Government Funding Deadline and Firing Threats

A gunman opened fire at an ICE detention facility in Dallas leaving one person dead and two more injured.

All three of the victims were detainees and no ICE agents were hurt. The shooter was found dead according to senior law enforcement officials.

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air on ABC this week. He was suspended after he made comments concerning the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The deadline to pass the government funding bill is fast approaching. The Trump White House is threatening mass firings if the government does shuts down.

And, in global news, President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week. In a nearly hour-long speech, he attacked the U.N., criticized the immigration policies of its member states, and called climate awareness the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”

Spanish and Italian frigates were sent to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla. The boats carrying aid were attacked by drones on Tuesday.

And in a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Donald Trump said Ukraine could win back all its territory taken by Russia with NATO assistance.

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