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News Articles: Politics

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is up outside the building where GOP leaders are furiously scrambling to find a way to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day on Friday.

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  • Politics

Senate passes stop-gap spending bill, preventing a government shutdown

The Senate has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14.

December 21, 2024
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By:
  • Lexie Schapitl,
  • Barbara Sprunt,
  • and 1 more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped its lawsuit against the payment network Zelle and three of its owner banks.

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  • Business

In a lawsuit, CFPB says 3 top U.S. banks failed to protect consumers from Zelle fraud

The consumer financial watchdog says customers of the top three banks lost more than $870 million over seven years due to a lack of safeguards against fraud on the Zelle network.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 16.

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  • Politics

Trump is all about tariffs as he leads a party that used to be all about free trade

Once upon a time, Republicans spoke of free trade in glowing terms. With his constant threats of tariffs and a history of implementing them, President-elect Donald Trump has flipped that on its head.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Critic Aisha Harris has been rewatching <em>The Dick Van Dyke Show.</em> The actor is pictured above in May 1967.

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend scrolling, listening and viewing

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: JamesEarl333 on TikTok, The Dick Van Dyke Show and the songs "Young Lion" and "Kid on Christmas."

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Tre'vell Anderson,
  • Shamira Ibrahim,
  • and 3 more
A stop sign is seen near the White House during a government shutdown in Washington in December 2018.

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  • Politics

What happens if Congress doesn't fund the government?

If lawmakers can't reach a deal to avoid a shutdown, many federal workers would be furloughed, while essential functions like Social Security payments would continue.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
Indian sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik gives final touches on a sand sculpture with a message of prayers for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished from radar early on March 8 somewhere at sea between Malaysia and Vietnam, at Puri Beach, on March 9, 2014.

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  • Asia

Malaysia plans to restart a private search for the missing Flight MH370

Over a decade later, none of the bodies of the 239 passengers and crew members abroad have been recovered.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Owner Jamie Fortin opened Friends to Lovers book store on Nov. 14. Three days later, a fire closed her to close the shop.

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  • Books

A fire closed a bookstore named Friends to Lovers. Romance readers kept it afloat

Jamie Fortin's romance-centric bookstore shut down shortly after its grand opening due to a fire. She says the romance community has been integral in helping her rebuild.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Holiday travelers wait in line to check their bags at the JetBlue terminal at Boston's Logan Airport on Friday.

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  • National

What a government shutdown could mean for your holiday travel plans

Millions of Americans are planning to travel in the coming days. Here's what a potential government shutdown could mean for flying, driving and more — and what you can do to prepare.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse star in <em>Nickel Boys. </em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'The Brutalist' and 'Nickel Boys' are 2 ambitious and captivating dramas

Nickel Boys is one of the most thrillingly inventive literary adaptations our critic has seen in years, while The Brutalist is a rare American films that feels genuinely worthy of the word "epic."

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Justin Chang
Physician assistant Danis Walker vaccinates a construction worker outside a Lowes Home Improvement store in New Orleans on June 11, 2021.

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  • Health

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Rosemary Westwood
Since 2018, "Bill of the Month" has investigated medical bills totaling almost $6.3 million — including nearly $2.8 million that patients were expected to pay out-of-pocket. Cited at statehouses, the U.S. Capitol, and the White House, the series has led to changes in health policy.

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  • Health

'Bill of the Month': The series that dissects and slashes medical bills

Since 2018, readers and listeners sent KFF Health News-NPR's "Bill of the Month" thousands of questionable bills. Our crowdsourced investigation paved the way for landmark legislation and highlighted cost-saving strategies for all patients

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Elisabeth Rosenthal and
  • KFF Health News staff
President-elect Donald Trump's demand that Congress suspend the debt limit as part of ongoing talks to prevent a government shutdown has put the focus on the debt ceiling yet again.

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  • Politics

Once again, the debt ceiling is roiling Washington. Here are 4 things to know

Lawmakers will have to authorize additional borrowing to pay the government's bills, but there's no reason it has to be done right away — except for politics.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Julie Inman Grant, Australia's top internet regulator, will be enforcing one of the strictest social media crackdowns in the world.

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  • Technology

How will Australia's under-16 social media ban work? We asked the law's enforcer

Australia's top online internet regulator explains how the nation plans to roll out the world's first social media ban for kids under 16.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Sam Koshiol-Wright of Sequeerity helps lead a community outreach event in Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 4.

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  • National

Trump's reelection victory pushes some LGTBQ Minneapolis residents to safety training

For some marginalized communities the second Trump term is fraught with fears over personal safety. In Minneapolis, one organization is helping with de-escalation services and gun training.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Odette Yousef
Bolivian skateboarders show off their moves at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., in June. In addition to doing demos, they taught skateboard basics to kids as young as 3.

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  • Global Health

Great global photos from 2024: These images delighted us, touched us, dazzled us

People love looking at photos. (Just ask Instagram.) This year, we published a number of photo-driven posts that resonated deeply with our audience. Here are some of our favorites.

December 20, 2024
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  • Marc Silver and
  • Ben de la Cruz
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