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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to the Munich Security Conference today, seeking to reassure Europeans that the Trump administration does not want to abandon the transatlantic alliance.

He said the ties are deep and historic.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke.

He asked for more help in fighting Russia nearly four years after Russia's full-scale invasion.

He asked for speeder deliveries of air defense systems, that there isn't a single power plant in Ukraine not damaged by Russian airstrikes.

He said any agreement to end the war must include real security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe.

A critical part of the federal government is shut down, and Congress is not in session to reopen it.

The Department of Homeland Security is officially without normal funding.

After lawmakers failed to reach an agreement,

to restrain the conduct of immigration officers.

NPR's Sam Greenglass has more.

President Trump says he's planning to sign a new executive order on elections before this year's midterms, but the Constitution puts states in charge of voting.

NPR's Miles Parks reports.

You're listening to NPR News in Washington.

Republicans in New York are asking the Supreme Court to delay the redrawing of congressional voting districts.

A state court had found that a district in New York City violates the state constitution by diluting black and Latino votes.

A new map would give Democrats a chance to pick up an additional seat in the House of Representatives.