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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.
The Justice Department Friday released millions more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein. Included in the files were records concerning some of Epstein's more famous associates, along with emails between Epstein and Elon Musk, and as well as some other prominent contacts. Some of the files were heavily redacted. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch explained why some files have still been withheld.
The categories of documents withheld include those permitted under the act to be withheld. Files that contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims' personal and medical files and similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Any depiction of CSAM or child pornography was obviously excluded. Anything that would jeopardize an active federal investigation.
The files are available on the Department of Justice website. Stocks were down on Wall Street Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 179 points. NASDAQ down 223 points. And the S&P 500 closed down by 29 points. You're listening to NPR News. The military government in Burkina Faso says it's dissolved all political parties in that West African nation. Michael Koloke has more in our reports.
The dissolution of the parties was announced through a decree issued by the country's military junta. According to Emil Zerbo, Burkina Faso's Minister for Territorial Administration, the country's military government believes that the rapid increase in the number of political parties has caused divisions among Burkina Faso's population. Authorities in the West African nation now also require that all assets held by political parties be transferred to the government. Critics of the country's military junta say it has silenced dissent since taking over power in a coup three years ago. In a report last year, the UN raised concern over the use of decrees by Burkina Faso's authorities to suppress the country's civic space.
For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaloki in Nairobi.
Iran's foreign minister said Friday that his country is ready for a dialogue to resolve tensions with the U.S., but he said there are no plans for talks with Washington.
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