Michael Barbaro

if the administration isn't really going to negotiate.

Well, Senator, thank you very much for your time.

We really appreciate it.

On Wednesday afternoon, Democratic leaders in Congress chastised both President Trump and congressional Republicans for failing to act with urgency to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

During a news conference, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said that his party's proposal for ending the shutdown was in the hands of the White House, but that he was still waiting for their response.

California officials said that eight of the nine skiers missing since an avalanche on Tuesday have died.

The avalanche now ranks as one of the deadliest in the state's modern history.

The skiers were part of a group of 15, including four guides, on a three-day backcountry expedition near Lake Tahoe.

Six of those who were caught in the avalanche were rescued after they used a combination of emergency beacons and their iPhones to share their location.

The avalanche occurred after nearly three feet of snow had accumulated in the area over a short period.

Today's episode was produced by Mary Wilson and Eric Krupke.

It was edited by Rachel Quester and Chris Haxell, contains music by Alishaba Etube and Marion Lozano, and was engineered by Chris Wood.

Special thanks to Phil Corbett and Nick Pittman.

That's it for The Daily.

I'm Michael Bavaro.

See you tomorrow.

And we'll get some great stories from them, too.

From The New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.

This is The Daily.

With a single monumental action expected today, the Trump administration will eliminate its own legal authority to fight climate change.