Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Windsor, Johnston.
The State Department says it's re-establishing diplomatic relations with Venezuela's
interim authorities.
“The embassy was close seven years ago, and the building itself is still a need of repair”
as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports. After the Trump administration ousted Nicolas Maduro in a military operation earlier this year, the State Department has been working to re-establish diplomatic presence there, and now it said it's agreed with Venezuela's interim authorities to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations.
The State Department calls this a "step-to-promote stability and support economic recovery in Venezuela." At the White House president Trump said the interim leader Delci Rodriguez has been doing a "fantastic job" working with his administration.
He also praised Secretary of State Marker Rubio and said his next job will be Cuba.
Michelle Kellerman and PR news, the State Department. As tensions escalate between the U.S. is real and Iran attacks on American military facilities in the Middle East are raising new questions.
“NPR's Tom Bowman reports details about strikes on U.S. bases in Bahrain and Qatar remains”
scarce. We're not getting a lot of information about these strikes on U.S. facilities in Bahrain and Qatar. We're getting information from commercial satellite photos, not from the Pentagon, not from the State Department.
And I think that's a real concern. They're giving a lot of detail about what targets they're hitting in Iran, but not what is being hit in Bahrain, Qatar, and also the Emirates. That's NPR's Tom Bowman reporting. The House has blocked a war power's resolution that we can strain President Trump's military
action against Iran.
It was the second vote on the issue in two days.
The Senate rejected a similar measure Wednesday, mostly along party lines.
“Republicans have largely backed the President's decision to strike Iran while most”
Democrats oppose it, though divisions remain within both parties. Leaders in Minnesota are reacting to President Trump's firing of Homeland Security Secretary Christine Nome today. Minnesota Public Radio's Chandra Calvin reports Trump shared the news on social media. Secretary Nome has been under criticism from state leaders over some of the tactics used
during the federal surge in Minnesota, and especially after the killing of too many apolis protesters, Renee Macklin, Good, and Alex Pretty. Several Democratic elected officials have expressed their relief in Nome's departure. Governor Tim Walls posted to social media stating that it's "good she's gone." Senator Tina Smith said she welcomes the news, but that it won't bring back Macklin
Good and Pretty. For NPR News, I'm Chandra Calvin in St. Paul. At the close on Wall Street, the Dow was down 784 points. This is NPR News. Millions of people across Western Cuba remain in the dark after a blackout hit the island
this week. State Media Report, one of its largest thermo-electric power plants were a shutdown sparked the "outage" down, officials say it may stay that way for at least three more days. The major ice detention facility in Texas is under quarantine after a measles outbreak, NPR's Martin Costi reports "Campy's Montana near Al Paso" is currently closed to visitors
and attorneys. News of the quarantine comes from Congresswoman Veronica Escobar who represents the El Paso area. In a statement, she said she knew a 14 active measles cases in the camp, and she said it would stay closed until March 19, 20.
NPR has also learned at least one person about to be deported from the camp to a foreign country was held back because of a quarantine. The camp is one of ice's largest, averaging almost 3,000 detainees. It opened last year and is run by a private company, acquisitions logistics LLC. The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to NPR requests for comment on the
measles quarantine. Martin Costi and PR News The Ventura County Sheriff's Office in California says pop singer Britney Spears was arrested after a traffic stop late last night. The Grammy-winning artist emerged from a year's long conservatorship in 2021 and is spoken
publicly about legal battles with family and struggles with mental health. Officials have not said what charges bears may face, a court date is listed for May 4th. I'm Windsor Johnston and PR News in Washington. This message comes from wise, the app for international people using money around the globe. You can send, spend, and receive an up to 40 currencies with only a few simple taps.
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