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NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Republican strategist Mike Ricci about the deal to end the government shutdown. AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Senate is now voting on a bill that would fund the government through January, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Late last night, a handful of Senate Democrats broke with their party and sided with Republicans on this bill. For more, we’re going to turn now to Republican strategist Mike Ricci. He worked with several congressional Republicans, including former speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan, and he was on the Hill for government shutdowns in 2013 and…

Society / November 10, 2025 The disappearance of the platform is bigger than one newsroom. Ad Policy Teen Vogue’s dissolution signals a troubling shift: the slow collapse of platforms willing to publish the truth about harm and healing in America.(Phillip Faraone / Getty Images for Teen Vogue) When I learned that Teen Vogue had been absorbed into Vogue and its politics team had been laid off, it felt like another gut punch in a time of endless bad news. For nearly 10 years, Teen Vogue was an improbable home for some of the sharpest justice journalism in the country. While…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters while walking to his office on November 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill. Tom Brenner/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Tom Brenner/Getty Images North America On the 41st day of a record-long government shutdown, the U.S. Senate voted 60 to 40 to approve a continuing resolution to reopen the government. The measure would fund much of the government through Jan. 30 and provide funding for some agencies through the end of next September. But the shutdown will not end right away. The U.S. House of Representatives must also pass the…

Economy / November 10, 2025 With the government shutdown now the longest in history, the neediest Americans are forgoing food, medical care, and other essentials to survive. Ad Policy People wait in line at a food bank in Miami, Florida, on the eve of the government shutdown.(Joe Raedle / Getty Images) Ordinarily, Sara Stone receives $280 a month in food stamp benefits for herself, her fiancé, and her three children. It’s never enough to buy all their food, but it helps her pay for meat and pantry staples, food “we would not otherwise be able to afford,” she said. But…

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa waves as he greets supporters outside of the White House, Monday, in Washington, following a meeting with President Trump. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, welcoming the once-pariah state into a U.S-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group. Al-Sharaa arrived at the White House around 11:30 a.m. and shortly after began his Oval Office meeting, which remained closed to the press. The Syrian president entered the building through West Executive Avenue, adjacent to the White House,…

Society / November 10, 2025 People who very much want to become pregnant could soon find their right to procreate restricted by criminal anti-abortion laws protecting embryos. Ad Policy Demonstrators at the Parkman Bandstand during the National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood on November 1, 2025.(Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe via Getty Images) For over three years, anti-choice state lawmakers have been in a race to the bottom for the worst abortion law in parts of the country where abortion is already severely limited or outright banned. Earlier this year, South Carolina legislators took…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal last night to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The vote on the first procedural step was 60 to 40, with seven Democrats and one independent joining most Republicans on the measure. The agreement would fund the government through Jan. 30. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to reporters following a vote on Capitol Hill…

Politics / November 4, 2025 In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sanders says Mamdani can show Democrats how to campaign—and govern—for the working class. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani holds hands with Senator Bernie Sanders during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, on October 26, 2025. (Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images) Bernie Sanders knows that if Zohran Mamdani is elected as mayor of New York City on Tuesday, it will matter most profoundly for the people of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. But the Brooklyn-born senator from Vermont believes that a victory…

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 30. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, voting on the first procedural step on the measure. The agreement would fund the government through Jan. 30 and include full-year funding for a trio of appropriations bills, including full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, through Sept. 30, 2026, or the end of the fiscal year. The vote late…

Politics / November 4, 2025 The latest centrist missive to Democrats is bad news for the party and the planet—and great news for the oligarchy. To win back power, Democrats must organize themselves against oligarchy—and that means rejecting the latest shoddy centrist recommendations. Ad Policy Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), right, and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), left, brief members of the press during a news conference on the government shutdown at the US Capitol on October 16, 2025, in Washington, DC.(Alex Wong / Getty Images) Last week, WelcomePAC released “Deciding to Win,” a 59-page memo purporting to…