For the president s to be impeached for violating the values of the Us Constitution the Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said the Republicans had been deafening in a silence my Republican friends he s not backing off where are you you re making a deal with the devil it s so wrong so wrong the president of the United States is supposed to bring this country together it s clear this president won t. Doesn t wind chill and revels in dividing us no American president has resorted to open and bald faced bigotry so often the un refugee agency has said it s deeply concerned about the new asylum role Juta come into force in the United States on Choose day to deny people from Central America the rights to claim asylum in the us if they ve already passed through another country without applying the un says the measure isn t in line with international obligations we ll grant in Mexico City has more details if you re coming from Honduras if you re coming from Guatemala El Salvador those 3 cou
Tensely Watson was sexually molested as a kid decades later she told police about the men who abused her he isn t isolated and he does still people getting justice was nice really the prosecutor is the linchpin the buck stops with him he can reject a case just because he doesn t want to do it or the next reveal joins tonight at 9 on 89.3 k. P.c.c. . It s Morning Edition from n.p.r. News I m Steve Inskeep And I m Rachel Martin this week brought a rare move from Congress the Senate began an open debate on immigration basically the idea is that lawmakers could vote on immigration proposals and amendments from every part of the political spectrum some hope that this would eventually lead to a bipartisan immigration deal but there hasn t been a whole lot of visible progress on that front to talk about what might be happening behind the scenes I am joined now in our studio by Senator Doug Jones he is a Democrat from Alabama and a member of the so-called commonsense Coalition a group of mode
News is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington on quarter Coleman the Senate is expected to begin an open ended debate on immigration today as N.P.R. s Windsor Johnston reports lawmakers are facing a March deadline to pass legislation shielding young immigrants from deportation a group of bipartisan lawmakers has been working to draft legislation that protect streamers from being deported while in proving border security and reforming immigration policies Allie Noorani the executive director of the National Immigration Forum says there s a deal to be had that weds all of these protections President Trump and that bill or you can get them on responsible for deporting nearly a 1000000 dreamers I m confident that the president you know speaker on a Leader McConnell will find it by far the compromise nearly 700000 dreamers are facing deportation when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA expires on March this winter Johnston n.p.r. News Washington President Trump
Groups including the Sierra Club contend that building a border wall without conducting environmental assessments could damage wildlife habitats the federal government claims it has the authority to waive the impact studies if there are national security concerns the plaintiffs argue the administration is using waivers which were granted for a border wall project 10 years ago that stand you know Carson reporting political leaders in South Africa are finalizing plans to remove President Jacob Zuma from power Peter Granites reports from Pretoria Zuma corruption tainted years in office have marred the once impeccable legacy of the African National Congress well aware of the damage Zuma has done to the party s brand and see leaders are today expected to announce plans for him to either resign or be recalled if Zuma resigns either deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa or a caretaker president would take control from a post that will be the a.n.c. Nominee for president next year if Zuma chooses
Also I m saying questions this is one of the biggest operations against militants in north Sinai province since an ISIS affiliate started carrying out attacks there 5 years ago after an attack on a mosque in more than 300 people late last year President Abdel Fatah has pledged to pour more troops into the area State media says airstrikes killed 16 militants and destroyed $66.00 targets including vehicles weapons caches and communication centers the raids were mostly in North Sinai but also included the western desert along the border with Libya Egypt bans journalists from North Sinai and restricts independent information coming from there Jane around n.p.r. News word this morning of a plane crash in Russia Russian news agencies reporting the Saratov Airlines passenger plane with 71 people on board has crashed near Moscow u.s. Team hoping to break its metal drought in individual men s alludes today at the Winter Olympics as N.P.R. s Melissa Block reports with 2 out of 4 lose runs compl