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The Trump administration says it will restart SNAP benefits, but will pay out only half the normal amount. But private and other public resources have been available for families needing assistance.

In the second episode of the Public Works series, reporter Sheryl Kaskowitz uncovers treasures by Black sculptor Sargent Johnson that are hiding in plain sight in the Bay Area. It’s a legacy from the New Deal era in the 1930s, when the federal government made supporting artists and public art a priority.

A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.

Democratic leaders are suing the Trump administration for ending food aid programs during the shutdown. They argue, despite the administration's claims, there are emergency funds available.

Hundreds of volunteer advocates put partisan differences aside and pressed Congress to help people with cancer. The advocacy came just before the stalemate that has shut down the federal government.

An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new rates would take effect on Friday. Some goods from Canada would get a new 35% tariff rate beginning Friday, though.

Washington, D.C.'s vending machine LitBox distributes books, with a serving of hope as local writers struggle with arts funding cuts.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the conservative podcaster Michael Knowles, who was a friend of Charlie Kirk's and will headline tonight's show of The American Comeback Tour as a tribute to Kirk.

House GOP leaders delayed a critical vote after being unable to sway a sufficient number of holdouts within the party. The vote on a Senate amendment related to a budget plan would have brought the party one step closer to implementing much of President Trump's legislative agenda.

On October 10, 1985, a humpback whale dubbed “Humphrey” got lost and swam nearly 70 miles inland, inspiring one of the largest and most publicized whale rescues in U.S. history.

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NPR's A Martinez asks Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUSblog, for her takeaways from the arguments before the Supreme Court over whether President Trump has the authority to impose tariffs.