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The Senate has voted to fund large parts of the federal government that was set to run out of money at midnight.
But the House still needs to greenlight the final deal, so a partial government shutdown begins tonight.
NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.
Demonstrations are again taking place across the country against ICE and Border Patrol agents, including in Minnesota, where President Trump's borders are arrived this week, following Saturday's fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Preddy during a federal immigration operation.
At the state capitol, Governor Tim Walz tells NPR that there may be less smoke on the ground this week, but he said tensions remain high.
Walls added he won't compromise on First Amendment rights to peacefully protest, and he says he won't allow the Trump administration to mischaracterize Minnesotans who are asking the government to address their grievances.
South Carolina has now confirmed 847 measles cases.
including 58 new ones since Tuesday.
ZNPR's Maria Godoy reports the size of the state's outbreak has surpassed the major West Texas outbreak that spread from January to August of last year.
On Wall Street, the Dow closed down 179 points.
The Nasdaq closed down 223 points.
After releasing an additional three million documents as well as videos and images in connection with the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Department of Justice says it is now in compliance with the federal law enacted last November to release all files.
The DOJ has missed the deadline weeks ago.
Here's Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
He added, they are always concerned about the victims.
A rapper and a K-pop group have the biggest albums in the country, but an older record is also making a move on the Billboard charts, and Paris Steven Thompson has more.
And recapping Wall Street, the Dow closed down 179 points to end at 48,892.
The Nasdaq closed down 223 points.