Where things stand
• DHS shutdown: A bitterly divided Washington is headed for its third government funding lapse of President Donald Trump’s second term — this time, a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security over the issue of federal immigration enforcement. Trump was noncommittal today about any potential deal with Democrats, saying the party has “gone crazy.”
• On Venezuela: The president is meeting today with US military members involved in the capture of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. He also praised acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, rating the relationship between the two countries “a 10.”
• Gathering in Germany: Overseas, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is attending the Munich Security Conference throughout the weekend, along with over 50 members of Congress. As he left for Munich — where he is expected to have discussions about Ukraine and Greenland — he said, “The old world is gone, frankly.”
Trump addressed several topics as he left for Fort Bragg. Catch up on what he said here
President Donald Trump address several topics while talking briefly with reporters ahead of traveling to Fort Bragg in North Carolina today to meet with US military members involved in the capture of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
- Venezuela: Trump praised Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez, saying that the relationship between the two countries is “now a 10.” He said he would make a visit to Venezuela but has not yet decided on timing.
- Iran: Trump is dispatching a second US aircraft carrier group to the Middle East in case he is unable to reach a diplomatic agreement with Iran, he told reporters. “In case we don’t make a deal, we’ll need it,” he said when questioned about the addition of the USS Gerald Ford to a growing armada of US military assets in the region.
- El Paso: Trump shrugged off frustration at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over the El Paso, Texas, airspace closure, telling CNN, “People learn,” when pressed on whether he’s satisfied with Duffy’s handling of the situation.
- Shutdown: Trump didn’t sound optimistic about a deal with Democrats to avert a partial government shutdown, telling reporters Friday that “we’ll see what happens.” Democrats have demanded increased oversight and restrictions on immigration enforcement in exchange for the votes to pass the funding bill. Trump said that they’ve “gone crazy” but “we’re talking.”
CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Donald Judd, Alayna Treene and Betsy Klein contributed to this reporting.
Prior to meeting with Rubio, German chancellor issued sharp warning to US
While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz may have found common ground with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over a changing world order, he also said that “a divide has opened up between Europe and the United States.”
During remarks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Merz said that “the United States’ claim to leadership has been challenged, and possibly lost.”
“The battle of cultures of MAGA in the US is not ours. Freedom of speech, here (in Germany), ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our basic law,” Merz added.
The German chancellor then switched to speaking in English, with a sharp warning aimed at US leadership, but also a call to repair transatlantic relations.
His comments came ahead of a scheduled meeting with Rubio.
Trump says relationship with Venezuela is "now a 10," praises Rodriguez
President Donald Trump praised Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez Friday as he prepared to meet with US service members involved in the operation that captured Nicolas Maduro, saying that the relationship between the two countries is “now a 10.”
“We have a very good relationship with the president of Venezuela, as you know. We’re working together very closely. … The relationship we have right now with Venezuela is now a 10,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to depart the White House for Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
He added: “They’ve done a great job. She’s done – Delcy’s done, a very, very good job, and the relationship is strong.”
Trump pointed to cooperation with Venezuela on oil production and refining.
“Right now, the relationship with Venezuela is as good as it could possibly be,” he added.
He said he would make a visit to Venezuela but has not yet decided on timing.
Trump noncommittal on deal to avert partial shutdown, says Democrats have "gone crazy"
President Donald Trump didn’t sound optimistic about a deal with Democrats to avert a partial government shutdown, telling reporters Friday that “we’ll see what happens.”
“We always have to protect our law enforcement. They have done a great job,” Trump told CNN.
Trump reiterated that the White House is talking with Democratic lawmakers about the looming shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats have demanded increased oversight and restrictions on immigration enforcement in exchange for the votes to pass the funding bill. Trump said that they’ve “gone crazy” but “we’re talking.”
The president refused to answer whether he is personally involved in the conversations, but lauded the job ICE and border patrol have done under his administration and told reporters he is satisfied with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
The shutdown deadline is midnight Friday.
Trump shrugs off frustration with transportation secretary over El Paso airspace closure
President Donald Trump on Friday shrugged off frustration at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over the El Paso, Texas, airspace closure, telling CNN, “People learn,” when pressed on whether he’s satisfied with Duffy’s handling of the situation.
The unexplained closure early Wednesday set off finger pointing within the Trump administration and left key senior officials asserting they hadn’t been alerted to the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision beforehand.
