The government is still in a partial shutdown, but the House Speaker predicts it will be over by Tuesday. In the meantime, lawmakers are still divided over Department of Homeland Security policy changes.

Amid the partial government shutdown, we hear from House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., about funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

ICE activity on K-12 school grounds  K-12 Dive

Democratic lawmakers plan package of bills to further regulate federal immigration enforcement in Colorado  The Colorado Sun

Protesters Press Target to Take a Stand Against ICE Crackdown in Minneapolis  The New York Times

Federal officers’ use of tear gas on protesters, children in Portland set to go before a judge  Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

Refugees relive the trauma they fled as ICE targets them in Minnesota  NPR

Immigration drive debated  The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Immigrants are a ‘main driver’ of the Philadelphia economy, local leaders say  Inquirer.com

Ann Arbor City Council to vote on reaffirming limits on civil immigration enforcement  WEMU

U.S. Sees Negative Net Immigration For First Time In Decades  News Radio 1200 WOAI

Denton organizations rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement following city 287(g) agreement expansion  ntdaily.com

Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous types of Cannabis sativa. A historian calls the plant "incredibly cryptic."

The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause."

Things are looking bleak for a fix in Congress for ACA premiums that doubled, on average, this month. And Republicans are making arguments against the law that haven't worked in years past.

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York held his first town hall of the year Sunday, but he was faced by jeers, insults and questions about the recent events in Minneapolis and ICE tactics.

In Texas, a state Senate election over the weekend has unnerved Republicans around the country after a Democrat in a deeply red district easily defeated the Republican candidate.

Political leaders are reacting to what the Department of Justice says is its last release of files related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was seen at the Georgia election office raided by the FBI. Dennis Blair, who also served in the role, shares whether he found her presence concerning.

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Immigrant Parents In Minneapolis Fear Separation From Kids  Barron's