--:-- Nora Rahm: This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, the political laws of gravity still exist. When you have an unpopular president and people are dissatisfied with the economy, that president's party loses. Plus the president's tariffs at the Supreme Court.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Catch up on political news you've missed or have just been sitting out on the NPR Politics Podcast. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. This is day 39 of the government shutdown. The president is out of town at his Florida resort.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The House hasn't been in session since September 19th. Senators are working this weekend for the first time since the shutdown began October 1st.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Democrats won't agree to a short-term bill to reopen the government unless Republicans agree to an extension of health care subsidies for people who use policies under the Affordable Care Act.
--:-- Lindsey Graham: Our Democratic colleagues are asking me to do something I cannot and will not do. I will not continue Obamacare as it exists today.
--:-- Nora Rahm: This is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The previous longest was 34 days during the first Trump administration.
--:-- Nora Rahm: More flights were canceled or delayed today as a result of the shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered major airports to reduce the number of flights.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Thousands of air traffic controllers are working without pay, leading to a higher rate of absenteeism.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Supreme Court is deciding the fate of President Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign imports.
--:-- Juliana Kim: This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases questioning President Trump's authority to impose broad tariffs on nearly every country in the world.
--:-- Erica York: If the tariffs are set in stone throughout next year, when we look at 2026 and years beyond, if the tariffs stay in place, it's an average burden of more than $1,600 per year.
--:-- Erica York: If the justices rule that the tariffs in question are illegal, a household's annual average burden next year could drop to $400.
--:-- Juliana Kim: At the same time, York says the Trump administration has other avenues to impose deep tariffs.
--:-- Jeremy Scott: Immigration authorities are using new controversial tools to help them identify and locate non-citizens eligible for deportation.
--:-- Jeremy Scott: Federal immigration agents as well as some local law enforcement now have access to cell phone apps that use facial recognition technology.
--:-- Jeremy Scott: 404 Media first uncovered this information.
--:-- Jeremy Scott: Jeremy Scott, senior counsel with the Electronic Privacy Information Center, says tools like this can lead down a dangerous path.
--:-- Jeremy Scott: Increasing mass indiscriminate surveillance or increased surveillance in general is not compatible with democracy. It is compatible with authoritarianism.
--:-- Jude Jaffe Block: Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not answer questions about specific tools, but in a statement defended using technological innovation to fight crime.
--:-- Nora Rahm: This is NPR News in Washington.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Another typhoon is threatening the Philippines. A state of national emergency is still in effect after a typhoon struck earlier this week.
--:-- Nora Rahm: At least 204 people died. That storm also brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam. Five people died. Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed.
--:-- Matt Bloom: Millions of Americans will get an early taste of winter weather over the coming days.
--:-- Matt Bloom: NPR's Matt Bloom reports records might fall across many states.
--:-- Matt Bloom: A large mass of Arctic air is making its way from the northern plains to the southeast this weekend bringing with it the first measurable snowfall of the season for parts of the Dakotas Minnesota and Great Lakes region.
--:-- Matt Bloom: By Monday, highs in the 30s and 40s are forecast from the Ohio Valley to the southeast U.S.
--:-- Matt Bloom: Northern Texas and as far east as the Appalachians could see potentially daily record lows at or below freezing.
--:-- Matt Bloom: Even parts of northern Florida could see lows around 40 degrees closer to Veterans Day.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The cold weather is expected to last several days before warming back up to more average fall temperatures.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its induction ceremony in Los Angeles tonight.
--:-- Nora Rahm: This year's class includes artists from the 1950s through the 2000s.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Chubby Checker began in the 50s with The Twist and Let's Twist Again.
--:-- Nora Rahm: English singer Joe Conker began releasing records in the 1960s.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Warren Zevon sang Werewolves in London in the 1970s.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Other artists include Sidney Lauper, The White Stripes, and Salt-N-Pepa.
--:-- Nora Rahm: I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.
--:-- Nora Rahm: That's crazy, yeah.
