From CNN, I'm Afamadika, with the five things you need to know for Friday, March 14th.

I believe it is the best way to minimize the harm that the Trump administration will do to the American people.

That's Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on the Senate floor today, defending his decision to support the House's

GOP spending bill ahead of a key vote later to avoid a government shutdown by tonight's deadline.

Schumer called House Republican Stopgap plan, quote, bad bill, but maintained that a shutdown would

be a quote, distraction that would allow the Trump administration to, quote, take more power amid a shutdown.

President Donald Trump praised Schumer on social media, quote, for doing the right thing.

Many Democrats in Schumer's caucus privately expressed disappointment with his decision.

But Democratic Senator John Fetterman says a shutdown wasn't a good option.

I'll be the only Democrat that's going to tell America the truth of what shutting the government down,

and that would be a f***ing disaster, and I'm daring him to keep pushing.

This is a targeted, retaliatory, and extreme attack on the right of free expression.

That's Donna Lieberman, the lawyer for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil speaking to CNN earlier

today.

Immigration authorities arrested and detained the Columbia University Master's degree

student last week after the Trump administration said his green card was being revoked.

President Trump has vowed to deport him for helping to lead protests at the college against

Israel's war in Gaza last spring, and others like him.

The White House has not provided evidence to support accusations against Khalil, and it's

not clear if he's being charged with any crime.

But in a new court filing, Khalil's legal team's not clear if he's being charged with any crime. But in a new court

filing, Kalil's legal team argued that his detention violates his constitutional rights to free

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