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What recent government funding package was advanced by the Senate?
Live from NPR News in Washington, D.C., I'm Dale Willman. The Senate advanced a massive federal government funding package hours before a Friday night deadline, but there will still be a partial government shutdown until the same package receives approval by the House. NPR's Luke Garrett has our reports.
Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to keep the government running. The agreement includes five appropriations bills funding the Pentagon, Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Labor, and Education. The deal also includes a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says the DHS's Immigration and Customs Enforcement needs reform following the killing of Alex Preddy in Minneapolis. Here's Schumer on the Senate floor.
The clock is ticking, the nation is waiting, and the abuses of ICE must come to an end.
The government funding package now goes back to the House, which returns Monday. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon made his first appearance in court in Los Angeles on Friday. He's accused of violating federal law by disrupting a church service in Minneapolis. Steve Futterman has more.
The hearing was brief. Lemon did not enter a plea. He was arrested in L.A. Thursday night. He was here to cover Sunday's Grammy Awards. Lemon is accused of not just reporting, but also acting as a participant in the protest and disrupting the Sunday church service. After his release without bond, Lemon said he did nothing wrong.
I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now.
In court, federal officials asked that Lemon be forced to post a $100,000 bond and be restricted in his travel. The magistrate judge denied both requests. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.
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