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Korva Coleman (0:15)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The House is supposed to start voting as early as today on spending legislation. It could bring a partial federal government shutdown to an end. But House Democrats have balked. The they want changes to the Department of Homeland Security after federal agents shot and killed two Minneapolis protesters. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries ICE and the.
Hakeem Jeffries (0:36)
Department of Homeland Security need to dramatically change. And absent that, then a full year appropriations bill is in deep trouble.
Korva Coleman (0:49)
The Senate changed the spending legislation last week. It keeps five funding bills in place, but it only pays for homeland security through February 13th. House Speaker Mike Johnson the DHS bill.
Mike Johnson (1:01)
Will be debated decided over the next two weeks. So we'll have to see.
Korva Coleman (1:05)
The shutdown means some federal employees are furloughed again. A federal judge is temporarily blocking a Trump administration policy barring members of Congress from making unannounced visits to ICE detention facilities. Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Kelly Morrison had been one of the people who sued the administration. But from Minnesota Public Radio, Kelly Morrison reports.
Erica Zurek (1:26)
Representative Morrison was granted access over the weekend to enter the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where immigrants, US Citizens, refugees and protesters are being held. She says it was a horrifying and heartbreaking experience, and it felt very chaotic. Morrison says there are no beds, no blankets, and not enough food. The temperature inside is very cold, and she saw people in leg shackles. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to questions about conditions inside the facility. The Trump administration has criticized oversight visits, saying they disrupt normal operations and calling them publicity stunts. For NPR News, I'm Erica Zurek in Minneapolis.
Korva Coleman (2:08)
Palestinians have been able to cross directly into Egypt and return to Gaza for the first time in more than a year. The partial opening of the Rafah crossing into Egypt comes as the US Presses Israel to move ahead with the next phase of the ceasefire. NPR's EA Batrawi has more.