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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Senate Republicans have passed a budget measure overnight that funds immigration agencies in the Department of Homeland Security, demanding changes in how immigration agents operate. The legislative procedure is complex. The House has been waiting for the Senate to pass funding for immigration agencies before it will take up the DHS bills.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before two Senate committees yesterday. In one, Democratic Senators pushed Kennedy on his history of opposing vaccines. In another hearing, Kennedy promised to restore a specialized phone service for LGBTQ youth, the Trump administration shut down last year, and Piers Reed to Chatterdy reports. Youth to get specialized mental health support until it was shuttered last year. In February of this year, President Trump restored funding for that service in a new funding bill. But the service hasn't been restored yet. At the Senate hearing this week, Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin asked Secretary Kennedy if he plans to restore the service. "I do, Senator. President Trump has a philosophy that we shouldn't be dividing people, that we should be being inclusive." "But I did hear you just say yes." "Yes." Kennedy did not offer a timeline for when the service would be up and running again. Rethou Chatterjee and PR News.
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- 1 (00:00) **Senate Republicans Pass Budget for Immigration Agencies** - The Senate passed a budget measure overnight funding DHS immigration agencies, with the House waiting on this action before taking up its own DHS bills.
- 2 (00:26) **HHS Secretary Kennedy Testifies on Vaccine History and LGBTQ Youth Hotline** - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced two Senate hearings, one focused on his past vaccine opposition and another where he promised to restore a specialized phone service for LGBTQ youth.
- 3 (01:28) **No Deadline for Trump's Iran Ceasefire Extension** - The White House says there is no deadline for President Trump's extension of a ceasefire with Iran, and a security analyst discusses the implications of a potential double blockade.
- 4 (02:21) **Chemical Leak at West Virginia Silver Plant Kills Two** - Two workers died and about thirty others were injured after a chemical leak at a silver plant near Charleston, West Virginia.
- 5 (03:00) **Wildfires Destroy Dozens of Homes in Georgia and Florida** - Wildfires are burning across southern Georgia and northern Florida, destroying more than fifty homes in Georgia.
- 6 (03:15) **Warner Bros. and Paramount Merger Vote Approaches** - Shareholders will vote today on whether to merge Warner Bros. Discovery with Paramount SkyDance, while a competing bid from media mogul David Ellison looms.
- 7 (04:20) **Women's Pro Basketball League Secures New Media Deals** - The league has signed new partnerships with several networks and streamers, aiming to capitalize on the popularity of standout player Caitlin Clark.
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