Much of the internal White House frustration has been directed at Duffy, whose agency houses the FAA, two senior officials previously told CNN. Duffy was aware ahead of time the FAA was going to be shuttering the airspace, “but he didn’t tell anyone,” one official told CNN. He later told top White House officials that he knew about the announcement ahead of time, the official said.
But a separate source familiar with the process strongly defended Duffy on Thursday and disputed that the FAA kept the White House in the dark.
“It’s baffling that White House officials are upset with Duffy for protecting the airspace and not the folks who launched the laser,” the source familiar with the talks said, blaming the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon for shooting “into commercial air space.”
Trump: Second US aircraft carrier heading to Middle East in case diplomacy with Iran fails
President Donald Trump is dispatching a second US aircraft carrier group to the Middle East in case he is unable to reach a diplomatic agreement with Iran, he told reporters Friday.
“In case we don’t make a deal, we’ll need it,” he said when questioned about the addition of the USS Gerald Ford to a growing armada of US military assets in the region.
The Ford carrier strike group has been positioned in the Caribbean for several months amid Trump’s campaign in Venezuela. It will join the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East region, expanding Trump’s options for a potential strike on Iran.
The president said if diplomacy is successful with Tehran, the ships would depart.
Later, Trump laid out the consequences in vague terms if he is unable to strike a deal with Iran.
“I think they’ll be successful. If they’re not, it’s going to be a very bad day for Iran,” he said.
Democratic senator says Republicans understand Americans "are outraged" over ICE
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen addressed the looming partial government shutdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security today, saying that it’s in Republicans’ interest to collaborate with Democrats on immigration enforcement reform.
The New Hampshire senator emphasized that Immigration and Customs Enforcement needs to see reform. “They have a legitimate role to play, securing our borders, but they do not have a role terrorizing American citizens, shooting people in the streets as roving bands with masks. That is not what Americans want to see,” she said.
“I hope that Trump administration will come to the table and work with us on this, because this is not a Democrat or Republican concern. It is an American concern right now,” the senator said.
Read more about what polling indicates about Democratic demands on immigration.
These are the agencies under DHS
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire at midnight.
A large number of agencies fall under the Department of Homeland Security, including:
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- US Coast Guard (USCG)
- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Transportation Security Agency (TSA)
- US Secret Service (USSS)
Nearly all DHS workers will remain on the job in the case of a shutdown — even if many won’t get paid until the lapse ends.
What a partial government shutdown would mean for ICE and CBP
Democrats may not have much power to actually restrict ICE and US Customs and Border Protection activities in the event of a likely partial shutdown. Even in a shutdown, ICE would still continue to operate its main functions, multiple congressional aides have contended.
Overall, more than 90% of the Department of Homeland Security’s 272,000 employees would continue working during a lapse, according to the agency’s September shutdown plan covering the first five days of an impasse. More than 93% of ICE and CBP workers would remain on the job.
Only about 44,500 staffers would continue to be paid through other appropriations, according to the shutdown plan. However, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said last fall that 70,000 law enforcement personnel, including in CBP, ICE and other divisions, would receive their paychecks.
DHS has other resources to draw on too, including a $165 billion infusion from last summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which funneled $75 billion to ICE, alone, and $64 billion to CBP.
The president’s signature policy bill gives Noem wide-ranging power to move money around to carry out the agency’s operations.
These are the changes Democrats want to see in immigration enforcement
Democrats have outlined a number of demands during negotiations to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security over the issue of federal immigration enforcement.
Some of those include:
- the Trump administration ending its “roving” patrols
- independent oversight of ICE
- barring the deportation of US citizens
- forbidding ICE agents from wearing masks.
Another major sticking point: Democrats want immigration warrants to be signed by a judge, not by an ICE agency official.
But Republicans are firmly opposed.
Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained his hardline stance against requiring judicial warrants, saying it would “shut down the deportation of virtually all illegal immigrants.”
Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have been clear that judicial reform is one of their red lines.
Jeffries said yesterday that Democrats need to see policy changes to ICE’s immigration enforcement that are “bold, meaningful, and transformational” — and that the White House’s latest offer did not meet that bar.
This is what's on Trump's schedule for today and the weekend
President Donald Trump has events with the military before heading to Florida for the holiday weekend.
Today, the president will travel to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and deliver remarks to military families at 1:30 p.m. ET, according to his public schedule.
