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President Trump was also in North Carolina today visiting troops at Fort Bragg, as many federal workers prepare for.
A partial government shutdown.
NPR's Tamara Keith reports on the impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security.
Several people were being arraigned today in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church where an ICE official is a pastor.
One of the defendants is former CNN host Don Lemon.
He pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges and later addressed the public.
Two more defendants, including independent journalist Georgia Ford, are set to be arraigned next week.
Virginia Supreme Court has greenlit a special election that could allow the legislature to draw new voting maps designed to help Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Ukraine's intelligence services say they reached a new range record with a drone strike on a Russian oil finery just over 1,000 miles from Ukraine's border.
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports drones have transformed the war.
The Russia-Ukraine war as well as the U.S.-European alliance are on the agenda at a major security conference in Munich.
Federal officials in the U.S.
are reporting 910 confirmed cases of measles in the country so far this year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website shows the overwhelming majority in two dozen states from California to Pennsylvania.
Five new outbreaks were reported since the start of 2026.
The CDC says that most of the cases are among those who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is not known.
The Dow has closed up 50 points.
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