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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Lawmakers in the White House remain deadlocked over proposed changes to immigration enforcement. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports the Department of Homeland Security ran out of money on Friday, forcing it to partially shut down.
This latest standoff seems to follow a familiar cycle.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in U.S. immigration policy?
A crisis captures national attention. A number of Democrats and Republicans pledged to take action only for talks to fizzle and lawmakers to trade blame across the aisle. That's what happened after a bipartisan effort to resurrect lapsed health subsidies fell apart recently, says Senator Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat.
On health care, on immigration, the parties are in fundamentally very, very different places. And so that means I go into any negotiation in a topic like this, High hopes, low expectations.
Negotiations on immigration between Democrats and the White House are ongoing, but Congress is in recess until next week. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
Drivers in Cuba could have to wait several months to refuel their cars as fuel shortages caused by a U.S. oil siege intensify. To avoid chaos outside gas stations, Cuba's government last week made it obligatory for drivers to use an app known as Ticket to get refueling appointments. But the app is only granting appointments several weeks or months from now. About 100 U.S.
troops and equipment have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers. The arrival follows a request by the Nigerian government to the U.S. for training, technical support and intelligence sharing. The deployment follows an easing of tensions that had flared between the U.S. and Nigeria. President Trump issued threats over allegations that Nigeria was not protecting its Christian citizens. Two U.S.
moms, both in their 40s, have won gold and bronze in the women's bobsled at the Winter Olympics. Ilana Myers-Taylor and Kaylee Humphries reached the podium after a close contest against top German sliders. NPR's Brian Mann reports.
Ilana Myers-Taylor and Kaylee Humphries have been teammates for years, talking publicly about the challenges of being elite athletes who are also parents moving into middle age. On the winding ice track, they put their deep experience on the line in the monobop race, where each athlete pushes and drives a solo bobsled.
Myers-Taylor came from behind to edge out a German sledder by four one-hundredths of a second, capturing gold. Myers-Taylor has the most medals of any black athletes in the Winter Games, with gold, three silver, and a bronze. Humphreys won gold in this event four years ago and slid a clean line here to win bronze.
Both women will have another shot at the podium in two-woman bobsled races later in the week. Brian Mann, NPR News, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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