Up First Briefing: Congress Hustles to End Partial Shutdown, Trump Suggests Closing Kennedy Center, Bad Bunny Scores Historic Grammy Lawmakers in Washington are working overtime to wrap up a partial federal government shutdown that kicked in after Congress blew past its funding deadline last Friday. The stalemate has left big chunks of the government, including the Pentagon and Transportation Department, in limbo with workers either sent home or clocking in without a paycheck. Senate Democrats pushed for changes in immigration enforcement before agreeing to fund the Department of Homeland Security, sparking the disruption.

Catch up on today's top news: Partial shutdown resolution efforts, Minneapolis immigration updates, Trump's Kennedy Center idea,
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