White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law A new draft White House memo suggests a 2019 law signed by President Trump that guarantees federal employees get paid after a shutdown ends would not apply to furloughed workers. Stephen Fowler
The government shutdown is snarling air travel. Officials say it could get worse A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed "a slight tick-up in sick calls" due to the shutdown. Rachel Treisman
Seattle spent millions to shelter people in hotel rooms. Then it stopped filling them In the years following the pandemic, the city of Seattle leaned into a strategy to convert hotels into shelters. At one point, the Civic Hotel was full of residents. But later, many of the rooms sat empty, even though the City of Seattle was still paying the rent. KUOW investigative reporter Ashley Hiruko is here to tell us what happened. Patricia Murphy
Babies take a lesson from soldiers in the war against malaria Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut malaria infections in little ones. Jonathan Lambert
Illinois AG responds to Trump's push to send National Guard to Chicago NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul about President Trump's efforts to deploy National Guard forces to Chicago, over state and local objections. Steve Inskeep
The Nobel Prize for physics is awarded for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling The Nobel committee said that the laureates' work provides opportunities to develop "the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors." The Associated Press
With U.S. leadership in doubt, can its allies chart their own course? U.S. allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific are showing willingness to coordinate and cooperate across a wide range of shared interests, from trade to defense and alliance management to China. Ben Bland
As the Gaza war moves into its third year, peace talks offer some hope On the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel of Oct. 7, 2023, the leaders of Israel and Hamas are pushed by Arab countries and the U.S. toward a potential end to the war. Emily Feng
The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort. Carmela Guaglianone
Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration. Juliana Kim
