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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. The GOP led House returns tonight with large sections of the government shut down, a scenario lawmakers thought they'd averted by passing a bipartisan funding package before last week's recess. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports. Speaker Mike Johnson faces objections to a plan that includes temporary funding for the Department of Homeland Security as Congress figures out possible reforms to immigration enforcement.
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The Senate made changes to the House passed bipartisan package after federal agents shot and killed Alex Preddy. They kept five funding bills in place but paused full appropriations for dhs. Senate Democrats agreed to a deal that would fund DHS for two weeks as they negotiate reforms for agents involved in immigration raids. However, it's not clear the House has enough bipartisan votes to approve the plan, with some Democrats saying it falls short and some Republicans saying it goes too far. The funding plan would allow several agencies to reopen, including the Departments of Defense, Transportation and Health and Human Services. For now, workers for those agencies and more are either furloughed or working without pay. Claudia Gonzalez, NPR News.
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President Trump says he plans to close the Kennedy center in Washington for two years for renovations starting in July. He says it'll be a new and Spectacular Entertainment Complex. NPR's Tamara Keith reports. The announcement comes after months of change at the Kennedy Center.
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The biggest thing is adding his own name to the building. Trump had already replaced the majority of the Kennedy center board with loyalists and put an app in charge of operations. Oh, and made himself chairman of the board. There's a lawsuit challenging the legality of the name change, and the level of backlash from performers and patrons has been epic.
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Trump secured $250 million for the renovation in last year's One Big Beautiful bill Act. Mexico says it will continue to send humanitarian aid to Cuba. NPR's Adar Peralta reports. The U.S. is pushing Mexico to stop the aid and has threatened to impose sanctions on country that sends oil to Cuba.
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Since the United States took military action in Venezuela, Mexico has become Cuba's most important lifeline. Mexico's President Claudo Chambaum said Mexico will continue to send humanitarian aid to the country to avoid a catastrophe and said Mexico will also try to negotiate with the United States to keep its oil shipments to Cuba going. President Trump has said the pressure of A de facto blockade will make the Cuban government negotiate. Over the weekend, a small protest was set up in front of the U.S. embassy in Mexico City. Down with imperialism, they shouted. Long live self determination, they chanted. Ada Pralta, NPR News, Mexico City.