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funds most to the Department of Homeland Security.
“That's been shut down for more than 40 days as Democrats and Republicans disagreed”
over limits to federal immigration agents' operations. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says most departments within DHS will get paid. This long overdue due agreement funds TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA, CISA, strength and security at the border and the ports of entry, and keeps Americans safe. This could have been accomplished weeks ago if Republicans hadn't stood in the way.
But it won't fund most federal immigration operations, Senate Majority Leader John Thun. They wanted an issue, politics over policy, self-interest over reform, pandering to their base over actually solving a problem. It's an appalling commentary on the State of the Democratic Party.
But the funding issue is not over.
This measure has to go to the House for a vote before it is fully passed. Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey are playing a role in efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
“President Trump has told reporters Iran is, quote, "begging to make a deal," and appears”
"aobitroy" has more. Iran says there are no negotiations with the U.S., and its list of conditions for halting the war include payments for damages and an end to attacks on Iranian back militias in the region. Trump, meanwhile, says he wants Iran to halt all nuclear enrichment and curb its missile
and drone production. "Egyptian foreign minister, Badat Abdeladi, says Cairo is working to bridge existing gaps between the U.S.-an Iran's positions." He says Egypt is communicating directly with Iran's foreign ministry. A.A. Batrawi, and Pyrenees Dubai, with reporting by Ahmed Abohamda in Cairo.
Stocks open lower this morning, NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow slid more than 450 points in early trading. Oil prices are up, and stock prices are down nearly four weeks after the U.S. launched
“its war with Iran, scrambling global energy supplies.”
All the major stock indexes fell sharply on Thursday with the NASDAQ dropping into correction
territory, more than 10 percent, below its recent peak.
The spike in oil prices is particularly hard on Asian countries that rely heavily on imports from the Middle East, Japan's government warns those prices could put lasting pressure on inflation in the world's fourth largest economy. A federal judge says the online betting company "Draft Kings" can continue using the term "March Madness" for now, that's despite a lawsuit from the NCAA, which says it
tries to avoid any hint that it's on board with gambling around its college basketball tournament. Scott Horsley, and Pyrenees, Washington. "You're listening to NPR news from Washington." The federal judge will hear arguments today from a Georgia county that is demanding the
return of ballots that were cast in 2020. The FBI seized thousands of Fulton County ballots last January. President Trump has lied about winning the 2020 presidential election at the state of Georgia. He lost both in 2020. It was an extremely warm winter in the West as multiple states set new records this year,
and Pyrenees Rebecca Hershire reports. The contiguous U.S. was nearly five degrees Fahrenheit hotter this winter compared to the country's average winter during the 20th century. That's according to the latest climate information released by the National Oceanic and atmosphere of administration.
Nine states had their warmest winters ever recorded, going back to 1895, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma. Three of those states smashed their previous record by more than two degrees. Forecasters say 2026 is very likely to clock in as one of the seven warmest years for the planet as a whole.
The Earth is rapidly warming up, because humans are burning fossil fuels, which release pollution that traps extra heat in the Earth's atmosphere. Rebecca Hershire and Pyrenees. Police in Hawaii say a helicopter on a tour crashed yesterday on the island of Kauai, three people were killed and two others injured on a remote beach.
Officials say the helicopter was operated by a company called Airborne Aviation. I'm Corva Coleman and PR News in Washington. President Trump's White House is upending democratic norms on a weekly basis. Trump's terms is in pairs podcast where you can follow it all, from ice to Venezuela, to Iran, questioning election results, even minting a coin with its face on it.
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