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Voters in Virginia have handed a victory to Democrats.

They narrowly voted to redraw congressional maps to favor Democrats.

From Member Station VPM, Jad Khalil reports.

President Trump announced he's extending the ceasefire between the U.S.

and Iran indefinitely until negotiations conclude.

NPR's Franco Ordonez reports Trump backed away hours after issuing threats of new strikes.

Another member of Congress has resigned, the third in a week and a half.

All faced the threat of expulsion for alleged misconduct.

NPR's Sam Greenglass reports Congresswoman Sheila Scherfelis McCormick resigned as the Ethics Committee was set to recommend sanctions against her.

On Wall Street, in pre-market trading, Dow futures are up nearly 300 points.

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Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen is warning his agency will run out of money in early May.

He says thousands of employees, such as TSA workers, won't get paid.

The agency has been partially shut down in a congressional dispute over the actions of federal immigration agents.

The agency has been shuffling money to temporarily pay workers.

NASA is continuing preparations to launch a major space telescope.

It's being sent to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of September's scheduled launch date.