Janine Herbst

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A critical part of the federal government, the Department of Homeland Security, is shut down and Congress isn't in session to reopen it.

Empire Sam Greenglass reports this after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to restrain the conduct of immigration officers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says there isn't a single power plant in Ukraine that hasn't been damaged by Russian air attacks.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference today, he repeated his call for quicker air defense deliveries, saying there are times when missiles would arrive at the last minute before an attack.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who's also at the security conference, says he doesn't know if Russia's serious about ending its nearly four-year-old war in Ukraine.

The United States and China have swapped intelligence on combating drugs.

Representatives met in the U.S.

this week.

That's according to Chinese state media.

NPR's Jennifer Pak reports from Shanghai it comes as both sides seek to smooth trade tensions.

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In Italy, the U.S.

men's hockey team has won a second straight game at the Winter Olympics.

Steve Futterman has more from Italy.

Civil rights activists are raising concerns about the Trump administration's changes to the census questionnaire.

People will now be asked about citizenship status that could affect the ability to accurately count the population in 2030.

Cocoa prices are falling down nearly 70 percent from a year ago, but that won't make heart-shaped boxes of chocolate or even chocolate Easter bunnies more affordable this year.

Market research company Date Assembly says chocolate prices at U.S.