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--:-- Janine Hurst: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump is scheduled to meet on Monday with top congressional leaders from both parties. This a day before the government is set to shut down without a bipartisan deal in place.
--:-- Claudia Grisales: After President Trump canceled a meeting with Democratic leaders last week, he's now agreed to a new meeting. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are set to visit with the president.
--:-- Claudia Grisales: Democrats have said they need stopgap legislation to address Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire by year's end. Schumer and Jeffries said in a joint statement they are resolute in avoiding a shutdown while also addressing the rising health care prices.
--:-- Claudia Grisales: Both said they want to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Claudia Grisales NPR News
--:-- Janine Hurst: A new NPR law enforcement poll shows Americans are concerned about crime but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to police U.S. cities.
--:-- Debbie Elliott: The poll shows that 7 in 10 Americans say the level of crime and violence in American cities is at an unacceptable level. Crime is down significantly from pandemic-era highs, but Ipsos Vice President Mallory Newell says public perception is still that crime rates are up.
--:-- Debbie Elliott: While the American public largely agrees that crime has increased in the U.S. and in major cities, they don't broadly support the actions taken in the name of stopping crime, like calling in the National Guard.
--:-- Debbie Elliott: But Newell says there's a significant partisan divide, with about eight in 10 Republicans supporting Trump's crime-fighting tactics and almost the same number of Democrats opposing.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Debbie Elliott, NPR News
--:-- Janine Hurst: Iran recalled its ambassadors to Britain, France, and Germany over their moves to reinstate international sanctions over the regime nuclear pursuits.
--:-- Terri Schultz: Terry Schultz has more. The Iranian regime called the decision to restore UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran irresponsible.
--:-- Terri Schultz: A month ago Britain, France, and Germany warned Iran snapback sanctions would apply if Tehran did not take steps to halt its nuclear program, including the resumption of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, part of the 2015 deal under which Iran agreed to curtail its advancement.
--:-- Terri Schultz: President Trump pulled the U.S. out of that agreement in 2018. China and Russia proposed an extension of the moratorium, but it failed to get support.
--:-- Terri Schultz: The sanctions include an embargo on conventional weapons, a global asset freeze, and travel bans on Iranian officials.
--:-- Janine Hurst: For NPR News, I'm Terri Schultz.
--:-- Janine Hurst: And those sanctions are due to take effect this weekend.
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--:-- Janine Hurst: At least three people are dead in flash flooding in the small town of Globe, Arizona, that forced many people to climb on the roofs of their homes for safety.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Another person was found dead near a vehicle in floodwaters in suburban Phoenix last night.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Globe officials declared a state of emergency, saying the downtown historic area is unsafe with compromised buildings and hazardous materials from 1,000 propane tanks that washed downstream in the flooding, along with several cars.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari, and Kevin Hart, and others are getting blowback from fellow comedians for appearing at a comedy festival that's going on right now in Saudi Arabia.
--:-- Chloe Veldman: And here Chloe Veldman reports the Riyadh Comedy Festival roster includes dozens of A-list American performers.
--:-- Chloe Veldman: In a video on his Instagram channel, Mark Maron took aim at colleagues who signed up to perform at the festival, referencing, among other things, Saudi officials' alleged involvement in the September 11th attacks.
--:-- Chloe Veldman: From the folks that brought you 9-11, two weeks of laughter in the desert. Don't miss it!
--:-- Chloe Veldman: Shane Gillis and Stavros Halkias both declined invitations to appear at the event, but others, including Chris DiStefano and Tim Dillon, said they agreed to perform because of the high fees they were offered.
--:-- Chloe Veldman: However, Dillon says his invitation was recently revoked by the organizers for comments the comedian made on his podcast about slavery in Saudi Arabia.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
--:-- Janine Hurst: Wall Street ended the day higher on Friday with the Dow gaining 299 points.
--:-- Janine Hurst: I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.
