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NPR | By Leila Fadel,

Steve Inskeep

Published October 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM EDT

As the shutdown continues, the OMB director works to overhaul the federal workforce, Americans are starting to feel the effects of the shutdown, Israel orders all residents to leave Gaza City.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.

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