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Lawmakers made no apparent progress toward a deal Wednesday on an extension of Department of Homeland Security funding.

Lawmakers are staring down a Friday deadline for Homeland Security funding, with little hope to avoid a partial shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Chris Johnson and Valerie Yurk examine the Democrats’ demands for changes to immigration enforcement policies and the limited potential areas for compromise. Show Notes:

Democrats say Tuesday’s election victories will provide a jolt of momentum as the party gears up for next year’s midterm contests.

Jason Dick and Chris Johnson talk about how immigration and racial issues frame the action and plot in the Paul Thomas Anderson movie “One Battle After Another,” the salience of those issues in American history and culture and why movies still matter. Show Notes:

Through the federal Building Canada Act, “projects of national interest” are being fast-tracked while hundreds of major resource projects are already under construction or planned in the next decade.

Police in Nevada say a gunman opened fire just outside a casino and resort in Reno and shot multiple people

President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the Texas floods.

The campaign to ban kangaroo products is ‘muddled’ and not based on knowledge, wildlife experts say

Airwindows' creation reveals the inner workings of what makes the hits 'tick'… But is it a hit or a flop?