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--:-- Rylan Barton: House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling lawmakers back into session after the Senate passed a bill to temporarily fund the government. A vote could take place tomorrow.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Meanwhile, congressional Democrats are facing backlash from the left. The deal to end the shutdown came after some moderate Senate Democrats compromised with Republicans.
--:-- Domenico Montenaro: Democrats are going to have a lot of work to do to heal this divide within their base, but they're banking on voters having short-term memories and that the issue landscape is going to continue to benefit them.
--:-- Domenico Montenaro: Democrats are going to have a lot of work to do to heal this divide within their base, but they're banking on voters having short-term memories and that the issue landscape is going to continue to benefit them.
--:-- Domenico Montenaro: We saw Democrats win sweeping victories last week, and voters said affordability was their top issue. That's likely to carry through to next year's midterm elections.
--:-- Domenico Montenaro: And during the shutdown, Democrats were able to elevate health care as an important issue, too.
--:-- Domenico Montenaro: As part of the deal to reopen the government, Senate moderates say they were promised a vote on extending health care subsidies sometime next month.
--:-- Domenico Montenaro: And if Republicans block those subsidies the GOP will own higher health care costs.
--:-- Domenico Montenaro: NPR News, Washington.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: It also likely that air travel disruptions will drag out perhaps long after federal agencies are back in business.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: NPR's Windsor Johnston reports.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Transportation officials say it won't be as simple as flipping a switch.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Thousands of FAA workers still have to clear weeks of inspections and safety backlogs before things run smoothly again.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: The longer the shutdown drags on, the more the work piles up, forcing airlines to cancel or delay flights even after funding is restored.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: And it's not just passengers feeling the impact.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Cargo carriers like FedEx, UPS and Amazon are warning of delays during the busiest shopping season of the year.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: Industry analysts say once freight piles up, it can take weeks to untangle supply chains, leaving retailers and consumers feeling the strain.
--:-- Windsor Johnston: NPR News, Washington.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: Menopause experts say women considering hormone therapy should be aware of both the benefits and risks.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: Menopause experts say there are safe combinations and doses of hormone therapy, and Dr. Joanne Pinkerton of the University of Virginia says age is one important factor on when to start.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: If you under age 60 or within 10 years of menopause onset when you start hormone therapy you going to see improvements in hot flushes, sweats, fewer sleep disruptions.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: As well as protections against bone loss and fractures, and potential benefits for heart health.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: But she says not all women can take hormone therapy.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: Those who have estrogen-sensitive breast or uterine cancer, and those who've had heart attacks, strokes, or blood clots can look for alternatives.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: The FDA has approved two non-hormonal medicines to treat hot flashes.
--:-- Allison Aubrey: NPR News.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The S&P 500 added two-tenths of a percent.
--:-- Rylan Barton: This is NPR News from Washington.
--:-- Rylan Barton: A Utah judge has rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Judge Deanna Gibson adopted an alternate proposal giving Democrats a strong shot at flipping a seat in the 2026 midterm elections.
--:-- Rylan Barton: She ruled that the map approved by the legislature unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats.
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: Who's doing most of the talking on podcasts?
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: NPR's Anastasia Tsiolkis reports.
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: Nearly a third of all Americans now listen to or watch podcasts every week.
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: But more often than not, it's men's voices that they're hearing.
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: Researchers at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative have found that in the 100 most popular podcasts of 2024 nearly two were hosted by men and nearly three of all guests were male too.
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: The researchers say that's a far greater gender inequity than in similar research they've done in the movie, TV, and music industries.
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: Women are particularly underrepresented in business, tech, sports, fitness, and comedy podcasts.
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: The researchers also found that over 77 percent of the top 100 hosts were white, leaving a lot of communities out of the conversation.
--:-- Anastasia Tsiolkis: NPR News, New York.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Space weather forecasters have issued an alert for incoming severe solar storms that could trigger colorful auroras.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S. and as far south as Alabama and northern California.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The sun's at its maximum phase of an 11-year activity cycle.
--:-- Rylan Barton: This is NPR News from Washington.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Mothers and daughters, daughters and mothers. We explore the generational divide on our latest episode of Books We've Loved about Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club with the indicators Waylon Wong.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Find Books We've Loved on NPR's Book of the Day podcast feed on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
