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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The Department of Homeland Security has entered a shutdown after lawmakers failed to meet a deadline to fund the agency and its workforce of more than 260,000 employees. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports the department's baseline funding expired after Congress left town last night for a week-long recess.
Democrats and Republicans have been trading offers over the last several days. That started with a list of Democrats' demands to put new checks on immigration enforcement after two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis were killed by federal agents last month. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune told us yesterday that the two sides are not close. Negotiations are ongoing, but with no vote in sight, lawmakers packed up and left. And because of the scheduled recess, they're not expected to be back for another week.
That's NPR's Sam Greenglass reporting. President Trump says he's planning to sign a new executive order on elections before this year's midterms. But as NPR's Miles Parks reports, courts could take issue with that, as the Constitution puts states in charge of voting.
Section 1, Article 4 of the Constitution is clear. States are in charge of administering the, quote, times, places, and manner of holding elections, with the only exception being if Congress steps in to make a nationwide law. But for his entire presidency, Trump has been trying to push that boundary in different ways. He's already had one executive order on voting blocked by the courts. Now he's promising another one, to force states to add new document requirements for people to cast ballots. Republicans in the House did pass a law this week aimed at similar new requirements, but it's not expected to overcome a Senate filibuster. Still, in a social media post, Trump said there would be new voter ID requirements for the midterms, quote, whether approved by Congress or not.
Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.
Former CNN journalist Don Lemon and four activists have pleaded not guilty to federal charges connected to a protest at a church in St. Paul last month. Matt Sepik of Minnesota Public Radio reports demonstrators disrupted the service after learning that a local ICE official is part of the church's ministry team.
What recent developments have occurred with the Department of Homeland Security?
Tom Lemon, formerly of CNN, pleaded not guilty to violating the First Amendment rights of worshipers at City's church. Nakima Levy Armstrong, a black civil rights attorney and Christian minister, entered the same plea along with three other activists. She says she'll continue to speak out against what she calls the church's hypocrisy.
Going into church on Sundays and preaching, and then Monday through Saturday, you are condoning brutality, terrorism, abuse, violence against women, and even murder.
A church attorney said last month that the First Amendment does not protect, quote, coordinated actions to violate the sanctity of a sanctuary. For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in St. Paul.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Measles cases are rising and the CDC says infections have now been confirmed in 24 states. The outbreak began last year in South Carolina, Utah and Arizona and has now topped 900 cases. That's the highest number in nearly 25 years. Most infections are among unvaccinated or under-vaccinated people and many are children. Health experts say measles can be prevented by getting vaccinated. A Kansas City development company announced this week that it will not sell one of its warehouses to the federal government, reportedly for use as an immigration detention center. Salisa Cockle of member station KCUR has more.
The company, Platform Ventures, said in a statement that it is not actively engaged in discussions with the U.S. government over the sale of the large warehouse in an industrial area of Kansas City.
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