President Trump says he wants Greenland for national security.
But at least one Trump official has said it's also about critical minerals.
Geologist Greg Barnes knows these minerals well.
I just couldn't believe that something of this size and quality was ever sitting out there.
On the indicator from Planet Money, is this really a land of untapped natural riches?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.
Senate Democrats and the White House have reached a deal to largely avoid a partial government shutdown.
The plan separates a larger funding package from a two-week stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
That would give lawmakers more time to negotiate possible changes to the department's immigration enforcement surge.
DHS has been under scrutiny since federal agents killed two protesters in Minneapolis.
Democrats are calling for reforms like body cameras and no-face masks for officers.
This is House Speaker Mike Johnson.
The body cameras is something that everybody embraces.
We funded it in the current version of the Department of Homeland Security bill.
We have $20 million for more body cams.
The masking is to protect law enforcement.
They're being doxxed and attacked and followed around.
Government funding expires at midnight,
a short-term shutdown through at least the weekend as possible,