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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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.
Chapter 2: 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.
Yeah!
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.
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