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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Vice President J.D. Vance is defending the ability of immigration agents to rely on administrative warrants rather than those approved by judges. to enter homes to apprehend people. Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bax reports.
Vance traveled to Minneapolis to hold a private roundtable with ICE leaders and local officials. Vance says better cooperation with state and local authorities would calm tensions. In response to reporter questions, Vance vouched for an internal agency memo that appears to authorize ICE entry into homes without court-approved warrants.
Now, it's possible, I guess, that the courts will say no. And of course, if the courts say no, we would follow that law. But nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant. We're talking about different types of warrants that exist in our system.
Vance also pushed back on claims that a five-year-old boy was detained to be used as bait to lure his immigrant father from a home for arrest. Vance says agents were concerned about the child being left out in the cold. For NPR News, I'm Brian Baxton, St. Paul.
In a close vote, the Republican-led House blocked a resolution to limit President Trump's war powers in Venezuela. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports the resolution failed in a tie, falling just short of the majority needed for passage.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mass led the opposition against the resolution, arguing U.S. military operations in Venezuela are over.
There are no troops in Venezuela. We are not at war.
But Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern argues Republicans are making excuses.
The best we can get from the current majority here is that there's never a good time for Congress to assert its war powers.
Just two Republicans, Thomas Massey of Kentucky and Don Bacon of Nebraska, joined all Democrats in the vote to force President Trump to seek congressional approval for the use of military forces inside Venezuela. However, the resolution was blocked in a tie of 215 to 215. Claudia Grizales, NPR News.
TikTok's U.S. operation has new owners. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the video app says a deal has now closed to sell most of its Chinese stake to new investors.
A new entity led by Trump ally Larry Ellison's tech company Oracle will now control TikTok. an app used by more than half of Americans. The new ownership averts a nationwide ban of the app. It was set in motion by a federal law requiring Chinese divestment over national security concerns. 80% of the company will be owned by a consortium of investors that includes Oracle, private equity firm Silverlake, and MGX, an Emirati investment group. The deal doesn't eliminate Chinese influence altogether. ByteDance will retain 20% of the new entity. and the algorithm will be licensed from Beijing. The big question now is how, if at all, the content and the algorithm are reshaped under the new management. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
US stocks rose today and regained more of their losses for the week. This is NPR. Maine's Democratic governor is challenging immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time numbers, and information about detainees amid a crackdown in the state. Governor Janet Mills says Maine has been given few details as fear spreads in the mostly rural state with a relatively small immigrant population. She says schools and businesses are being disrupted and state officials don't know where detainees are being held. The movie Sinners received 16 Academy Award nominations, the most ever nominated, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. NPR's Netta Ulaby has more.
Sinners was nominated in practically every category it was eligible for, including Best Sound, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.
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