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In the day's other news, the Senate voted down a measure aimed at reopening the Department
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of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown looks set to enter its second month.
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It was the fourth time that Democrats have blocked such legislation as they push for reforms
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at ICE and Customs and Border Protection or CBP. Also today, the days are 89, the days
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are 10, the bill as amended is passed.
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The Senate overwhelmingly passed a major bipartisan bill to address housing affordability.
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The measure would reduce regulations and put limits on corporate investors, but it faces
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an uncertain future in the House. After President Trump signaled that a voting reform bill,
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known as the Save Act, must be the priority for Republican lawmakers.
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Representative James Clyburn said today that he will seek an 18th term in Congress.
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I do believe that I'm very well equipped and healthy enough to move into the next term.
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The 85-year-old made the announcement this morning in his home state of South Carolina.
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His reelection bid comes even as younger Democrats are challenging the old guard in primaries
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across the country. Clyburn has served more than 30 years in the House. That includes a long run
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as the number three House Democrat alongside Nancy Pelosi and Stenny Hoyer, who are both retiring
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after this term. His support was vital in helping Joe Biden secure the Democratic presidential
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Let's a tale of two very different weather patterns this week at either end of the country.
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Western states are facing record temperatures ahead. Already, Los Angeles reached the 90s today,
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and parts of the southwest are nearing triple digits. While in the east, winter weather has rushed
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back in after a taste of spring, with cold rain and snow hitting Washington, DC, among other places.
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Looking ahead to next week, a dramatic split-screen, with roughly half the nation seeing above
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normal temperatures and the other half below. This comes even as the cleanup continues in Illinois,
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after a massive tornado with winds up to 150 miles per hour, destroyed homes and businesses there.
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A Russian court convicted 19 people today in connection with the deadly shooting at a Moscow
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concert hall in 2024. 15 were sentenced to life in prison, including the four gunmen and 11
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accomplices. The others received 19 to 22 years each. Authorities say the gunmen were citizens of
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Tajikistan, who opened fire at a rock concert before setting the building on fire. All told 149
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people were killed more than 600 injured in the country's worst such attack in two decades.
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A branch of the Islamic State Group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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In Ethiopia, at least 50 people have died, and more than 125 remain missing,
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after landslides hit three of the country's southern districts. A local official says that most
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of the victims were found buried in the mud after days of heavy rains. Rescue efforts are
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continuing, and residents have been advised to move to higher ground as the rain continues.
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Mudslides and floods are common in Ethiopia during the rainy season. In 2024, heavy rains killed
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nearly 230 people. The On Wall Street today stalks sank after the latest spike in oil prices
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with no end to the Iran war in sight. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 700
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points or about 1.5 percent. The Nasdaq gave back more than 400 points. The S&P 500 also
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fell sharply on the day. Still to come, on the news hour, Congress faces a raft of ethics concerns
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among its own ranks.
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This is the PBS News Hour from the David M. Rubenstein Studio at WETA in Washington,
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headquarters of PBS News.