Politics & Government

Tourists board a shuttle into Zion National Park, in Utah. The state government will pay for the park to stay open during the government shutdown, in order to keep tourist revenue flowing to nearby towns.

Some states pick up the tab to keep national parks open during federal shutdown

12:03pm September 30, 2023

by Sean Higgins

Don't cancel that camping trip just yet: Utah, Arizona, and Colorado state governments will foot the bill to keep some national parks open — and tourist dollars flowing — during the shutdown.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin on the Democrats' role in negotiations over a shutdown

8:22am September 30, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., about negotiations to avoid a shutdown of the federal government at midnight.

The government shutdown is likely to begin at midnight on Saturday

7:57am September 30, 2023

On Capitol Hill, time is running out and a government shutdown looks likely at the end of the day Saturday, Sept. 30.

A stoplight is seen in front of the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The government has begun to inform workers of an impending shutdown that could see millions of federal employees and military personnel sent home or working without pay.

D.C. has a lot of federal workers. A government shutdown would have big impacts

7:00am September 30, 2023

by Margaret Barthel

The Washington, D.C., region is home to about 400,000 federal employees, plus members of the military and government contractors. In a government shutdown, they face no pay and lots of uncertainty.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pauses as he addresses reporters about efforts to pass appropriations bills and avert a looming government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. He is joined at right by House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas.

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How the far right could remove McCarthy and why his fate could be in Democrats' hands

5:00am September 30, 2023

by Susan Davis

At least one House Republican, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, is publicly threatening to offer a resolution to try to remove the speaker. Here's how that procedural motion would work.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continues to battle a group of conservatives who oppose any short-term spending bill ahead of a likely government shutdown.

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House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming

8:51pm September 29, 2023

by Deirdre Walsh

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal to keep agencies funded through November 17 and instead moved a GOP bill that linked another month of spending with border security.

Chagos refugees continue the decades-long fight for justice

5:08pm September 29, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Olivier Bancoult, leader of the Chagos Refugee Group. Fifty years ago, the UK forced the Chaggosians off their land to make room for a US military base.

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The career and legacy of Senator Diane Feinstein

5:03pm September 29, 2023

by Scott Shafer

Dianne Feinstein, who was first elected to the Senate from California in 1992, has died. She was 90 years old. Her most enduring legacy may be opening more doors for women in politics.

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Kansas City faces outsized impact of looming government shutdown

5:00pm September 29, 2023

by Frank Morris

Federal workers across the country are bracing to lose pay indefinitely. Many have weathered shutdowns before and some face losing income at particularly inconvenient times in their lives.

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Donald Trump's business empire at risk following fraud ruling

4:41pm September 29, 2023

by Brian Mann

Legal experts say it's unclear what a judge's fraud ruling will mean for Donald Trump's business empire but they agree he faces grave financial and legal peril.