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Korva Coleman
Details@capitalone.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. This is day 34 of the Federal government shutdown. If it lasts through tomorrow, it will equal the longest government shutdown ever. That was in early 2019. But NPR's Barbara Sprunt says a key dead line passed over the weekend.
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Barbara Sprunt
November 1st is a really important date here. In a lot of ways, it represents both sides of this shutdown. It's the day that snap, formerly known as food stamps, ran out of money. People who want to go to the grocery store to use their food assistance to buy groceries for their families just don't have that money.
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Korva Coleman
NPR's Barbara Sprunt reporting. Today is the deadline for the Trump administration to respond to two federal judges orders. The judges have ruled that the Trump administration must turn to contingency funding in the Agriculture Department to keep funding the food assistance program. The federal government shutdown also means flight delays persist. Air traffic controllers must stay on the job, but they're not getting paid. The tracking site FlightAware says there have already been more than 500 delays to, from or within the U.S. today, President Trump says he has ordered the Pentagon to plan for potential military action in Nigeria. He says he's responding to violent attacks on Christians in Nigeria. Nigeria welcomes military assistance but pushes back on claims that only Christians are being persecuted. Officials say both Christians and Muslims are affected. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwutu reports.
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Emmanuel Akinwutu
President Trump warned that if Nigeria continues to allow the killing of Christians, the US Military would intervene to, quote, completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities. A Nigerian government spokesperson said assistance fighting insurgents was welcome as long as its sovereignty was respected. This week, the US Designated Nigeria a country of particular concern for failing to protect Christians. It centers on attacks in north and central Nigeria, where mass killings by herders against farming communities have displaced millions of people. The plight of majority Christian communities have led U.S. lawmakers to campaign for their protection. Emmanuel Akimotu, NPR News, Lagos.
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Korva Coleman
The Indiana legislature is meeting this week to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Republicans. From member station wfiu, George Hale reports. One Indiana GOP lawmaker is still undecided.
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George Hale
At a town hall in Terre Haute, Indiana, Senator Greg Good listened for hours as constituents lined up out the door waiting to share their objections. Kevin Crist said Indiana doesn't have to follow. Other states who are moving towards redistricting.
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Kevin Crist
District of California and Illinois are doing it doesn't mean we should do it. I remember my parents telling me, just because other children play in the street doesn't mean you should do that.
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George Hale
No one spoke in favor of the proposal to add a Republican congressional seat to the already red state. Senator Good says he's keeping an open mind. For NPR News, I'm George Hale in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Korva Coleman
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The White House says it's going to resume public tours very soon. These had been interrupted after President Trump tore down the east wing of the White House to build a ballroom. During the COVID 19 pandemic. K12 students started missing a lot of school. But recently attendance rates in some states have been steadily improving. NPR's Kaden Mills reports on new research that might explain more.
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Kaden Mills
California, Maryland and Connecticut are among the states highlighted in a new report on chronic absenteeism. That's when K12 students miss 10% or more of the school year. The report by the nonprofit ED Trust credits those states for trying to address the root causes of chronic absenteeism, including by investing in services like mental health supports and at home visits. Carl Felton III with ED Trust authored the report.
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Carl Felton III
We need to prioritize investments and policies that focus on engaging students and families and making sure that they get the support that they need to show up daily.
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Kaden Mills
Felton says that's the proven way to get student attendance rates back up. Kaden Mills, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
Brazil's government has released a report saying that deforestation in its Amazon rainforest has fallen 11%. This is from the 12 months that ended in July compared to a year earlier. The news comes just days before Brazil hosts the UN's climate summit. COP30. Brazil says lesser deforestation is due to stronger enforcement and monitoring. But climate experts say Brazil is still approving drilling projects in the region and that wildfires also make the situation less clear. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.
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