Taylor Swift talks about her music in terms of eras. A new University of Minnesota study found the way she speaks has also changed over the course of her career.
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Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next. -
Tuesday is Orange Shirt Day, when communities honor the survivors of U.S. Indian boarding schools and their descendants. -
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting." -
The last government shutdown was in 2018 during President Trump's first term. Republicans controlled Congress and needed Democrats to pass a spending bill -- just like now. But a lot has changed.
