Leila Fadel
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ELECTION PARDONS
President Trump has issued pardons for 77 people, including his former attorney Rudy Giuliani and former chief of staff Mark Meadows, who backed his effort to subvert the 2020 election.
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Senate moves toward reopening government as moderate Democrats join GOP for vote
Senate lawmakers voted late Sunday on a measure that would reopen the government, with enough moderate Democrats joining Republicans to support the initial vote.
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Morning news brief
Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown, SNAP benefits remain caught in the chaos of the shutdown and legal battles, COP30 begins Monday, but the U.S. won't be there.
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SNAP recipients feel whiplash as shutdown deal uncertainty clouds food aid
As lawmakers debate a shutdown deal, SNAP recipients continue to face confusion and delays, with food aid caught in uncertainty and legal wrangling since funds ran out.
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Typhoon Fung-wong batters the Philippines, killing 2 and displacing 1.4 million
Typhoon Fung-wong slammed the Philippines Monday, killing two and displacing over 1 million people. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to the World Food Programme's Regis Chapman about the aid being provided.
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Senate takes the first step toward ending the government shutdown
After 40 days and 40 nights, a bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to reopen the government. But some oppose the deal because it doesn't reduce health care costs.
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The FAA has ordered flights be scaled back. Here's how airlines are responding
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Sununu, president of the Airlines for America trade organization, about how airlines are responding to the FAA's flight reduction order.
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Morning news brief
The FAA's order to reduce flights nationwide goes into effect, the Trump administration will appeal a judge's order to restore SNAP funding, Trump's allies worry he's too focused on foreign policy.
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Democrats swept Tuesday's election. What it could mean for next year's midterms
Democrats won every election in the 2025 off-year contests, setting them up for high expectations going into the 2026 midterms. Democrats and Republicans talk about what it could mean going forward.
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What Tuesday's Democratic sweep says about voters' attitudes on Trump's economy
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Republican strategist Brendan Buck about the Democratic election sweep and what it reveals about voter attitudes on the economy under President Trump.