Janine Herbst

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officials tell NPR the Pentagon is telling 1,500 active-duty troops to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota.

This amid growing protests as clashes rise between immigration agents and protesters after a woman was killed by an ICE agent earlier this month.

Meanwhile, the Justice Department has opened criminal investigations into the state's governor and also Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye.

Speaking there on ABC's This Week.

President Trump is expected to announce a plan letting Americans use their retirement savings for down payments on homes at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that starts tomorrow.

Trump offered few details on how it will work, but the White House says he'll present a final plan in Davos this week.

Meanwhile, as Trump's approval ratings hover slightly above 40 percent, he's been working to communicate to voters his plans to make life more affordable.

Implementation?

That's another matter.

And here's Daniel Kurtzleben explains.

Syrian government forces have taken control of another major city in northern Syria after clashes with Kurdish-led forces.

NPR's Jawad Rizkallah has more.

You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

In southern Spain, at least 21 people are dead after two high-speed trains collided tonight.

Officials say one of the trains derailed and jumped onto a track hitting a train coming in the opposite direction.

Dozens are injured.