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Windsor Johnston (0:20)
In Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The White House is turning up the pressure on Senate Democrats to vote in favor of a short term funding bill that would reopen the government. Press Secretary Caroline Levitz says it's Democrats, not Republicans, who are to blame for the ongoing shutdown.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitz (0:36)
The Democrats continue to recklessly hold the American people hostage over their demands to give illegal aliens free health care. Republicans are fully unified behind passing non partisan clean funding bill.
Windsor Johnston (0:50)
Democrats are demanding that a stopgap bill include an extension of federal health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. A vote is expected shortly in the Senate on two competing proposals to end the shutdown, both of which have failed multiple times this week. As President Trump expands his federal anti crime interventions to more Democratic run cities, crime experts are watching closely to see how well they work. NPR's Martin Kosti reports.
Martin Kosti (1:19)
The homicide rate dropped Sharply in Washington, D.C. during the first two months of the federal intervention there. But Jim Burch of the National Policing Institute says that's not surprising.
Jim Burch (1:30)
Any city in America with a 50% increase in their officers is going to be able to have some kind of impact on public safety. But that's not reality. That's not the fiscal reality. And I also don't think that's the long term reality for these federal deployments. It's more of a short term strategy, a shock and awe, if you will.
Martin Kosti (1:48)
Now that National Guard troops have been ordered to Memphis and Portland, Oregon, criminologists are watching to see whether the crime deterrent effect can hold, especially in places where local leaders and the community may oppose federal intervention. Martin Kosti, NPR News.
Windsor Johnston (2:03)
Drones spotted over Munich Airport forced dozens of flight cancellations stranding passengers overnight. Similar sightings in Belgium and Denmark follow recent Russian airspace violations. NPR's Terry Schulz reports. Denmark's spy chief is warning that Russia may be plotting sabotage attacks in Europe.