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Top congressional leaders from both parties are to meet with President Trump at the White House tomorrow.

They have until Tuesday night to reach an agreement to avoid a partial government shutdown.

NPR's Mara Lyasson has more.

Well, the top leaders of Congress are going to the White House tomorrow.

The big four congressional leaders, Senate Majority Leader Thune,

Senate Minority Leader Schumer, House Speaker Johnson, and House Minority Leader Jeffries, they're all going to be talking about a shutdown, but they don't have a lot of time.

There's a September 30th deadline to approve legislation or face a partial government shutdown.

Democrats say they won't vote for a funding bill unless Obamacare subsidies, which allow millions of people to buy health insurance, are extended.

NPR's Mara Lyason.

Beef prices are at an all-time high.

The U.S.

Department of Agriculture says it will release a plan to rebuild the cattle industry.

From members stationed KXZV in Maryville, Missouri, Gavin McGoff has more.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins discussed the forthcoming plan in Kansas City, leading to speculation amongst cattle farmers.

High beef prices present farmers with a tough choice.

Hold back heifers and grow their herd?

or hope that consumers continue to pay top dollar

deb thummel raises black angus on her family farm in northwest missouri she says despite the uncertainty she doesn't think any beef producers really

want

the government to throw money at these high prices and and lack of lack of cattle the usda says it will release its plan in october for npr news i'm gavin mcgough

police in michigan say a man rammed a vehicle into a Mormon church today and opened fire.

One person was killed, at least nine others wounded.

The gunman was shot dead by police.

The church was set on fire.

Officials suspect that more victims may be found.

There's nowhere yet in a motive if the gunman had a connection to the church.

The small former Soviet Republic of Moldova is holding closely watched elections today.

It's seen as the latest test of whether the country's current government continues on a pro-Western path or returns to

NPR's Charles Mainz reports.

At stake are parliamentary seats that determine whether President Mayas Sandu can continue to advance Moldova's bid for European Union membership by the end of the decade.

Sandu has accused Russia of carrying out a massive influence campaign and a bid to sway the results in a country of just 2.4 million people.

It's a charge backed by multiple independent media investigations.

Earlier in the week, Moldovan police also arrested more than 70 people in raids tied to alleged Russian-backed efforts to foment unrest.

The Kremlin denies interfering in the vote and argues Sandu's government is stoking anti-Russian sentiment to mask voter dissatisfaction over pro-EU reforms in one of Europe's poorest countries.

Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.

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Thousands of people have been forced from their homes in central and northern Vietnam.

As a powerful typhoon approaches, it's expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surges, which may trigger flash floods and landslides.

Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, and others are getting blowback from fellow comedians for appearing at a comedy festival that's going on now in Saudi Arabia.

As NPR's Chloe Veltman reports, the Rihad Comedy Festival's roster includes dozens of A-list American performers.

In a video on his Instagram channel, Mark Maron took aim at colleagues who signed up to perform at the festival, referencing, among other things, Saudi officials' alleged involvement in the September 11th attacks.

From the folks that brought you 9-11.

Two weeks of laughter in the desert.

Don't miss it.

Shane Gillis and Stavros Halkias both declined invitations to appear at the event, but others, including Chris DiStefano and Tim Dylan, said they agreed to perform because of the high fees they were offered.

However, Dylan says his invitation was recently revoked by the organizers for comments the comedian made on his podcast about slavery in Saudi Arabia.

Chloe Veltman, NPR News.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams today dropped his attempt to stay in office.

The one-term Democrat was running as an independent.

Polls indicated he was far behind the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani, and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and was struggling to raise money for his campaign.

For days, Adams had insisted he was staying in the race, saying New Yorkers don't surrender.

I'm Noor Rahm, NPR News.

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