NPR News: 01-11-2026 2PM EST
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman. The Trump administration is tightening restrictions on members of Congress visiting ICE facilities. Lawmakers will now be required to submit requests at least a week in advance. As NPR's Elena Moore reports, the guidance comes as the administration faces intense scrutiny over its immigration enforcement policies.
What new restrictions are being placed on Congress visits to ICE facilities?
In her memo, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem argued that unannounced visits take ICE officers away from their normal duties. And she argued that visiting lawmakers are creating, quote, circus-like publicity stunts. The memo was made public on Saturday, but it was filed Thursday, just a day after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis, sparking intense criticism and nationwide protests. And some Democratic lawmakers have already been turned away from visiting ICE facilities. On Saturday, three House Democrats said they were denied access to an ICE processing center in Minneapolis. Elena Moore and PR News.
The Speaker of Iran's parliament is warning that U.S. forces and Israel would be, his words, legitimate targets if either Israel or the United States strike Iran. This is Iran's government is facing anti-government protests that have reportedly killed or wounded hundreds of people. In an interview today with the Islamic Republic of Iran's broadcasting, Iran's president, Massoud Pashkian, accused the United States and Israel of being behind the latest unrest in Iran. He said, "...protest is the right of the people," and he said, "...we are obliged to respond to the protests, but unrest and attacks on public places, setting fire to mosques, burning the Book of God, this is clearly the plan by the United States and Israel."
President Trump has said he supports the Iranian people who are protesting against the government. Wall Street gets a new round of corporate report cards this week, starting with the country's biggest banks. As NPR's Maria Aspin reports, investors will be watching for more clues about the state of the consumer spending and the overall U.S. economy.
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs are among the companies kicking off earnings season. by releasing their financial results for the end of last year. These banks do business with companies and people across America, meaning that they have a pretty good window into how their customers are feeling about the economy. Investors will be looking for signs that businesses and consumers are continuing to spend money, despite growing concerns about the labor market. Employers are continuing to slow down on hiring, according to the latest government data, which showed that last year was the weakest for job growth since the pandemic. Maria Aspen, NPR News.
Meanwhile, Wall Street will open the week with the S&P at a record high, 6,966. The Dow and the Nasdaq also finished strong. It's NPR. European leaders say they're alarmed over the Trump administration's escalating rhetoric about owning Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark and thus a member of the European Union. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports Europeans fear that President Trump is capable of anything, especially after seizing Venezuela's now-deposed President Nicolas Maduro. We're getting new information right now.
European news channels are talking non-stop about the raised stakes over Greenland, which has been linked to EU member Denmark for more than 300 years. Speaking on news channel LCI, former French ambassador to Washington Gérard Arrault said European leaders are trapped in a surreal situation where they need the U.S. to help defend Ukraine, but fear they may have to defend Greenland from the U.S. Guntram Wolff is a senior advisor with Brussels-based think tank Bruegel.
I think European leaders basically think that the United States is not really an ally anymore. And they also think that the United States is ready to breach international law instead of defending it.
European leaders are pushing for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
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