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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is imminent as NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports Congress failed to pass a bill to fund DHS through the end of September.
The failed vote was expected after Senate Democrats pledged not to support it without major changes to department policies in the wake of two fatal shootings by immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. Both parties have been negotiating on a series of proposals for the department. but no consensus has been reached. Democrats have said that any changes must be made through the legislative process, not by executive order, in order to ensure that they're codified into law. Barbara Sprint and Peer News, Washington.
Last October, under pressure from the Department of Justice, Apple removed several ICE agent tracking programs from the App Store. The developer of one of these apps is now suing the federal government. From Member Station WFIU, Ethan Sandweiss reports.
Eyes Up verifies and shares videos of confrontations with ICE. It's still active on Android, but its founder, Mark Hodges, says the user base hasn't recovered since Apple took it down, saying it posed a safety risk to law enforcement. He has now filed suit against Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem, saying that by pressuring Apple, they're violating the First Amendment.
I think it's especially important when we have a government that is saying, you can't believe what you see with your own eyes. to have evidence that shows what's really happening.
Hodges is filing jointly with Cassandra Rosado, a Chicago resident whose Facebook page tracking ICE sightings was disabled by that platform. They're represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. For NPR News, I'm Ethan Sandweiss.
The IRS says it erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new court filing. It was part of the agency's agreement to share information to identify and deport people illegally in the U.S. The move potentially violates privacy rules to protect taxpayer data. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held nomination hearings for several top State Department posts today. Nominees include a man who joked that Iceland should be part of the U.S. and another who has a record of sexist and racist comments, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
Former Congressman Billy Long says he apologized for his quip that Iceland should become the 52nd state. The ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, says what diplomats say matters. She also questioned Jeremy Carl's fitness to be assistant secretary of state for international organizations.
In 2024, you wrote that you want America to be a Christian nation and you continued to make anti-Semitic and racist comments. even after your nomination was announced last year.
Carl says he knows diplomats need to restrain themselves, but says his current job at the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, involves advocacy. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
U.S. stock indexes fell sharply today. The S&P 500 sank more than one and a half percent. It's NPR. Mexico sent two ships with humanitarian aid to Cuba as sanctions from the U.S. worsen the island's energy crisis. The ships carried food, hygiene supplies, and powdered milk. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico is providing aid while talks with the U.S. continue. The pride flag was raised once again at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City after the Trump administration took it down. NPR's Sarah Ventry has more.
A large crowd packed tightly into Christopher Park in Greenwich Village, where activists and faith leaders spoke before a small group of elected officials. Raise our flag!
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