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A partial government shutdown is underway, and with Congress out this week, many employees of agencies under the Department of Homeland Security will continue working without pay for the foreseeable future. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York is the top Democrat in the House and joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more.

Frederick Wiseman, the celebrated director of "Titicut Follies" and dozens of other documentaries whose in-depth, unadorned movies comprised a unique and revelatory history of American institutions, died Monday at age 96.

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including who is facing pressure to make a deal to end the partial government shutdown, how the public is responding to the release of the Epstein files and their favorite fictional presidents.

One of the most shocking moments of the Winter Olympics has been American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin finishing in eighth place. Liz Landers discussed how Team USA is doing overall with Christine Brennan of USA Today.

In commemoration of Presidents' Day, our "Settle In" podcast asked a simple question: What would Abraham Lincoln do? Historian Matthew Pinsker uses this question as a framework to explore modern politics. He spoke with Geoff Bennett about that and his new book, "Boss Lincoln," which examines how Lincoln continues to shape our country today.

The Vatican on Monday outlined its plans to make better use of St. Peter's and better redistribute the millions of people who pass through it each year, while at the same time protecting its artistic treasures.

The storm wreaked havoc on roadways spanning from Sonoma County to the Sierra Nevada.

Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims are hospitalized in critical condition.

"What would Lincoln do?" Author and historian Matthew Pinsker's substack uses this question as a framework to explore modern politics. He talks with Geoff Bennett about his latest book, "Boss Lincoln," which examines how Lincoln still shapes our country today.

The arrival followed a request by the Nigerian government to the U.S government for help with training, technical support and intelligence-sharing, the military said in a statement.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be in an unfamiliar setting Monday night: heading his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate 10 months ago.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a text message to The Associated Press on Monday that the 25-liter "Ozark Trail Hiker Pack" backpack was the only clothing item that has been "definitively identified."

The cormorant, a shiny black waterbird, had a triple fishing hook stuck in its beak when it made its presence known at the glass door of the Klinikum Links der Weser hospital in the German city of Bremen on Sunday.

Plastic beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without beads also seems unfathomable.

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians.

"I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable deal," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X. "What is not on the table: submission before threats."

Both were released on Netflix.

No, he didn't have wooden teeth.

Georgia residents entrusted the state with their "sensitive personal information" when they registered to vote, and the Jan. 28 seizure of ballots and other election documents from the Fulton County elections hub "breached that guarantee, infringed constitutional protections of privacy, and interfered with the right to vote," the organizations said in a motion filed late Sunday.

Former President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us," after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend.