Jon Decker reports as the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown approaches, Senate Democrats face mounting pressure over whether to support a continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Negotiations remain tense as immigration enforcement reforms clash with Republican red lines, and Senate leaders weigh their next move before lawmakers depart for Munich and a Presidents Day recess.

Meanwhile, Ghislaine Maxwell invokes the Fifth Amendment during a House Oversight deposition, as bipartisan lawmakers review unredacted Epstein files and raise new questions about powerful figures named in the documents. Calls for transparency grow as Congress debates the scope of redactions and accountability.

President Trump escalates trade tensions with Canada by threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, reigniting disputes over trade, tariffs, and U.S.–Canada relations ahead of a broader USMCA review.

Plus, U.S. military operations intensify overseas as American forces seize sanctioned oil tankers, enforce Venezuela-related sanctions, and strike alleged narco-terrorist vessels in the Pacific — part of a broader effort to disrupt global drug trafficking networks.