Corva Kuhlman

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President Trump has signed a government funding measure worth more than a trillion dollars.

It reopens the government after a short, partial shutdown.

But funding for the Department of Homeland Security only runs through next week.

NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.

Lawmakers are negotiating changes to immigration enforcement.

President Trump is still insisting Republicans should take control of elections in 15 places and nationalize them.

The White House said yesterday Trump was only speaking about legislation the GOP wants to pass.

But NPR's Miles Parks reports after that, Trump doubled down on his demand.

NPR's Miles Parks reporting.

The president has no role in elections.

The U.S.

Constitution spells it out in Article 1.

It says states run elections, although Congress can pass laws setting national rules about voting.

Libyan officials say the son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi has died.

And Piers Eya Batraoui reports Saif al-Islam was apparently killed in western Libya by unknown assailants.

On Wall Street, in pre-market trading, Dow futures are higher.

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House Republicans have called off a vote to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress.

They will sit for depositions as demanded by the GOP-led House Oversight Committee.