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Chapter 1: What are the implications of President Trump's policies at the World Economic Forum?
This week on Consider This, the bigger story behind President Trump's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, how he's rewriting the rules of the economy, and how the rest of the world is coming to terms with a global order not led by the United States. Listen every afternoon to Consider This on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Protesters filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis today to oppose the Trump administration's immigration crackdown there. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports the protest included an economic boycott with hundreds of businesses closed for the day.
Ralliers turned out despite frigid temperatures, with some saying they know people who've been arrested. One man who's been here decades and says he is in the country legally was still afraid to give his name because of how aggressive he says ICE agents are acting. He spoke through a ski mask for warmth.
We're against violence, you know. These kids are being dragged out of their homes.
Refugees and even U.S. citizens have been arrested. The Trump administration has accused protesters of being violent and threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell them using active military forces. One woman said she can't worry about that. She just wanted to speak out in defense of her neighbors and her city. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Minneapolis.
The Trump administration is reviewing all federal funding sent to 14 Democratic states and the District of Columbia. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, this comes as President Trump pledged to pull federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities and states.
A memo from the White House Budget Office ordered the review and says the information will be used to reduce the, quote, improper and fraudulent use of federal funds. It says this is a data gathering exercise only. But earlier this month, President Trump made the following pledge.
Starting February 1st, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities.
There is no legal definition of sanctuary cities, though it generally refers to jurisdictions that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement. All of the states targeted went Democratic in the 2024 presidential election. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.
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Chapter 2: How are protests against immigration policies impacting local communities?
Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders has declared a state of emergency. The National Weather Service says much of the south will see below freezing temperatures this weekend and early next week, including sub-zero temps in central and northern Arkansas. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. is urging people to stay at home as crews work to clear the streets.
Please do not add any extra friction to the roads while we're out clearing the roads because it can cause more harm than you realize.
Arkansas will see a mix of snow and sleet this weekend with up to 18 inches of snow in northern parts of the state. For NPR News, I'm Maggie Ryan in Little Rock.
The U.S. stock market finished an up-and-down week full of tariff threats with a quiet close. The S&P 500 closed with little change. It's NPR. Ukrainian, Russian, and U.S. envoys are meeting in the United Arab Emirates. It's the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries to try and end Russia's nearly four-year-old invasion.
Whether Ukraine will give up territory is still unresolved. The child advocacy group Common Sense Media is advising parents not to give AI companion toys to children 5 and under and to exercise extreme caution given the cute gizmos to 6 to 13 years old. Rachel Miro of member station KQED has more.
Researchers tested three voice-activated toys, the Grem, Bondu, and Miko 3, and found all three designed to engineer emotional attachment and collect private data. Robbie Torney of Common Sense Media says parents need to ask how much they trust the internet-connected companions not to cross developmentally appropriate lines.
The younger you go, the riskier it becomes because of the features of the technology right now.
A spokesman for one of the California-based manufacturers wrote there, quote, age-appropriate products are designed with parent permission and control at the center. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro.
A reserve in the Ecuadorian Andes is the last refuge for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction. The black-breasted puffleg measures just three and a half inches and is among the most threatened species globally. Conservationists say its population is between just 150 and 200 birds. The high-altitude forests crucial for the puffleg's survival are facing pressure from agriculture and grazing.
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