President Donald Trump issued a statement as massive Winter Storm Fern moved across the country, threatening snow, sleet, ice, frigid temperatures and widespread power outages for roughly half the U.S. population.

President Donald Trump attempted to quell growing bipartisan backlash to his immigration crackdown on Monday following a second fatal shooting by a federal agent in Minneapolis in just over two weeks.

The state will make a separate, likely larger request by Feb. 18 for aid to cover costs of repairing storm-damaged highways, levees and other infrastructure.