News Wrap: Senate votes down measure to reopen Department of Homeland Security

In the day's other news, the Senate voted down a measure aimed at reopening the Department

of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown looks set to enter its second month.

It was the fourth time that Democrats have blocked such legislation as they push for reforms

at ICE and Customs and Border Protection or CBP. Also today, the days are 89, the days

are 10, the bill as amended is passed.

The Senate overwhelmingly passed a major bipartisan bill to address housing affordability.

The measure would reduce regulations and put limits on corporate investors, but it faces

an uncertain future in the House. After President Trump signaled that a voting reform bill,

known as the Save Act, must be the priority for Republican lawmakers.

Representative James Clyburn said today that he will seek an 18th term in Congress.

I do believe that I'm very well equipped and healthy enough to move into the next term.

The 85-year-old made the announcement this morning in his home state of South Carolina.

His reelection bid comes even as younger Democrats are challenging the old guard in primaries

across the country. Clyburn has served more than 30 years in the House. That includes a long run

as the number three House Democrat alongside Nancy Pelosi and Stenny Hoyer, who are both retiring

after this term. His support was vital in helping Joe Biden secure the Democratic presidential

nomination in 2020.

Let's a tale of two very different weather patterns this week at either end of the country.

Western states are facing record temperatures ahead. Already, Los Angeles reached the 90s today,

and parts of the southwest are nearing triple digits. While in the east, winter weather has rushed

back in after a taste of spring, with cold rain and snow hitting Washington, DC, among other places.

Looking ahead to next week, a dramatic split-screen, with roughly half the nation seeing above

normal temperatures and the other half below. This comes even as the cleanup continues in Illinois,

after a massive tornado with winds up to 150 miles per hour, destroyed homes and businesses there.

A Russian court convicted 19 people today in connection with the deadly shooting at a Moscow

concert hall in 2024. 15 were sentenced to life in prison, including the four gunmen and 11

accomplices. The others received 19 to 22 years each. Authorities say the gunmen were citizens of

Tajikistan, who opened fire at a rock concert before setting the building on fire. All told 149

people were killed more than 600 injured in the country's worst such attack in two decades.

A branch of the Islamic State Group claimed responsibility for the attack.

In Ethiopia, at least 50 people have died, and more than 125 remain missing,

after landslides hit three of the country's southern districts. A local official says that most

of the victims were found buried in the mud after days of heavy rains. Rescue efforts are

continuing, and residents have been advised to move to higher ground as the rain continues.

Mudslides and floods are common in Ethiopia during the rainy season. In 2024, heavy rains killed

nearly 230 people. The On Wall Street today stalks sank after the latest spike in oil prices

with no end to the Iran war in sight. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 700

points or about 1.5 percent. The Nasdaq gave back more than 400 points. The S&P 500 also

fell sharply on the day. Still to come, on the news hour, Congress faces a raft of ethics concerns

among its own ranks.

This is the PBS News Hour from the David M. Rubenstein Studio at WETA in Washington,

headquarters of PBS News.