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Senate Democrats signal last-minute funding support ahead of a government shutdown deadline. The White House pulls the president’s CDC nominee. And market backlash continues amid an escalating trade war.   
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Senate's Shutdown Solution?

Educators react to the gutting of the Education Department. Lawyers press the case of Columbia protester Khalil Mahmoud. And Canada and European nations press ahead with retaliatory tariffs against the US. 
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Trump: We Don’t Need No Education Department

Despite an Oval Office squabble, American and Ukrainian diplomats unify over a ceasefire deal to Russia. President Trump threatens to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, before reversing course hours later. And House Republicans, under pressure from the president, vote to fund the federal government. 
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The US & Ukraine Challenge Putin

President Trump’s comments about potential recession spur a massive sell-off on Wall Street. Amid tensions over demonstrations on college campuses, the Trump Administration tries to deport a Gaza protest organizer. And the new District Attorney of Los Angeles reverses his predecessor’s effort to free the Menendez brothers.
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