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A sign reads, ' This Facility is Closed Due to the Federal Government Shutdown', on the door to the Everglades National Park visitors center on October 01, 2025, in Everglades National Park, Florida. The park will remain open to visitors, but with minimal staffing.

A sign reads, ' This Facility is Closed Due to the Federal Government Shutdown', on the door to the Everglades National Park visitors center on October 01, 2025, in Everglades National Park, Florida. The park will remain open to visitors, but with minimal staffing. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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2025 government shutdown

Here's what is being affected by the government shutdown across the country

The federal shutdown will affect people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains what will be impacted and where.

Thursday

Politics

Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management is a petroleum industry lobbyist

President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, which oversees a lot of domestic energy production, is a petroleum industry lobbyist who contributed to Project 2025.

Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management is a petroleum industry lobbyist

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Monday

Elections

Colorado's Lauren Boebert campaign will decide if she remains a congresswoman

Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is running again in a different part of Colorado. With the primary on Tuesday, here's a look at the campaign that will determine whether she keeps her title.

CO Boebert Primary Update

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Saturday

National

The firefighters helping with the Canadian wildfires are facing a looming pay cut

The infrastructure bill gave wildland firefighters a temporary pay boost. As many of them head to Canada to contain wildfires there, a group of U.S. senators is pushing to make the raise permanent.

The firefighters helping with the Canadian wildfires are facing a looming pay cut

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Tuesday

Obituaries

Remembering Pat Schroeder, who spent 12 terms in Congress fighting for women's rights

Pat Schroeder is being remembered as a feminist icon. Her 12 terms in Congress as a Colorado Democrat resulted in big strides for women's rights, including passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Remembering Pat Schroeder, who spent 12 terms in Congress fighting for women's rights

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Wednesday

National

House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on anti-LGBTQ extremism and violence

Survivors of the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs testify as the House Oversight Committee examines anti-LGBTQ violence and extremism.

House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on anti-LGBTQ extremism and violence

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Saturday

Marie Yovanovitch reflects on disinformation and her removal as ambassador to Ukraine

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2019. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Book Reviews

Marie Yovanovitch reflects on disinformation and her removal as ambassador to Ukraine

The career diplomat's memoir is a front row seat to the disinformation campaign that ultimately saw her removed from post, and offers insight into the post-Soviet Union politics of Russia and Ukraine.

Friday

The House passed a bill aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness with China

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says the America COMPETES Act meets the challenges of the 21st century. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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The House passed a bill aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness with China

The bill includes a number of provisions, such as $52 billion for chip manufacturing, $45 billion to improve supply chains for critical items, and $160 billion for scientific research and innovation.

The House passed a bill aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness with China

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Thursday

Wednesday

Democrats plan a procedural maneuver to open Senate debate on voting rights bills

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Senate Democrats are trying to advance voting rights legislation, which would require changing Senate rules to pass. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Democrats plan a procedural maneuver to open Senate debate on voting rights bills

In a memo obtained by NPR, Senate Democrats say they've found a way to start debate on voting rights legislation. However, they still don't have a way forward for an actual floor vote.

Sunday

Wednesday

Politics

House members want Lauren Boebert removed from assignments over Islamophobic comments

House Democratic leaders may bring up a resolution to remove Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert from her committee assignments over her Islamophobic comments.

House members want Lauren Boebert removed from assignments over Islamophobic comments

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Tuesday

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Friday

Biden says final passage of $1 trillion infrastructure plan is a big step forward

President Biden walks into the U.S. Capitol building with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for an Oct. 28 meeting with House Democrats on negotiations over the party's domestic spending bills. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Biden says final passage of $1 trillion infrastructure plan is a big step forward

The bipartisan bill's journey from the Senate to the president has been a tumultuous one. The legislation includes nearly $550 billion in new spending on items including broadband, roads and rail.

Wednesday

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Monday

Fiona Hill explores why it's tough to get ahead in 'There Is Nothing For You Here'

Fiona Hill, the National Security Council's former senior director for Europe and Russia, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill Nov. 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Fiona Hill explores why it's tough to get ahead in 'There Is Nothing For You Here'

Fiona Hill had a star turn in front of Congress during Trump's first impeachment inquiry. Now she examines why opportunities are fleeting and how it affects the country's social and political fabric.

Thursday

Biden and House Democrats unite behind his agenda, but they say more time is needed

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has expressed confidence that both key pieces of President Biden's domestic agenda — a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a broader spending package — would ultimately be approved by Congress. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Biden and House Democrats unite behind his agenda, but they say more time is needed

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote in a letter to colleagues that "more time is needed to complete the task" of forging an agreement among Democrats on their larger spending measure.

Biden and House Democrats unite behind his agenda, but they say more time is needed

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Wednesday

The House Passes A Bill To Avoid A Debt Default, But It's Mostly Symbolic

A bill to suspend the nation's borrowing limit through mid-December of next year passed the House on Wednesday 219-212. It is expected to fail in the Senate. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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The House Passes A Bill To Avoid A Debt Default, But It's Mostly Symbolic

Democratic leaders tried to make some headway on one of many looming deadlines by advancing a bill to suspend the nation's borrowing limit. But the measure is expected to fail in the Senate.

Friday

Politics

Biden Pick To Head The Bureau Of Land Management Is Closer To Confirmation

CPR News

Tracy Stone-Manning, who currently works for the National Wildlife Federation, has come under Republican fire for her ties to a radical environmental group when she was a graduate student 1989.

Biden Pick To Head The Bureau Of Land Management Is Closer To Confirmation

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