Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Halisa Kautau.
Chapter 2: What protests are occurring in response to President Trump's immigration actions?
More protests are taking place today in Minneapolis and other parts of the country to oppose President Trump's immigration actions and the ICE shooting that killed Rene Good earlier this week. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran says Minnesotans told him they wanted to demonstrate to honor the life of Rene Good and to demand immigration agents leave their state.
The administration claims they're making the community safer by launching this operation, and they're certainly not backing down. In fact, I witnessed something kind of surreal happen yesterday. A rally was taking place where Rene Good was killed, and at least one SUV with federal immigration agents drove by the memorial. That SUV was trailed by a car with anti-ICE activists who were honking.
Again, surreal, but this is Minneapolis right now. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran. In Oregon, several rallies took place last night to denounce the Thursday shootings by U.S.
Chapter 3: What details are emerging about the ICE shooting in Portland?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Portland. Local police said the two people shot and wounded by Border Patrol officers have an association with a Venezuelan gang. Conrad Wilson with Oregon Public Broadcasting reports. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the two people shot in Portland were suspected Tren de Agua gang associates who were stopped by federal immigration officers.
A day after the shooting, Portland's police chief added the pair have a, quote, nexus with the gang. Oregon's federal public defender, Fidel Casino de Clu, says those claims are without evidence.
The shooting by federal officers and the subsequent accusations leveled against the victims of that shooting follow a well-worn playbook that the government has developed to justify the dangerous and unprofessional conduct of its agents. The two people Border Patrol shot are in stable condition and in federal custody. The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting.
Chapter 4: How is President Trump's Greenland ambition perceived by former Canadian officials?
For NPR News, I'm Conrad Wilson in Portland. Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations calls President Donald Trump's ambitions to take over Greenland problematic. As Dotton Carpinchuck reports, Bob Bray says the Trump administration is more interested in stealing resources than in national security concerns.
Bob Ray says it's an obvious abuse of power, adding that he doesn't know why people are afraid to use the words. He says everything the president does has an economic component, and he doesn't agree with Trump's view that Greenland is crucial to both the U.S. and the world's security. Ray, who was Canada's ambassador to the U.N.
from 2020 to November of 2025, says it's all about the interests of the U.S. and of investors who are close to the president. He also describes Washington's actions as gunboat diplomacy, creating a crisis and then stealing resources.
Chapter 5: What challenges are Texas data centers facing in terms of regulation?
And Wray says any of Trump's concerns about national security could be handled through NATO. Any U.S. incursion would undermine U.S. credibility and damage the NATO alliance. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto. And this is NPR News from New York. Texas is seeing rapid growth in artificial intelligence data centers, but questions are rising about whether the state can regulate them.
Emmanuel Rivas of member station KERA in Dallas reports. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality oversees permits for air emissions, water use, and hazardous materials tied to data centers. But advocates say the agency is already stretched thin as more than 400 data centers operate across the state.
Chapter 6: How is Russia impacting energy infrastructures in Ukraine?
Former TCEQ employee Catherine Guerra says without more funding and stronger policy, enforcement could lag, leaving communities vulnerable to pollution and water shortages. The TCQ doesn't have near the resources it needs to enforce the permits that it's issuing. And that should be really concerning for policymakers and for communities.
The legislator did grant the agency the additional funds it requested, but not the full amount. For NPR News, I'm Emmanuel Rivas in Dallas. Russia continued its attacks overnight targeting energy infrastructures. Ukraine's Air Force said it intercepted nearly 100 drones, The country's prime minister said heat supply in the capital, Kiev, would be fully restored late Saturday.
In the Dnipro region, tens of thousands of families continue to be without power during near-freezing temperatures. The fresh attacks came as Moscow used a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, the Ureshnik, against Ukraine on Friday, killing at least four people.
Chapter 7: What recent developments have occurred in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine?
The Associated Press also reports that a Ukrainian drone hit an oil depot, sparking a fire in Russia's Volgorad region. I'm Dwali Saikao Tao, NPR News.