Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

Federal workers sue the Education Department over partisan shutdown emails Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

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Good for them. This is clearly a Hatch Act violation.

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Our report on the return of the Epstein-Trump friendship statue in DC. The statue was taken down by the Park Service and was damaged in the process. But the creators reassembled it to the delight of many on the National Mall! Full episode drops later tonight on YouTube youtube.com/@jimacosta?s...

The Smithsonian says it will now stay open through Oct. 11, despite the shutdown The Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art both receive federal funding, but both institutions have announced they are using their reserves to stay open, at least for a little while. Other museums are offering discounts to federal employees.

The Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art both receive federal funding, but both institutions have announced they are using their reserves to stay open, at least for a little while. Other museums are offering discounts to federal employees.

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Swear her in.

Colombia: The birthplace of cumbia One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

Cumbia is one of the most listened-to genres in the Americas. Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document it across countries.

Support Karen!!!!!!!

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“Stop bitching”! I like that!!!!!

Just finished listening to it! Luke, I too think it would be a great idea to do an MSNBC live event about grief! Please consider it!

Oh no! I love Skechers!!!!!!!

NPR's middle school champion: A moving podcast about Japanese incarceration For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.

For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.

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Everyone should listen to the recent episode on the podcast, This American Life about this story.

happy bday civil rights leader/teacher Mary Church Terrell, b.1863, Memphis, 1 of first black women to earn college degree.
"And so, lifting as we climb, onward & upward we go, struggling and striving, and hoping that the buds and blossoms of our desires will burst into glorious fruition ere long."