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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. It's the 33rd day of the federal government shutdown with no end in sight. And more than 42 million people have had their SNAP food assistant benefits put on hold. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNN today SNAP benefits could restart this week after two federal judges ruled last week that the administration has to use billions of dollars in reserve money to fund the program. Meanwhile, long lines have formed at food banks around the country, but officials say they can't fully replace the need from the loss of the SNAP program. And 24 million people are expected to see hikes in their health care costs. And Pyrr's Barbara Sprunt has more.

Yesterday was also the day of open enrollment for people buying health care on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. Democrats have been pushing to extend health care subsidies that expire at the end of the year. Without them, people are seeing their premium skyrocket for next year. So this has been a date that people have been watching as a potential pressure point for going forward. NPR's Barber's Front. Over the weekend, immigration enforcement actions in and around Chicago led to muted Halloween and Day of the Dead Celebration. celebrations. At least one Halloween parade was canceled. MPR's Jasmine Garth has more. Leading up to the weekend, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker called for federal agents to pause

their immigration operations. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called the request shameful. On Friday, clashes between protesters and ICE agents erupted in Evanston, a suburb of Chicago. Agents threw tear gas and witnesses posted video footage of an agent holding a man down and repeatedly hitting him on the head. In a statement to NPR, a DHS spokesperson called the crowd hostile. DHS confirmed that three U.S. citizens were detained, as well as five undocumented immigrants from Mexico. The spokesperson said the immigrants had criminal histories, including trespassing and multiple illegal entries into the U.S. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.

Wall Street investors will be focused on a slew of company earnings, including from McDonald's. As NPR's Rafael NOM reports, those results. come as stocks are hitting record highs. Investors would usually be paying close attention to the latest jobs data, which would have come out this week. But the government shutdown has halted the release of all official data. And as a result, investors will now miss their second consecutive monthly employment report. There are a lot of earnings reports coming out at a time when markets are on a tear, including from companies such as Uber and Lyft. Meanwhile, McDonald's results could provide a good glimpse into consumer behavior. Finally, Tesla shareholders on Thursday will be voting

on CEO Elon Musk's proposed pay package. Rafael NAMM, NPR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv last night, marking 30 years since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. And for Israeli, Israeli, dream has killed him in 1995 for pursuing peace with the Palestinians. From Tel Aviv, Ita Stearn has more. The song of peace was sung in this Tel Aviv square just minutes before Rabin was shot here in 1995. The song echoed once again Saturday night, performed by the same singer. Political leaders from Israel's centrists and left-wing parties addressed the crowd.

They urged the country to turn towards peace now that the war in Gaza has come to an end. Among the speakers was Gaddi Moses, who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th, 2022, and held in Gaza for 482 days. He called for Israelis to choose peace for the sake of their children and nation. He said, if I, after the pain, the loss and the grief, can stand here and say these words out loud, then we all can. For NPR news, I'm Uthai's turn in Tel Aviv. Washington State wants to switch out diesel engines.

for electric ones with a new $25 million grant funded by a past settlement with Volkswagen over violating the Clean Air Act with illegal emissions. The goal is to reduce air pollutants harmful to humans' health by getting rid of the diesel's exhaust that can cause health problems like asthma and cancer. Applications for the grant is open until January. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington. Support for NPR, and the following message come from Yarl and Pamela Mohn, thanking the people who make public radio great every day and also those who listen.