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In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, Sources and Methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman, a federal judge, has blocked President Trump a second time. from trying to deploy National Guard troops to Oregon. Steve Futterman reports the two rulings block the deployment of Oregon and then California National Guard troops.

The move by the Trump administration comes after a federal judge, a Trump appointee, blocked deployment of Oregon National Guard troops. Sunday night, the same judge blocked the attempt to use the California Guard troops, saying it was an attempt to circumvent her order. California Attorney General Rob Bonta. This move is the latest example of, Trump's blatant and repeated overreach of power. Oregon has been fighting any deployment of troops.

For NPR news, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. Separately, President Trump is calling up hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas. He's deploying the Texas troops to Illinois, against the wishes of Illinois officials. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to different states, even though local officials don't want them, should be called, quote, Trump's invasion. This is the sixth day of the federal government shutdown. Republican lawmakers want Democrats to agree to a short-term spending bill. Democrats want Republicans to agree to rescind some of their cuts to federal health care spending. NPR's Deepa Chivaram says the Senate is expected to meet and vote today on another spending plan, but it's not likely to succeed.

There hasn't been any movement towards any kind of agreement or common ground over the weekend. So while the Senate is getting together today, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, isn't convening the House. He says that he won't call in his own members until Senate Democrats agreed to reopen the government. And Pierre's deepest shiverum reporting. Despite the shutdown, the U.S. Supreme Court is opening its new session today. The justices have rejected an appeal from the former girlfriend of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Gieland Maxwell has argued she should not have been convicted for her role in any of Epstein's actions. Stocks open mixed this morning on news of another big computer chip deal. And B.R. Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial

Average slipped about 260 points in early training. Chipmaker AMD has reached an agreement to supply high-performance chips to the artificial intelligence startup, OpenAI. The deal is expected to generate tens of billions of dollars in revenue for AMD, while also allowing OpenAI to accelerate its data processing buildout. OPEC and its allies have announced a modest boost in oil production, starting next month, the cartel will pump an extra 137,000 barrels a day. Retail gasoline prices in the U.S. are down. And for the second time in about a week, there's a big recall on corn dogs. This one covers nearly 4 million pounds of chicken corn dogs sold by Foster Poultry Farms. Last week, Hilshire brands issued a similar recall. Scott Horsley, NPR News,

Washington. On Wall Street, the Dow is now down 280 points. This is NPR. The Utah legislature is set to meet in special session today. One item is a redistricting issue. A state judge struck down a prior Utah congressional map saying lawmakers had disregarded the intent of voters. This redistricting effort has been underway in Utah for several years. Just hours after naming the members of his government, France's newest prime minister has resigned. He's the fourth to go in a little over a year. And B.R.'s Eleanor Beardsley reports his resignation is shocked the nation and plunged France. into an even deeper political crisis. Sebastian Le Corneux stepped down, saying he could not work in such a divided parliament,

where no party has an outright majority, but each is pushing for its entire program to be adopted. The far right and left control the biggest voting blocks, but there is no agreement on how to lead France out of its massive debt crisis. Different party leaders are also posturing for position just a year and a half ahead of a presidential election where Emmanuel Macron cannot seek another term. Speaking to the nation, the newly resigned Le Corneux, said France could succeed if there was less ego, more humility, and a spirit of compromise. You must prefer your country to your party, he said. Listen to your base, of course, but put the French people first. Eleanor Beardsley and Pierre News, Paris. This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists, Americans Mary Bruncoe and Fred Ramsdale and Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi.

They're being honored for work discovering how the body's immune system is regulated so it does not attack our organs. This is NPR.