Chapter 1: What is the current status of the government shutdown?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago. They're hoping to find a way to end the impasse, keeping workers at home. Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says his party is ready to get government working again.
Democrats are ready to clear the way to quickly pass a government funding bill that includes health care affordability. Leader Thune just needs to add a clean one-year extension. of the ACA tax credits to the CR so that we can immediately address rising health care costs.
A measure proposing that was rejected by Republicans on Friday. A federal judge in Oregon has permanently blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in response to protests against ICE agents in Portland. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Conrad Wilson has more.
In a 106-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karen Emmerget found President Trump did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard. She also said her ruling did not mean the president can never deploy soldiers in Oregon or anywhere else, quote, if conditions on the ground justify the Guard's intervention.
The ruling follows a three-day trial over Trump's decision to send troops to protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland earlier this fall. Emmergen concluded there was some violence in June, but local law enforcement could handle it. In the months since, the judge said demonstrations have been predominantly peaceful.
For NPR News, I'm Conrad Wilson in Portland.
The FBI is now warning local law enforcement agencies about people impersonating immigration agents in order to commit violent crimes. NPR's Ximena Bustillo has our reports.
The FBI warned of at least five documented instances where people in New York, North Carolina, and Florida impersonated immigration and customs enforcement agents. They then threatened immigrants, committed kidnappings, and assault. Immigrant advocates have warned about the potential for abuse with agents who wear masks and plain clothes, making it easier to impersonate them.
The Homeland Security Department has previously said that it is a crime to impersonate a federal officer. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
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Chapter 2: How has a federal judge impacted the deployment of the National Guard in Oregon?
Exceptions will be made for human rights activists, journalists and others whose motives can be verified. Foreign Policy Chief Kaya Kallis wrote on X that traveling to the EU is a privilege and not a given, adding that starting a war and expecting to move freely in Europe is hard to justify. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.
A reduction in air traffic control staffing led to the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights across the U.S. on Friday, and more canceled flights are expected in the coming days. But so far, officials say the problems are much less than anticipated. The ongoing government shutdown is being blamed for the problem.
Air traffic controllers are not being paid during the shutdown, which has caused a spike in sick time among employees. Scientist James Watson has died. He shared a Nobel Prize in 1962 for helping discover the double helix shape of the DNA molecule. He was 97 years old. Watson also helped guide efforts to map the human genome, but he was later condemned for racist remarks.
I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.