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Shea Stevens
Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. President Trump says he'll follow the law when it comes to furloughed federal workers getting back pay when the government shutdown ends. But as NPR's deepest shoes to Bahram reports, the administration argues that it does not necessarily mean that all workers will be paid.
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NPR Reporter
A law from 2019 signed by President Trump in his first term stipulates that all federal workers whose paychecks are paused during a government shutdown will receive the pay they've missed. But this time around, when Trump was asked whether furloughed workers should be paid.
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President Trump
But it really depends on who you're talking about. But for the most part, we're going to take care of our people. And there are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of. And we'll take care of them in a different way.
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NPR Reporter
Trump's comments come on the heels of a draft memo from the White House that suggests that any back pay would require congressional action. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
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Shea Stevens
There's illegal fight brewing over the Trump administration's official federal website postings blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. NPR's Kirk Sigler reports that Democrats and a union are argue that it's a violation of federal law.
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Kirk Sigler
In a complaint filed with the U.S. office of Special Counsel, former Idaho Democratic state legislator Todd Achilles takes aim at a banner currently posted atop the US Forest Service website. It advises the public there could be a slow response due to the fact that, quote, radical left Democrats shut down the government. The complaint alleges this partisan political message violates the Hatch act, which bars executive branch employees from doing anything partisan while on duty. The USDA press office has also had OTT email responses with similar language. A union representing federal workers has filed a separate lawsuit against the U.S. department of Education about the out of office email language. Kirk Zigler, NPR News, Boise.
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Shea Stevens
U.S. attorney General Pam Bondi defended the Justice Department's actions under the Trump administration during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Bondi bristled when asked if DOJ is being weaponized and said that that happened during the previous administration.
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Pam Bondi
They were playing politics with law enforcement powers and will go down as a historic betrayal of public trust. This is the kind of conduct that shatters the American people's faith in our law enforcement system. We will work to earn that back every single day.
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Shea Stevens
Bondi deflected questions on bribery allegations against border czar Tom Holman and unfinished business with the Jeffrey Epstein files. President Trump is predicting that Canadian snowbirds and tourists will return to the United States. Canadian visits to the US have dropped 23% in protest of Trump's policies. In an Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, the president promised fair trade with Canada. The U.S. has imposed higher tariffs on a range of Canadian products, including lumber, steel and aluminum. This is npr. The Associated Press has projected a former Tennessee commissioner as the winner of the Republican primary for an open US House seat. Trump endorsed candidate Matt Van Epps has apparently defeated 10 opponents, although two suspended their campaigns. Van Epps will face Democrat Afton Bain in a Dec. 2 general election. The winner will fill a seat vacated by former Congressman Mark Green. Federal health officials are warning about the spinach in certain hellofresh subscription meals. The spinach may have been contaminated with listeria, as NPR's Giles Snyder reports.
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Giles Snyder
The Agriculture Department has issued a public health alert warning people not to eat the hello Fresh Meals with spinach. They include the Pork Pepper Pasta Ready Made Meal and unstuffed peppers with ground turkey. Hellofresh meals are shipped directly to consumers. Those in question were produced by the California California based company Fresh Realm, which says testing showed no match to any known listeria outbreak and no illnesses have been reported. However, Fresh Realm has been linked to an expanding listeria outbreak tied to heat and eat meals made with pasta supplied by Nate's Fine Foods, leading grocery stores including Kroger, Giant Eagle and Albertsons to recall pasta, salads and other dishes. Trial Snyder, NPR News.
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Shea Stevens
Thirty paintings by late artist Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations. The auction comes as Congress eliminates over $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting. Ross died in 1995, following 11 years as host of the Joy of Painting. This is NPR News.
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