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SCOTUS weighs Trump’s tariffs: President Trump's claim of unilateral power to impose tariffs across the globe hit a wall of skepticism at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, NPR’ Nina Totenberg writes. Both the court's conservatives and liberals seemed doubtful about the legal authority underpinning Trump's signature economic policy. Read the story.
Longest shutdown ever: The ongoing government shutdown is officially the longest in U.S. history. It took the title this week from the most recent shutdown, which stretched from December 2018 to January 2019 during the first Trump administration. Read more from NPR’s Rachel Treisman, who notes that there have been 20 "funding gaps" since Congress introduced the modern budget process in 1976.
Subway sandwich thrower verdict: A jury found Sean Charles Dunn not guilty in a case that has come to symbolize how many in the nation's capital feel about the Trump administration's surge of federal law enforcement to the city. Dunn was charged with assault for throwing his hoagie at a federal officer in Washington, D.C. in August.
ASL interpreters: A federal judge is ordering the White House to immediately begin providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at its press briefings when President Trump or press secretary Karoline Leavitt are speaking. The White House stopped using live ASL interpreters at briefings and other public events when President Trump began his second term in January.
Dick Cheney dies: Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday at the age of 84. As NPR’s Don Gonyea writes, “there was little in Cheney's early life to foreshadow the immensely influential role he would one day play at the highest levels of American politics.” Read Gonyea’s obituary of one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history.
Pelosi to retire from Congress: Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced this week that she will not seek reelection, capping an historic career at 20 terms. Pelosi's departure will mark the end of an era in Congress. In 2007, she became the first woman elected to serve as speaker of the House. As speaker and House Democrats' leader, Pelosi was known for her shrewd political judgment and incisive skills as a legislative strategist. Read more. |
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Quick question: Do you have a list of old books that you’ve always been meaning to get around to? You know — the sort of book that a friend recommended a hundred years ago, or maybe one that a teacher assigned (and you ignored), or a classic that everyone’s - allegedly - already read? Yep, us too.
Thankfully, we’ve just launched Books We’ve Loved, a brand-new, limited series from our Book of the Day podcast, with new episodes dropping on Saturdays throughout the fall. This is where we’ll be wrangling some of the most compelling lit nerds out there to make the case for picking up a book from the past.
We’re inviting a cast of literary luminaries – authors, critics, and familiar NPR voices – to argue why their book pick is worth your time. We’re asking our guests questions like — why can’t they get this book out of their head? How did this book shift a paradigm, shake the culture, or change their life? And, most importantly, why should you read it now? |
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Going Deeper: The Politics of the ACA Subsidies |
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At the heart of the government shutdown is a debate about health care: specifically, expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans that Democrats have been pushing to extend. Republicans have long railed against the ACA. This week, NPR congressional reporter Sam Gringlas reported on why some Republicans have now accepted that the law is here to stay.
He also reported that some Senate Democrats, who have consistently voted against a GOP measure to reopen the government as they fight for an extension of the ACA subsidies, signaled earlier this week that they were looking for an off ramp to the shutdown. But election victories Tuesday night have emboldened many Democrats to press on, even as pain from the shutdown grows. |
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The Shot: NPR Politics Podcast Turns 10 |
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We've mentioned before that the NPR Politics Podcast turned 10 and marked the anniversary with a live special at NPR HQ in Washington, D.C. The conversation that night focused on how mid-decade redistricting efforts could alter the landscape for the midterm elections next year, as well as some of the major themes to watch. You can hear the episode here.
It also brought together podcast personnel past and present, including those who have led the team throughout the last decade -- and those who are bringing it into a new one.
🎧 Thanks for 10 years listening -- and if you haven't yet subscribed, check out the show here.🎧
Top row: Danielle Kurtzleben, Ashley Lopez, Shirley Hung, Miles Parks, Domenico Montanaro, Sarah McCammon. Middle: Mara Liasson, Beth Donovan, Elena Moore, Asma Khalid, Tamara Keith, Ayesha Rascoe, Eric McDaniel. Bottom: Muthoni Muturi |
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