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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.
The Israeli military says Hamas returned the remains of another Israeli captive on Friday. If it's confirmed to be one of the hostages, that will mean just five more bodies remain in Gaza. Before the latest handover, Hamas had returned the bodies of 22 hostages since the start of the latest ceasefire that began on October 10th. As part of that agreement, Israel has released the bodies of 285 Palestinians. Only 84 of them have been identified. Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Friday. The S&P 500 edged up slightly by more than one-tenth of a percent, while the Nasdaq dropped two-tenths of a percent on the day. The Dow Jones Industrials, meanwhile, was up by 0.16 percent. The week, though, was down across the board.
It was the first weekly loss in the past month. You're listening to NPR News. Russian citizens will no longer be able to get visas that allow them multiple entries to the European Union. Terry Schultz reports that the action was taken despite criticism from human rights activists in Russia.
The EU's 27 member states agreed that more security is warranted for Russians, so now visa applicants will need to go through thorough vetting for each requested visit instead of receiving multiple entry permission. European Commission spokesperson Marcus Lammert.
This is in view of the increased security risks stemming from Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, including the weaponization of migration, acts of sabotage and the potential misuse of visas.
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.
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