Minnesota Backlash, Government Shutdown Possible, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. We begin this morning in Minneapolis where President Donald Trump may be signaling a strategy shift after the killings of two U.S. citizens in immigration raids this month. The president says he is sending his border czar Tom Holman to Minneapolis. The man who had been overseeing ICE operations in the city, Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino, is expected to leave as soon as today. Holman is seen as more measured than Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, but White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says this is not a sign that the president has lost confidence in Noem.
Mr. Holman is doing an exceptional job, and he has been working with Secretary Noem and President Trump over the course of the last year. Secretary Noem still has the utmost confidence and trust of the President of the United States, and she's continuing to oversee the entire Department of Homeland Security and all of the immigration enforcement that's taking place across the whole entire country.
Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt spoke at a White House news conference. The New York Times reports President Trump met with Secretary Noem for nearly two hours in the Oval Office yesterday and did not suggest her job was at risk. President Trump says he also spoke with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and will consider independent investigations into the shootings, as well as reducing the number of federal agents in the state.
Nathan, outrage over the shooting death of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Preddy now has Washington hurtling toward a government shutdown at the end of the week. Senate Democrats are threatening to vote against funds for the Department of Homeland Security unless it comes with new safeguards like warrant requirements and body cameras for ICE and Border Patrol agents. Republicans are signaling they'll resist those demands, but several GOP senators are calling for an impartial investigation into Pretty's killing. A shutdown would likely have little impact on ICE or Border Patrol. They received massive funding in President Trump's tax bill last year.
Karen, the government may not be the only thing shutting down. Several airlines are cutting flights again because of the weather. So far, about 1,000 have been canceled today. That's according to FlightAware. The National Weather Service is warning of another potential significant winter storm later this week. Natural gas is falling today after traders took profits when prices shot up nearly 30 percent yesterday amid freezing temperatures.
Nathan, we have several developments this morning on the geopolitical front. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to Beijing this week to meet with Chinese leaders. In an interview with Bloomberg, Starmer said the UK will not have to choose between the US and China as he tries not to draw the ire of President Trump. And we get more with Bloomberg's Rosalind Matheson.
It's not an easy visit. It will be a very delicate one for Starmer to balance. As he says, you know, like a lot of leads he's talking about, we're not trying to take a side here. He'll keep talking about the importance of the US relationship.
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