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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Now that President Trump has signed a funding bill that ends the partial government shutdown that began over the weekend, the next big fight in Congress is over the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS funding has been extended, but only through the end of next week, as Congress is set to begin debate over Democratic demands for changes in immigration enforcement following two fatal shootings in Minneapolis. NPR's Sam Greenglass on what happens next.
Congress could pass another DHS stopgap bill, or we could see a very narrow shutdown. And remember, DHS also includes funding for TSA agents, the Coast Guard, and FEMA. Meanwhile, Congress already gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement $75 billion over four years through that Republican tax and spending bill that passed last summer. So the immigration crackdown would continue.
A wave of resignations continues at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minneapolis. The mass exodus began after an immigration agent killed Renee Macklin Good last month, and the Justice Department pressured prosecutors to investigate her widow. Matt Sepik, Minnesota Public Radio reports.
The latest to submit their resignations include a victim's advocate, three prosecutors, and four civil division attorneys. That's according to a person familiar with the situation who's not authorized to speak publicly. NPR first reported three of the resignations last week. The departures mean that the Minnesota U.S.
Attorney's Office has now lost all of the lawyers who were prosecuting a series of major social service program fraud cases involving dozens of defendants. U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen has brought in prosecutors from elsewhere in the country, as well as military lawyers. For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in St. Paul.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the recent DHS funding bill signed by President Trump?
Overseas, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was in Kyiv Tuesday and addressed the Ukrainian parliament. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports on his condemnation of Russia's overnight attacks on Kyiv's infrastructure and frigid winter weather.
Rutte hailed Ukrainian strength and courage in the face of nearly four years of Russian attack. He said the necessary security guarantees to back any peace deal are largely in place, European troops with a U.S. backstop.
Troops on the ground, jets in the air, ships on the Black Sea.
And the NATO leader hailed the direct talks now underway between Ukraine and Russia.
And this is important progress. But Russia attacks like those last night do not signal seriousness about peace.
Russian drones and missiles have caused heavy damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Thousands of buildings in Kyiv are without power, water or heat. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is accusing Russia of exploiting a week-long ceasefire and attack on energy infrastructure, saying Russia used it to stockpile munitions to employ them in overnight assaults. This is NPR. New Jersey Governor Mikey Sherrill says New York and New Jersey are suing the Trump administration.
The lawsuit claims the administration is illegally freezing funding for the Gateway Tunnel project, putting the jobs of nearly 1,000 workers at risk. Construction on the project is set to halt on Friday. This lawsuit is separate from the suit filed this week by the Gateway Development Commission. The record-breaking cold snap over the weekend had some South Floridian stunned.
Across the region, cold-stunned iguanas piled up. Sophia Zaran of member station WLRN reports that even iguana trappers were surprised.
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