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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus could force a federal government shutdown Oct. 1. The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention would be affected.

What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?

10:26pm September 27, 2023

by Julie Rovner

Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health's staff will be furloughed.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters following a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

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McCarthy revives immigration battles in bid to shift shutdown blame from GOP feuds

10:22pm September 27, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still faces a bloc of conservatives who oppose any short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown. He's trying to muscle through a partisan stopgap bill with border security.

President Biden's dog Commander takes a walk outside the West Wing on April 29, 2023.

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Commander bites again: Biden's dog has nipped another Secret Service officer

6:58pm September 27, 2023

by Tamara Keith

President Biden's dog bit several Secret Service agents a total of 10 times between October 2022 and January 2023. On Monday, he bit another officer at the White House.

El Paso struggles with increasing migrants arriving from Mexico

5:19pm September 27, 2023

by Angela Kocherga | KTEP EL Paso

El Paso is struggling to shelter thousands of migrants arriving in the Texas border city every day.

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How profit sharing became a key issue for United Auto Workers strikes

5:19pm September 27, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Micheline Maynard, about how high profits for major automakers over the past decade have become a central issue in the United Auto Workers strike.

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Is Ronald Reagan's long shadow on the GOP fading away?

4:38pm September 27, 2023

by Don Gonyea

The GOP primary debate will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Reagan had long been a bedrock figure for Republicans, but seems a mere shadow in today's GOP.

How a government shutdown could impact you

4:38pm September 27, 2023

As House Republicans struggle to keep the federal government open beyond September 30, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with a trio of NPR correspondents about the potential impact of a government shutdown.

FTC Chair Lina Khan breaks down the lawsuit against Amazon

4:38pm September 27, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan about the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon over alleged abuse of monopoly power.

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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive to the federal courthouse in New York on Wednesday.

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife plead not guilty in bribery case

4:19pm September 27, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Menendez has refused to step down as New Jersey's senior senator even amid growing calls from his fellow Democratic senators.

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Redistricting redux: North Carolina lawmakers to draw again new maps for Congress and themselves

2:50pm September 27, 2023

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

With a new state budget completed, North Carolina legislators now turn their attention yet again to mapping the state's congressional and General Assembly districts.