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Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A federal judge in San Francisco has halted the Trump administration's latest round of mass layoffs. The decision from U.S. district Judge Susan Ilston pauses the layoffs of more than 4,000 people who've received their notices since Friday. As NPR's Andrea Hsu explains, President Trump.
Andrea Hsu (0:37)
Has said repeatedly that he's cutting Democrat programs. His words and some of the offices that we know have been targeted for cuts are indeed things that Democrats have championed, like offices that worked on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. An Energy Department spokesperson told NPR that these are offices that, and I'll quote here, played a major role in the Biden administration's war on American Energy.
Ryland Barton (1:02)
NPR's Andrea Hsu. The Republican led Senate failed to draw enough votes to reopen the government today. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports there's little sign of progress towards breaking the gridlock.
Claudia Grisales (1:13)
Senate Majority Leader John Thune now plans to tee up a 10th vote on the Republican stopgap plan to try to force a handful of Democrats to defect.
Ryland Barton (1:23)
This needs to end.
Claudia Grisales (1:24)
We can end it today. But Democrats are insisting Republicans negotiate a deal that addresses looming Affordable Care act premium spikes. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says without that.
Ryland Barton (1:36)
Americans will have to choose plans that send this cost skyrocketing.
Claudia Grisales (1:41)
Without hope of a bipartisan deal in hand, lawmakers are predicting that the government shutdown may not end anytime soon. Claudia Grizales, NPR News, the Capitol.
Ryland Barton (1:51)
A county judge in Chicago has barred ICE agents from arresting people at court. Detaining people outside courthouses has become a common tactic for federal agents who've drawn crowds of protesters. The order bars the arrests inside courthouses and in parking lots surrounding sidewalks and entryways. Federal courts in Illinois and Oregon have blocked the administration from deploying members of the National Guard to assist ICE agents in Chicago and Portland. UN Agencies say they've three months worth of humanitarian supplies ready to deliver in Gaza. But rolling back famine will take more than just trucks of food. As NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports, Israel is.