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FBI Agents Association Says Without Funding Important Investigations Are Stalled

3:23am January 23, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with FBI Special Agent Thomas O'Connor, president of the FBI Agents Association, about the report released Tuesday detailing how the shutdown has been affecting agents.

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An image of a boy is painted on the bars of the border wall, in front of coils of razor wire, seen from Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump's proposal to end the partial government shutdown includes funding for more border wall, but also provisions that furt

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The Border Wall Isn't The Only Reason Democrats Oppose Plan To End The Shutdown

11:21pm January 22, 2019

by Joel Rose

Democrats and immigrant rights advocates say the President's proposal to end the shutdown contains big changes to asylum law that they're calling a "poison pill."

Teachers and supporters rally on Monday, Jan. 14, the first day of the teachers strike in Los Angeles. The school district and the union have come to a deal after almost two years of negotiations.

Teachers Vote Yes On Deal To End Los Angeles Strike

11:10pm January 22, 2019

After six days out of the classroom, union members voted yes on a proposed contract, which means teachers will be back in schools Wednesday.

Seen in 2017, a girl studies for school while a man chops wood in the Muslim enclave of Islamberg in Tompkins, N.Y. Four people have been arrested in an alleged plot to attack the community.

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Planned Attack On Muslim Community In Upstate New York Disrupted, Police Say

8:55pm January 22, 2019

by Brian Mann

Three men and a 16-year-old youth have been arrested and authorities say 20 weapons and three improvised explosive devices have been seized. The alleged target was Islamberg, outside Rochester.

Former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera poses with his Monument Park plaque in 2016, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Rivera, Halladay, Martinez, Mussina Elected To Baseball's Hall Of Fame

8:37pm January 22, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Relief pitcher Mariano Rivera's unanimous selection is an honor that eluded the game's greats such as Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Willie Mays.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is trailed by reporters after speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday.

Senate Sets Votes On 2 Bills That Could End Shutdown — But Both Expected To Fail

8:21pm January 22, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Democrats say they won't accept Trump's offer of three-year protections for those under DACA and TPS in exchange for full funding of his border wall. Republicans say Democrats should accept the offer.

Saints fans aren't happy with the NFL after a controversial no-call in Sunday's NFC championship game. One fan took out several billboards around Atlanta with his message for the league.

Angry With NFL After No-Call, Saints Fans Resort To Lawsuits, Billboards

5:46pm January 22, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

"We'll probably never get over it," Saints coach Sean Payton said after Sunday's championship game. The team's fans aren't over it, either — and they're getting creative in their outrage.

The Trump administration is planning to ask the Supreme Court to take up a sped-up review of a lower court's ruling that blocks the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Trump Administration To Ask Supreme Court To Decide Citizenship Question's Fate

5:34pm January 22, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

In a court filing, the Justice Department says it plans to ask for a speedy review by the Supreme Court of a lower court's ruling blocking plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Supreme Court Temporarily Clears Way For Ban On Transgender Military Personnel

5:18pm January 22, 2019

The Supreme Court has revived the Trump administration's ban on transgender military personnel, for now. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Shannon Minter of with the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

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Federal Employees Share How The Shutdown Is Affecting Them As It Goes On

5:18pm January 22, 2019

Several people around the country explain how the shutdown of the federal government has touched their lives.

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