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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 Rylan Barton. President Trump is calling on Senate Republicans to end the filibuster, which requires 60% approval of bills. This after the federal government shutdown is officially the longest in U.S. history at 36. days, as NPR's Rachel Treisman reports. The ongoing shutdown has surpassed the previous shutdown, which lasted 35 days from December 2018 to January 2019 during President Trump's first term. That stalemate started with a dispute over Trump's demand for border wall funding.

It ended after five weeks, growing pressure, and an estimated $3 billion in lost GDP, when Trump agreed to temporarily reopen the government without the wall funding. Government shutdowns are relatively rare, but have mostly lasted longer in recent decades. Fighting over the Affordable Care Act shuttered the government for 16 days in 2013, while a budget dispute kept it closed for three weeks in 1996. Rachel Treasman, NPR News. The Federal Aviation Administration says it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 of the country's largest markets starting Friday. The agency is dealing with a shortage of air traffic controllers who are working unpaid

and some have called out of work during the government shutdown. FAA administrator Brian Bedford says the move will help ensure safe travel. We have decided that a 10% reduction in scheduled capacity would be appropriate to, again, continue to take the pressure off of our controllers. And as we continue to see staffing triggers, there will be additional measures that will be taken in those specific markets. Bedford and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declined to specify which cities would be affected. They said they'll meet with airline.

line leaders to figure out how to safely implement the reduction. A senior Hamas official says the group is willing to discuss giving up offensive weapons that threaten Israeli territory. As NPR's Aibatrawi reports, Israel's military will not withdraw from areas it still occupies in Gaza until Hamas disarms. Musa Abu Marzuk told Al Jazeera that disarming Hamas fully could lead to civil war in Gaza and the rise of other armed groups. Israel has publicly acknowledged arming militias and gangs in Gaza opposed to Hamas. Abel Marzuk says Hamas is willing to discuss weapons that pose a threat to the surrounding territory, meaning Israel. But he says giving up light weapons with a short

range would create chaos in Gaza. The Trump-back ceasefire plan requires Hamas decommission its weapons, but discussions on this have not yet begun. The U.S. meanwhile, has put forth a draft resolution to the UN Security Council for international troops to be sent to Gaza to provide security, retrain Palestinian police, and disarm Hamas. Abel Marzuk says Hamas has concerns the force could be to replace Israel as an occupier. Ayel-Beltrawi, NPR News, Dubai. Tesla shareholders were way in on a pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could make him the world's first trillionaire during an annual meeting tomorrow.

You're listening to NPR News from Washington. President Trump is once again nominating Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator. It comes five months after Trump withdrew the tech billionaire's nomination over concerns about his political leanings. Isaacman is close to Elon Musk. The African Union says recent elections in Tanzania did not comply with democratic standards. As Michael Koloki reports, the Continental Body also raised concerns about the response to protest during and after the elections. In its preliminary report released, the African Union's election observation mission noted that the polls held last week did not comply with international obligations for democratic elections, claiming its observers witnessed ballots being stuffed at several polling stations

and voters issued multiple ballots. President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who had been seeking another term, was declared the winner with nearly 98% of the votes. During and after the elections, violent protests were witnessed across the country. The observation mission raised concern over allegations of excessive use of force by the police and military during demonstrations. The United Nations has said that credible reports indicate at least 10 people were killed during the protests. For NPR News, I'm Michael Koloki in Nairobi.

A group of U.S. data scientists has published a list of federal data sets that have been altered or removed during President Trump's second administration, the dearly departed data sets list aims to highlight the administration's removal of data related to gender identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and climate change. Experts warn that even more federal data is at risk because of staff losses and because of policy conflicts. Stocks gain ground on Wall Street today after upbeat economic updates. This is NPR News from Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe.

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