Is the American Dream a scam?
Alligator Tears, a new memoir by Edgar Gomez, tackles that question.
Who are the people who are benefiting the most from this idea that we need to keep working,
that we need to keep our heads low, that we need to keep going out and risking our lives?
You can hear more about that on Code Switch from NPR, wherever you get your podcasts.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Congress is up against the clock to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.
A White House meeting on Monday with top House and Senate leaders ended without a bipartisan compromise.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says the next move is up to Republicans.
We've made to the president some proposals.
Our Republican leaders will have to talk to them about them, but ultimately he's the decision maker.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is backing a short term funding measure that he says we give lawmakers more time to negotiate.
In a short term, nonpartisan.
continuing resolution.
It's only 24 pages in length.
Leader Thune has a copy if you want to see the exhibit.
There's nothing partisan in here.
No policy writers, none of our big party preferences.
If no deal is reached by midnight,
many federal workers will be furloughed and others could be fired.