Democrats Threaten Shutdown, Yen Extends Gain, More
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Congressional Democrats are threatening a US government shutdown after federal immigration agents shot dead a second American citizen. On Saturday in Minnesota, ICE officials killed intensive care nurse Alex Preti as they subdued him. Widely circulated videos showing the incident from multiple angles suggest that a handgun, which Preti had a permit to carry, may have been removed from him by an agent before other officers opened fire. Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota spoke to ABC's This Week program.
Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather, I was there with them marching, were able to march without any problems. And then the next day, a half a dozen ICE and border control agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. So I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here. And what needs to happen is they need to leave.
Senator Amy Klobuchar speaking to ABC after Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino said Alex Preti approached officers with a handgun and violently resisted attempts to disarm him. In a telephone interview with the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, President Trump declined to say whether the federal officer who fatally shot Preti had acted appropriately and said the administration was reviewing the incident.
Growing anger over the Trump administration now threatens to trigger a partial government shutdown this week. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says his party will vote against a sweeping funding package needed to keep the government running unless Republicans strip out funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California spoke on NBC's Meet the Press.
Well, I'm not giving ICE or Border Patrol another dime given how this agency, these agencies are operating. Democrats are not going to fund that. The government will shut down if Republicans insist that that be joined with other government funding. It will be a Republican decision.
Adam Schiff speaking there. With the effects of another shutdown expected to be widespread, including possibly delaying the next Bureau of Labour Statistics report, and there are signs that some congressional Republicans are wavering. Speaking on Fox News, House Oversight Chairman James Corner suggested that President Trump should consider taking his immigration crackdown to another city.
The price of gold has surged past $5,000 an ounce for the first time. It extends a breakneck rally that has seen bullion more than double in value over the past two years. The latest gains come as pressure from the Trump administration on the Fed, threats to annex Greenland, and the prospect of military intervention in Venezuela have fueled a flight away from sovereign bonds and currencies. And that uncertainty was underlined again this weekend after the US president threatened a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods if the country becomes what Trump described as a drop-off port for Chinese exports to the US.
Now, the Japanese yen has extended gains against the dollar as traders start the week on alert for US and Japanese authorities intervening in the market. Coordinated currency intervention is rare, but has been fuelled by comments on Sunday from Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi about addressing speculative and highly abnormal movements. Traders also reported on Friday that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had contacted financial institutions to check on the yen's exchange rate, something that is seen as a precursor to intervention.
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