After six failed attempts, the Senate will vote again Thursday to end the shutdown, as both parties continue to trade blame over who is stopping the government from reopening.
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., about the government shutdown and the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area.
Aleeya Cantor-Charles is a ballet dancer at the Alexander Academy of Performing Arts on Maui. The King Kekaulike High School senior has been dancing at the Alexander Academy since she was 3 years old where the teachers made dance and learning fun. This year will be her third Nutcracker. Past roles have been Arabian Coffee, The Columbine Doll, The Snow Queen, and this year, The Sugar Plum Fairy.https://www.alexanderacademy.info