Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. It's the third day of the partial government

shutdown after funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed. Democrats in Congress are

demanding reforms to immigration enforcement as part of a funding package, but lawmakers are now

on a 10-day break. TSA officers are required to stay on the job without pay, but experts say mass flight

cancellations like those seen during last year's government shutdown are less likely because

air traffic controllers are still getting paid. As Marlon Hyde from member station WABE in Atlanta reports,

Congress is in recess until February 23rd. It has only been a few months since the record 43-day shutdown last fall.

And now TSA employees must work without a paycheck again.

Tom Smith is an economist at Emory University.

What we saw in the past was you'll get an increase in a number of people who are calling out sick. People will

have to pick up second jobs in order to, you know, pay their bills. Smith says that could lead

to delays and major inconveniences for passengers. The American Federation of Government employees,

which represents 47,000 transportation security officers, has not responded

to a request for comment. For NPR News, I'm Marla Hade in Atlanta.

California is bracing for thunderstorm, strong winds, and heavy mountain snow. The National Weather

Service is urging people to take precautions in the coming days. Winter storm warnings are in place from southwest Oregon to the southern California border.

State emergency officials are deploying rescue resources for flooding and debris flows.

The nationalist pro-Kremlin prime minister of Hungary, Victor Orban, is accusing Ukraine of trying

to interfere with Hungarian elections this April. NPR's Joanna Kikis reports that Orban is accusing Ukraine of trying to interfere with Hungarian elections this April.

NPR's Joanna Kikis reports that Orban, who is close to President Trump, made the remarks

during a visit with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.

Rubio praised Orban's success and said it's also the Trump administration's success.

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