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Government Funding Negotiations Stall as Shutdown Looms
Washington, D.C. – The Senate faced an impasse in government funding negotiations Thursday, edging the nation closer to a partial government shutdown with less than 24 hours until funding expired, according to ABC News. Senate Democrats announced they had reached an agreement with the White House to separate the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill from a package of five other bills.
The five-bill package would fund programs until the end of September, ABC News reported. DHS funding would be extended for an additional two weeks under the proposed agreement. However, the Senate did not vote on the deal Thursday due to the impasse.
In other news, the world premiere of "MELANIA," a documentary film about former First Lady Melania Trump, took place at the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening, Fox News reported. The film provides an up-close look at her life during the 20 days leading up to the inauguration of the 47th president. According to Fox News, leading political figures, celebrities, and "cultural iconoclasts" attended the event.
Separately, in Virginia, a controversy erupted over a Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health nurse who was fired after allegedly encouraging harm to ICE agents in online videos. Fox News reported that the nurse's actions were described as "healthcare terrorism" by State Sen. Glen Sturtevant, R-Chesterfield. "Firing her for what is basically calling for healthcare terrorism is sort of the easy thing, and I'm glad VCU did that, and I'm glad that they did it quickly," Sturtevant said, according to Fox News. Two Virginia legislators insisted she should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
In Minnesota, a federal judge backed away from a threat to hold acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons in contempt, Fox News reported. Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz canceled a hearing that had been scheduled for Friday afternoon. The hearing was intended for Lyons to explain the agency's tactics amid the Trump administration's illegal immigration crackdown. The hearing was initially scheduled after ICE allegedly failed to comply with an order regarding Juan H, according to Fox News.
Meanwhile, in other news, Taryn Smith, a 25-year-old U.S. rower, completed her solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in Antigua on Thursday morning, ABC News reported. Smith embarked from La Gomera, Spain, 46 days prior and paddled approximately 10 to 12 miles per day. "I really couldn't have done it without all of the support from people back home. So thank you so much for joining me," Smith said, according to ABC News. She documented her World's Toughest Row journey on Instagram.
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