"The Department of Homeland Security will shut down this weekend if Congress can't figure out how to fund it. There's nothing even resembling a deal so far. ( Punchbowl News) Democrats want reforms to ICE; Republicans claim that making federal immigration agents show their faces and produce judicial warrants, as required by law, would endanger them somehow. ( NYT) One idea floating around is to split the bill so DHS operations like FEMA and TSA could continue. ( AP)"
"Culture war update: President Trump got the weekend started with a post on his social network that portrayed former President Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as apes. The White House defended the video, then Trump deleted it, then the White House blamed a staffer, and Trump refused to apologize. ( AP) The President of the United States also found time to criticize a US skier, Hunter Hess, who said he had "mixed emotions" about representing his country right now. ( Politico)"
The deep freeze will begin to loosen today after another very cold morning, with a high around 32 and a low near 23 overnight. Contact and newsletter subscription details and music recommendations appear, including Snacktime and playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. The Department of Homeland Security faces a potential weekend shutdown without funding; Democrats seek ICE reforms while Republicans argue requiring agents to show faces and warrants would endanger them. One proposal is splitting the bill to keep FEMA and TSA funded. ICE plans to convert warehouses into detention centers have faced bipartisan opposition. President Trump posted then deleted a social-media video portraying the Obamas as apes; the White House defended it, blamed a staffer, and Trump refused to apologize. Trump also criticized skier Hunter Hess for expressing "mixed emotions" about representing the country.
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