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And we begin in Washington where a band of House Republicans bucked party leaders to join Democrats in passing a measure to restore those expired subsidies under the Affordable Care Act for three years.
Now, the House vote was 230 to 196.
This measure will now go to the Senate.
In the city of Minneapolis, tensions remain high after the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent on Wednesday.
Homeland Security officials and President Trump say the agent acted in self-defense.
Here is Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, now the head of Minnesota's Investigations Agency, says the U.S.
Attorney's Office has prevented it from taking part of the investigation.
Here is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
President Trump said today he is directing the purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds.
On Truth Social, Trump said the move will drive mortgage rates down,
monthly payments down and make the cost of owning a home more affordable, although it's unclear how these buys would occur or which parties would make them.
This is Trump's latest effort to bring down housing costs ahead of the November midterm elections.
Meantime, the president's proposal to keep institutional investors from buying single-family homes in the U.S.
would be forward-looking and not result in a forced sale of current holdings.
U.S.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besson told Fox Business, the idea is bygones are bygones.