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These days, with all the information coming at you, it can be hard to know what's accurate, what's not, and what's worth your time. Here to help you navigate it all is 1A. Five days a week, the 1A podcast provides a forum for Curate's Minds to explore different angles on the biggest headlines and give you a more balanced take on what's happening. Listen to the 1A podcast from NPR and WAMU. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. The White House and members of Congress are bracing for a government shutdown at midnight Tuesday. A meeting between President Trump and congressional leaders Monday did not bring the two major parties any closer to a deal. NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben has more.

Healthcare is a main reason Democrats oppose Republicans' plan to fund the government. Vance had this to say. So if they want to talk about how to fix American health care policy, let's do it. The Speaker would love to do it. The Senate Majority Leader would love to do it. Let's work on it together. Democrats want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that run out at the end of the year and repeal Republicans' recent Medicaid cuts.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates those cuts could result in millions more being uninsured. Earlier this month, House Republicans passed a resolution to fund the government through November 21st. That measure failed in the Senate where Republicans hold a 53-seat majority. They need 60 votes to pass the legislation. Danielle Kurtzleben and PR News, the White House. YouTube has agreed to pay $24 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit brought by Donald Trump. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, several social media sites banned Trump after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The settlement documents say most of the money Google is paying will go toward the construction of a Moro-Lago-style ballroom in the White House. YouTube's payout follow similar settlements over Trump's suspensions from Instagram, Facebook, and X, formerly Twitter. Free speech experts questioned the suits since First Amendment cases 10. tend to involve government censoring speech, not private companies. The White House and Google declined to comment. It comes days after YouTube reinstated accounts suspended over spreading COVID and election misinformation, including podcaster Dan Bongino, who is now the FBI's deputy director.

Bobby Allen and PR News. President Trump is promoting a 20-point plan that calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and releasing all remaining hostages. Trump appearing alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, says the Israeli prime minister is supporting the plan, and that he hopes Hamas will do the same. If Hamas rejects a deal, which is always possible, they're the only one left. Everyone else has accepted it, but I have a feeling that we're going to have a positive answer.

But if not, as you know, Bibi, you'd have our full backing to do what you would have to do. Everyone understands that the ultimate result must be the elimination of any danger posed in the region, and the danger is caused by Hamas. Trump's Mitty's plan calls for the destruction of all Hamas infrastructure and a post-war Gaza that is not governed by Hamas or the Palestinian Authority. Hundreds of U.S. military leaders from around the world are gathered in Virginia for a meeting Tuesday with Defense Secretary Pete Hegsef. The reason for the meeting is unclear.

This is NPR. Vermont, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has released a report showing that pharmaceutical companies have increased prices for almost 700 prescription drugs this year. Sanders has prices for 87 medications have gone up since President Trump sent letters to 17 companies asking them to cut prescription prices by up to 1,500 percent within 60 days. He says Eaton pharmaceuticals did the opposite. The report shows Eaton imposed a 1,500-percent price increase on a drug that's used to treat a rare disorder that causes a build-up of copper in the organs. Authorities in Michigan say they're still trying to determine a motive for Sunday's deadly shooting and fire at a house of worship. Four people were killed in the attack. NPR's Jason DeRose has more from LeBlanc, from Grand Blank, Michigan.

The FBI says it's investigating the attack as a targeted act of violence. but while the rhetoric from the White House has been that this was a specifically anti-Mormon attack, authorities here are not willing to say that yet. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is also cautioning people not to jump to conclusions. It might be a familiar pain, but it hurts all the same. Every time we cannot keep living our lives like this. Authorities have identified Marine veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford as the shooter, who also rammed his car into the church.

Jason DeRose, NPR News, Grand Blank, Michigan. U.S. futures are flat, and after hours trading on Wall Street following Monday's games, on Asia-Pacific market shares are mixed down a fraction in Hong Kong. This is NPR News. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and Cs apply.

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