Partial Government Shutdown Looms as Senate Deadlocks Over Immigration Enforcement
Washington, D.C. – The Senate was edging toward a partial government shutdown this week due to a political rupture over immigration enforcement and the funding of the Department of Homeland Security, Time reported Tuesday. With funding for a large share of the federal government set to expire after midnight on Friday, Republicans and Democrats remained deadlocked over a six-bill appropriations package that the House sent to the Senate, which included money for Homeland Security.
The impasse stemmed from the aftermath of Saturday's deadly shooting in Minneapolis involving federal immigration agents. Democrats were demanding changes to the Homeland Security portion of the bill and signaling they were prepared to let funding lapse if those demands were ignored, according to Time. Minneapolis had become a national symbol for opposition to President Trump's immigration crackdown in the wake of the shooting, Time noted in a separate article.
Meanwhile, protests against President Trump were planned across the country. Organizers with Indivisible told Time that a third "No Kings" day of protest was scheduled for March 28, with the flagship event to be in Minneapolis.
In other news, the BBC named Rhodri Talfan Davies as its interim director general, Variety reported. The announcement confirmed that outgoing director general Tim Davie would fully exit the company in April. Davie stepped down in November in the wake of a scandal over Panorama's editing of U.S. President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 speech, alongside CEO of news Deborah Turness, according to Variety.
President Trump also threatened to end U.S. support for Iraq if Nouri Kamal al-Maliki returned to power, Time reported. "Last time Maliki was in power, the Country descended into poverty and total chaos," Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday. "Because of his insane policies and ideologies, if elected, the United States of America will no longer help Iraq and, if we are not there to help, Iraq has ZERO chance of Success, Prosperity, or Freedom. MAKE IRAQ GREAT AGAIN!" Al-Maliki was nominated to be Prime Minister by the largest Shia Muslim bloc in the Iraqi parliament on Saturday. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the country's outgoing prime minister, was also mentioned in the Time article.
Finally, Tarique Rahman, the de facto opposition leader of Bangladesh, gave his first interview since returning to his homeland after 17 years in exile, Time reported. "My body is getting adjusted to this local weather," Rahman told Time in the garden of his family home. "The thing is that I'm not very good at talking anyway, he shrugs, but if you ask me to do something, I try my best." Rahman arrived in Bangladesh on Dec. 25, greeted by hundreds of thousands of people.
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