Homeland Security Dept shutdown looks certain, Jan. inflation lower than expected, U.S. & world leaders speak at Munich Security Conf.

Homeland Security Department shutdown is all but inevitable, with Congress out of session and no deal in sight to extend funding beyond tonight. Democrats are insisting that immigration enforcement reform be part of any agreement; Government inflation report comes in a bit lower than expected. Consumer Price Index rose 2.4% in January from a year ago; President Donald Trump congratulates U.S. special forces at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina for their role in capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month; U.S. and world leaders attend the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Topics include a perceived divide between U.S. and European priorities, the war in Ukraine, and climate change policy. We hear from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Michael Walz, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; an update from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Artemis II, the delayed mission to send astronauts around the moon for the first time in 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices