2026-01-30
14 分钟Good morning.
A government shutdown appears to have been avoided,
for now at least, as Democrats force more debate on ICE funding.
Americans support law enforcement and secure borders,
but they do not support a federal agency that routinely operates above the law.
Trump steps up his threats against Iran.
The Washington Post walks us through their investigation of a major anti-government protest there and the regime's violent crackdown.
And your tax returns are changing in some big ways, the Wall Street Journal explains how.
It's Friday, January 30th.
I'm Shanita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
Ever since Alex Pretti's death last week,
speculation has mounted over whether a democratic revolt over funding for the Department of Homeland Security might lead to a government shutdown.
Well, last night, Senate Republicans and Democrats struck a deal to fund most of the big agencies,
like defense and transportation, for the year ahead.
But Republicans agreed to their opponents' demands to split DHS from the votes,
instead funding it for a couple of weeks as a stopgap while they haggle over wider reforms to ICE.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer laid out his party's demands on the floor.
We want to end roving patrols.
We need to tighten the rules governing the use of warrants.