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Nora Ramm (0:16)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. Congress has five days left to agree on a budget for the Department of Homeland Security. NPR's Luke Garrett reports the government may.
Luke Garrett (0:27)
Be heading toward another partial shutdown. Top Democrats sent their DHS demands to the White House last week, but say they've received no response. Here's House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Reporter/Correspondent (0:37)
The ball is in the court right now of the Republicans.
Luke Garrett (0:40)
Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are withholding their party's support for DHS funding after its agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens. GOP Representative Tony Gonzalez told CBS News the Hispanic vote is at stake for the Republican Party. If we want to keep that long.
Reporter/Correspondent (0:55)
Term, we do have to make a shift, not necessarily in policy but in communication.
Luke Garrett (1:01)
This week, the House and Senate will hold oversight hearings on the two DHS killings in Minnesota. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Nora Ramm (1:09)
Teachers in San Francisco are on strike. They want higher pay, better health care benefits and more special education resources. Spencer Whitney from member station KQED reports.
Reporter/Correspondent (1:27)
After a weekend of last ditch negotiations, the teachers union and the district came to some agreements, but not enough to prevent the walkout. Cassandra Curo is the president of the United Educators of San Francisco. She says they want protections for immigrant students, but that the district's proposals didn't go far enough.
Nora Ramm (1:44)
What they've proposed has concessions and take.
Nell Greenfield Boyce (1:46)
Backs, which means that our students in our schools would receive cuts if we were to agree to what the district said.
Reporter/Correspondent (1:51)
Laura Dudnick, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Unified School District, says that balancing the budget is their top priority. She says the district is sharing virtual instructional packets with students and families to continue learning during the strike. For NPR News, I'm Spencer Whitney in San Francisco.