The White House said Tuesday that Trump will meet with US military members involved in last month’s operation to capture Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
After the president and first lady take part in a private military engagement in Fayetteville, NC, they will then travel to Palm Beach, Florida, for the weekend.
At 7:45 p.m. ET, Trump has a private dinner.
On Saturday and Sunday, Trump’s schedule has him holding private meetings at 4 p.m. ET on both days.
On Monday, the president and first lady will return to Washington, DC.
Continuing peace talks with US, Ukraine and Russia to take place next week
The next round of peace talks among Russia, Ukraine and the United States will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Kyiv and Moscow have confirmed.
It will mark the third round of trilateral talks seeking to reach a peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, following previous meetings in the United Arab Emirates’ capital of Abu Dhabi.
The Russian delegation will be led by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov, whose deputy Vladimir Alekseyev was shot in an assassination attempt in Moscow the day after the previous round of trilateral talks finished, had previously led the Russian delegation.
DHS funding is set to lapse at midnight. Here's how we got here
The US is heading toward the third government shutdown of President Donald Trump’s second term.
CNN’s Manu Raju breaks down the latest:
The Department of Homeland Security could be ensnared by a partial government shutdown if Congress does not fund the agency by the end of Friday. CNN's Manu Raju reports.
What's on Rubio's schedule at the Munich Security Conference
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and more than 50 members of Congress are attending the Munich Security Conference, which runs Friday through Sunday.
Here’s what is on his schedule at the high-level gathering of more than 50 heads of state and government:
Possible meeting with Zelensky
Rubio believes he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the diplomat stressed the need to end the war in Ukraine.
“I think he’s going to be there and there’s a chance to see him. I believe it’s on my schedule, not 100% certain, but I’m sure we will,” he told reporters before departing for Munich yesterday.
Speech following “demolition man” warning
Rubio, who gives a speech at the conference tomorrow, says he believes his message will be “well-received.”
Last year, Vice President JD Vance raised eyebrows and rankled allies in his speech lambasting European politicians, claiming they are suppressing free speech, losing control of immigration and refusing to work with hard-right parties in government.
The Munich Security Report 2026 released ahead of the conference had said the world is in an era of “wrecking-ball politics” led by US President Donald Trump, and it’s putting the decades-long prosperous international order under unprecedented strain.
The report labeled Trump one of the most prominent “demolition men.”
Discussions on Greenland
Rubio also said he was sure “someone will raise” the issue of Greenland at the conference, but echoed that the administration is working on it.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she will meet him at the conference, where the two will plan to discuss Greenland.
“The world order that has been built up since the Second World War, which has been incredibly good also for a small country like Denmark — that’s gone now,” Frederiksen told reporters today. “Now it is a ‘world disorder,’ and it’ll be more about survival of the fittest.”
The immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota is ending. Here's what we know
White House border czar Tom Homan announced yesterday that the federal immigration surge in Minnesota would be ending.
At its height, about 3,000 federal officers were deployed as part of Operation Metro Surge in what was the largest immigration enforcement operation in the country’s history. The surge led to weeks of protests, tense confrontations and the deaths of two US citizens after they were shot by agents.
What we know as the operation comes to a close:
- “Small footprint” of officers to remain: Homan reiterated that while the federal immigration surge is ending, other investigations will continue. “Even though we’re drawing down resources we’re still going to have hundreds of special agents here drawing down on the fraud here from the Somali community and others,” he said. “If we need to come back, we’ll come back.”
- Bodycam footage to be released when “appropriate”: Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott told a Senate committee that body-worn camera footage of the killing of Alex Pretti will be made public “when it’s appropriate.” Scott also said that he never described Pretti as a domestic terrorist to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. After last month’s fatal shootings of Renee Good and Pretti, top Trump administration officials, including Noem, rushed to paint both of them as domestic terrorists who intended to harm law enforcement.
- Walz wants federal compensation: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the crackdown did serious economic damage to the state. “The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here,” he said. He was speaking at a news conference announcing state plans for subsidized loans to small businesses which Walz says suffered reduced foot traffic because of the crackdown.
- DOJ moves to drop charges: The Department of Justice filed a motion seeking to dismiss criminal charges against two Venezuelan men who officials claimed assaulted a federal agent who then shot one of them in the leg in Minneapolis last month. The motion cites “newly discovered evidence” described as “materially inconsistent with the allegations” in the affidavit.
