Dems RAGE After SCHUMER FLIPS To Avoid Shutdown, Colleges Face FED INVESTIGATIONS For DEI, TENS OF THOUSANDS To be Reinstated? Trump's Mass Firings BLOCKED By 2nd Judge

Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s congressional reporter Mychael Schnell about how the Senate is up against a government funding deadline Friday and needs 60 votes to keep the lights on and prevent a shutdown beginning Saturday morning.    Also in your Debrief: Education Department investigating dozens of universities after DEI warning letter. Columbia announces disciplinary action for students who took over campus building last spring.   Drew Petrimoulx chats with The Hill’s courts and legal reporter Zach Schonfeld about the latest court battles in Washington, D.C. and across the nation. They discuss a second federal judge blocking the Trump administration from firing federal workers, issuing an order Thursday that probationary employees be reinstated weeks after their dismissal and more.     Plus, The Hill’s national political reporter Julia Manchester joins the show to talk about President Trump meeting with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) at the White House on Friday to discuss plans for an energy pipeline that would run through the Empire State.    Also in your Debrief: NewsNation’s Washington, D.C. correspondent Joe Khalil reports on Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician and television host, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday for his confirmation hearing to be head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Make sure to subscribe to get your Daily Debrief with top headlines from The Hill every weekday.    Follow The Hill on Instagram and X,  @thehill