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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Democrat Christian Menefee has won the special election in Houston to replace the late Congressman Sylvester Turner. Texas Governor Greg Abbott had delayed the vote, a move Democrats say was meant to help Republicans hold on to their slim majority in the House. Houston Public Media's Andrew Schneider reports.
Menefee defeated fellow Democrat Amanda Edwards by a margin of more than two to one.
Who won the special election in Houston and what does it mean for Texas politics?
In a victory speech, Menefee told President Trump he would be hearing from Texas' 18th congressional district.
The results here tonight are a mandate for me to work as hard as I can to oppose your agenda, to fight back against where you're taking this country, and to investigate your crimes.
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Menifee will almost immediately have to pivot to defend the seat in a Democratic primary against Congressman Al Green, the incumbent in Texas' 9th congressional district. Green was drawn into the 18th during Texas' mid-decade redistricting last year. For NPR News, I'm Andrew Schneider in Houston.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will try to pass a bill to end the partial government shutdown when the House returns on Monday. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.
The shutdown for most of the government could be brief if the House signs off Monday on a deal endorsed by President Trump to fully fund most of the government through September and the Department of Homeland Security for about two weeks. That's so lawmakers can try to negotiate reforms like requiring officers to wear body cameras and remove masks. This is Hawaii Democratic Senator Brian Schatz.
People are seeing with their own eyes what is happening on the streets of Minneapolis and in many other places across the country. It has to stop, and if it doesn't stop, we do not intend to provide our votes.
Some Republicans are open to changes, but others see the two deadly shootings as anomalies. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
Protests continue this weekend in Copenhagen. Terry Schultz reports demonstrators are pushing back against President Trump's remarks downplaying the role of non-U.S. NATO forces in Afghanistan.
No words was the theme given to the march that wrapped up in front of the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen. There, the names were read of the 44 Danish service members who lost their lives in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
Morten Kroh Jensen, Jens Matthias Pedersen,
Trump said allies had stayed a little off the front lines in the war, infuriating Denmark, which lost the highest number of soldiers per capita after the U.S. A flag with the soldier's name was planted in front of the embassy in Copenhagen earlier this week, then removed by embassy staff. That action caused such heated backlash that the U.S. ambassador on Friday restored the 44 flags, saying there'd been a misunderstanding. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
This is NPR News. President Trump says talks with Cuba are now underway. His administration has cut off key oil supplies to the island. Trump recently signed an executive order to impose tariffs on goods from countries that sell oil to Cuba. American audiences spent 45 billion minutes watching the kids show Bluey last year. That's according to new data from Nielsen about viewing habits in 2025. NPR's Netta Ulibi has more.
Bluey is an animated show from Australia about a cute talking dog, her family and her friends, and the occasional talking parrot. Louis was the number one most streamed show in the U.S. last year, just like it was the year before. And once again, the second most streamed show, Grey's Anatomy. Stranger Things was third. The amount of television Americans consumed through streaming went up 19% in 2025 compared to the year before. Netta Ulibi, NPR News.
The most streamed movie of last year was K-pop Demon Hunters, with twice as many views as the next most popular movie, Moana 2. A strong winter storm continues to impact the eastern U.S. this morning. Heavy snow and frigid air are moving through parts of the Carolinas. Forecasters say so far nearly a foot of snow has fallen in Charlotte.
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