Sarah Becker will lead the new venture through its next steps.
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Democrats won big in key elections this week. But rather than provide clarity, those victories have sent competing signals to lawmakers in the Senate about how to end the ongoing government shutdown.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd of Colorado about his work on a bipartisan "statement of principles" to extend subsidies for Obamacare and end the government shutdown.
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Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
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The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, or fix broken heaters. The shutdown has stalled funds.
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Under court order to restart SNAP food aid, the Trump administration said it would provide 50% of benefits. But a policy group says the formula for calculating them will leave many with far less.
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Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to payments for the service.
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NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
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The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.
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Across the country, demand for electricity is on the rise — and so is the price of electric power.
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After Republicans lost big in Tuesday's elections, adding pressure to end the government shutdown, President Trump pushed changes to Senate rules to bypass the need for Democratic-votes.
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Holiday travel can already be stressful. Here's how a prolonged government shutdown might make things even harder and whether you should travel at all.
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Democrats' victories complicate Senate shutdown talks, SCOTUS seems skeptical of Trump's authority to impose tariffs, judges hear cases on Chicago ICE detention center and agents' use of force.
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Credit history can play a big part in car insurance costs. NPR found the difference between a good driver with poor credit and one with excellent credit can be thousands of dollars a year.
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NPR's Daniel Estrin visits Gaza for the first time since the war began, touring the destruction in northern Gaza.