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--:-- Giles Snyder: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Few signs of progress in breaking the government shutdown stalemate the Senate is expected to meet again today after failing to reach a resolution during an unusual Saturday session.
--:-- [Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks]
--:-- John Thune: There's only one way to bring the shutdown to an end. And I urge my colleagues to support a clean, continuing resolution so we can start a real discussion to address their health care mess, get back to the regular appropriations process, and above all, finally provide relief to the American people.
--:-- Giles Snyder: Extending health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act is a central issue. Senator Thune has called a Democratic proposal for a one-year extension a non-starter.
--:-- [Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer speaks]
--:-- Chuck Schumer: The leader has said he won't negotiate before. We're willing to negotiate once the credits are extended plain and simple And we made that in our proposal yesterday
--:-- Giles Snyder: The shutdown is now in its 40th day It has disrupted flights cut food assistance that millions of Americans rely on and left federal workers without pay Flight delays and cancellations are piling up across the U.S. following the FAA's order to reduce air traffic.
--:-- [Stephen Fowler reports from Reagan National Airport]
--:-- Stephen Fowler: Here in the terminal, a sea of yellow delayed and red canceled notices washes over the departures board as thousands of flights across the country are disrupted for another day. Staffing shortages exacerbated by the government shutdown have led to ground delays in places like Atlanta, Newark and San Francisco.
--:-- Giles Snyder: The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a reduction in flights at major airports across the country to ease congestion. Federal officials have suggested further cuts could come if the shutdown continues.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Reagan National Airport, Concourse B.
--:-- Giles Snyder: Overseas, Ukrainian cities facing power cuts of between 8 to 16 hours. After massive Russian strikes on the energy grid wiped out power generating capacity, Russia has intensified attacks on energy infrastructure each fall since its full-scale invasion more than three years ago.
--:-- [Joanna Kakissis reports from Kiev]
--:-- Joanna Kakissis: NPR's Joannica Kisses reports from Keyes. Ukraine state electricity generating company Centronego said that the Russian attacks had reduced capacity to quote zero at thermal power plants Foreign Minister Andrei Sibyka said that Russian drones also targeted two nuclear power substations deep in western Ukraine
--:-- Giles Snyder: Every fall, Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's power and heating grid to force a harsh winter on Ukrainian cities. Many Ukrainians have adapted by using backup energy storage devices and generators in their homes and businesses.
--:-- Joanna Kakissis: This year, Ukraine has attacked Russian oil depots and refineries to weaken what it calls Russia's war machine. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kiev.
--:-- Giles Snyder: And this is NPR News.
--:-- [Corey Turner reports]
--:-- Corey Turner: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of Education Department employees when it replaced workers' out-of-office message during the shutdown.
--:-- Giles Snyder: NPR's Corey Turner has more. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by a public employee union that represents Education Department workers.
--:-- Corey Turner: Soon after the shutdown began, the Trump administration replaced workers' out-of-office email notifications with partisan language, blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. The union sued, and Friday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper wrote in his decision that, quote, When government employees enter public service they do not sign away their First Amendment rights and they certainly do not sign up to be a billboard for any given administration partisan views
--:-- Giles Snyder: Cooper ordered the department to restore union members' personal out-of-office email notices. And the department did not respond to a request for comment.
--:-- Corey Turner: Corey Turner, NPR News.
--:-- Giles Snyder: Another big storm affecting the Philippines has strengthened into super typhoon Fung Wong. It's the biggest threat in the Philippines so far this year. the storm dumping heavy rain. It's knocked out power and forced more than a million people from their homes.
--:-- Giles Snyder: Feng Wong is hitting the Philippines today after last week's typhoon killed more than 200 people.
--:-- Giles Snyder: President Trump expected to be on hand this afternoon when the Washington Commanders play the Detroit Lions. Trump's attendance at the game in Landover, Maryland comes as ESPN reported this weekend that Trump wants the Commanders' planned future stadium to bear his name.
--:-- Giles Snyder: In an email last night, the White House said that would be beautiful because Trump made the new stadium possible.
--:-- Giles Snyder: I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News from Washington.
