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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments regarding the partial government shutdown?
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are divided on how to put a quick end to the partial government shutdown. Federal immigration enforcement operations are at the center of the debate. Democrats want policy changes for ICE and Border Patrol. The Trump administration can continue its immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. after a ruling from a federal judge. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports.
Attorneys representing Minnesota and the Twin Cities had argued in court that the federal actions were violating constitutional protections and causing, quote, tremendous damage, and had asked for a temporary restraining order. But on Saturday, U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez, a President Biden appointee, denied that request after reviewing it for quite some time.
Her ruling really focused on the state's argument and whether it was likely to succeed in court. And ultimately, she said she didn't think it would. Kat Lonsdorff reporting.
A new report from a nonpartisan government watchdog suggests the Trump administration's efforts to fire staff at the Department of Education ended up costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. NPR's Corey Turner has more.
Last March, the administration tried to fire some 300 attorneys and staff from the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights. Their work is to investigate families' complaints of school-based discrimination related to sex, race, disability, and more. The courts paused the firings, so the Trump administration then made a choice.
For nearly nine months, it kept these staff on paid leave instead of letting them work. Now, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says the cost of that lost work in salary and benefits was between $28.5 and $38 million. The administration pushed back, saying since these staff were finally allowed to work in December, it considers the issue moot. Corey Turner, NPR News.
Britain's prime minister is calling for King Charles' brother Andrew to testify before the U.S. Congress about Jeffrey Epstein. The latest release of files related to the late sex offender includes revelations about several British figures. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from London.
New photos show Andrew at an Epstein property kneeling on all fours over a woman whose face is redacted. There are also friendly emails from Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson to Epstein while he was under house arrest, long after the royals had said they'd cut ties. Andrew's already been stripped of his title, Prince, and ordered evicted from Windsor Castle grounds.
After an Epstein victim said she had sex with him while she was a minor, Andrew settled a legal case with her but denies wrongdoing. U.S. investigators have sought information from Andrew for years. Meanwhile, the former U.K. ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, has resigned from the ruling Labour Party over confidential U.K.
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Chapter 3: How did the Trump administration's actions impact the Department of Education?
Pankcitani Phil saw his shadow this morning, predicting six more weeks of winter. The news was met with a mix of cheers and boos among crowds who'd gathered at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania. Meanwhile in Washington, Potomac Phil predicted six more weeks of winter and six more months of political gridlock. This is NPR News in Washington.