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GOP leaders instead passed a short-term funding bill late Friday.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries came out against it.

The bill is facing immediate resistance in the Senate, where Democrats have rejected similar proposals.

President Trump, meanwhile, has signed an executive order to pay TSA employees who've been working without a paycheck for more than a month.

Israel says it's stepping up its assault across the border into Lebanon to fight Hezbollah militants.

NPR's Lauren Fair reports the invasion has displaced about a fifth of the country's population and killed more than 1,100 people.

The Trump administration is giving federal agencies more time to change the way they produce statistics about race and ethnicity that are used to redraw voting maps and enforce civil rights laws.

NPR's Hansi Lowong reports the changes were approved during the Biden administration.

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Yuma County, Arizona, has prided itself as the place labor icon Cesar Chavez was born and died.

But now sexual abuse allegations tied to Chavez have caused a debate over whether a local school should still bear his name.

Cisco Stargazer from member station KAWC reports the controversy is exposing deep divisions within the community.

Pro golfer Tiger Woods is facing DUI charges after a rollover crash in Florida.

Authorities say a breath test showed no alcohol, but they suspect drugs or medication.

Martin County Sheriff John Budenseek says Woods cooperated with the breathalyzer but refused a urine test.

No injuries were reported.

currency design.

The redesign includes the $100 bill, the highest denomination in wide circulation.

In a statement, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says the change is tied to the nation's 250th anniversary.

The first bills are expected to be printed as early as June, with other bills expected to follow in the months after.