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Amid partial government shutdown, debate over DHS funding continues
The government is still in a partial shutdown, but the House Speaker predicts it will be over by Tuesday. In the meantime, lawmakers are still divided over Department of Homeland Security policy changes.
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Morning news brief
Debate over DHS funding continues amid partial government shutdown, judge allows immigration enforcement surge to continue in Minnesota, Trump says Kennedy Center will close for construction.
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Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopens
Israel reopened Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt Monday, a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement
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Former Washington Post critic on Trump's plan to temporarily close the Kennedy Center
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Washington Post critic Anne Midgette about President Trump's post proposing the temporary closure of the Kennedy Center.
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Statewide economic blackout planned in Minnesota to protest ICE enforcement
Many businesses in Minnesota will be closed Friday as demonstrators plan protests and a statewide economic blackout to push back against the ongoing ICE enforcement in the state.
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Morning news brief
Statewide economic blackout against ICE to be held in Minnesota Friday, Zelenskyy gives scorching critique of Europe in Davos speech, millions of Americans prepare for massive winter storm.
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Palestinians say Jared Kushner's vision for Gaza erases what's left of their homes
Jared Kushner unveiled a vision of a futuristic cityscape for Gaza that includes skyscrapers and advanced industrial zones, but Palestinians fear his vision erases what remains of their homes.
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Former U.S. ambassador discusses the path forward after Trump's Davos speech
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Alan Leventhal, a former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, about developments following President Trump's speech in Davos.
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Morning news brief
European leaders to meet for emergency summit about the U.S. and Greenland, Trump's statements about Greenland threaten long-standing world order, SCOTUS weighs Trump's power to fire Fed governors.
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court hearing on president's power to fire Fed governors
As the Supreme Court considers whether to allow President Trump to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, NPR discusses takeaways from Wednesday's oral arguments with Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog.