Kim Vennell

Even so, immigration agents aren't slowing down.

Ecuador's foreign ministry says an ICE agent tried to get into Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

Trump has softened his rhetoric around the deployment and has ushered in a change of leadership of immigration operations in Minneapolis.

Reporter Brad Brooks is there and has more on what that translates to on the ground.

But in Washington, those new ICE orders don't go far enough.

Senate Democrats are calling for new restrictions on immigration agents, including forcing them to use body cameras and prohibiting them from covering their faces with masks.

Their demands set up a showdown which could lead to a partial government shutdown, the second of Trump's second term.

To explain why, here's reporter David Morgan in Washington, D.C.

According to the New York Times, Trump and Schumer were working on a possible agreement last night for new limits on federal immigration agents in exchange for dodging a shutdown.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

U.S.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announcing the central bank is keeping interest rates steady again.

The benchmark is being left at 3.5 to 3.75 percent, as policymakers say inflation is still somewhat elevated and the job market is showing signs of stabilizing.

Normally, that would set the stage for a pretty standard press conference from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, but not this time.

Instead of the usual questions about the economy and interest rates, reporters pressed Powell on an extraordinary video statement that he released a few weeks ago, where he revealed he's being investigated by the Department of Justice.

While he had no new comments about the probe, he did make one point very clear.

Powell didn't say what he plans to do when his term ends, but he did offer one piece of advice to whoever takes over.

Fed reporter Howard Schneider says on the rate front, the decision to hold steady was widely expected, but his assessment of economic growth stands out.

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