Edición Semanaria (Weekly Edition)

House Avoids Federal Government Shutdown for Now – Faced with an imminent government shutdown, Democratic and Republican lawmakers approved a last minute temporary extension to keep federal operations open. The extension is for only three weeks, so now Congress must approve in record time both federal spending and a border security plan coupled with military aid funds for Ukraine and Israel. José López Zamorano joins us with details from Washington, DC.

Judge Suspends Draconian Texas Law Penalizing Immigrants – A federal court in Texas has temporarily suspended state law SB 4, which gives state and local police the authority to detain and put undocumented immigrants in deportation proceedings. The news was met with relief by immigrant families and activists who have been engaged in a civil resistance campaign for two weeks. Mariana Pineda has more information from Houston.

Long Covid Patients in Central Washington Need More Resources – In the northwestern state of Washington, only one clinic treats patients with long Covid. That health center is in Seattle, more than two hours away from the Yakima Valley, where large communities of Latino farm workers reside. Some say that rural patients suffering from this new disease are struggling to obtain information and services. This is our third and final report on long Covid in Washington State, part of our special series on long Covid. The series is part of a collaboration between Northwest Public Broadcasting and Palabra, the multimedia platform of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.