Government shutdown officially begins. What to know.
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<p>The government is officially shut down after Congress failed to pass a spending agreement before last night’s midnight deadline. <a href="https://apple.news/AMH05DUwMSRyhKBHohvLj6g">PBS News</a> reports on how government services could change during this period.</p> <p>Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed an unusual gathering of hundreds of U.S. military leaders in Virginia. Idrees Ali, Pentagon reporter for <a href="https://apple.news/A-dL-99CaSriO5KgpNwjX3g">Reuters</a>, joins to talk about what Trump and Hegseth said and some key policy changes coming out of the meeting.</p> <p>Many TV and radio stations are reeling after Congress passed Trump’s bill gutting federal public-media funding. The <a href="https://apple.news/APFHSED52Suu_9QZV53bxeQ">Washington Post</a>’s Scott Nover breaks down how it will reshape the airwaves.</p> <p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/ArUu-0IXBSnGmw7e_qoPBUQ">withdrew his pick</a> to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a judge sided with international students <a href="https://apple.news/A45Y2zp_iTWukUy63jcn6Qg">detained</a> by ICE over campus activism, and how scientists <a href="https://apple.news/A6mwjw2sOS-6P39QGvrQe2Q">tricked</a> skin cells into becoming human eggs.</p> <p>Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>
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