Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Trump administration says 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretzi provoked a Border Patrol agent who shot and killed him in Minneapolis yesterday. Federal officials say the shots were fired defensively against him. But in bystander videos, Pretzi is seen with only a phone in his hand.
Chapter 2: What happened in the Minneapolis shooting involving Border Patrol agents?
Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz and local officials are calling for the federal government to end the immigration crackdown.
If you voted for this administration, heck, even if you thought Operation Metro Surge was a good idea, sounded like the thing to do a month ago, you're still allowed to look at what's happening here in Minnesota and say, this isn't what I voted for and this isn't what I want.
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies signed an open letter calling for state, local, and federal officials to work together after the shooting. President Trump's immigration policies are getting some pushback from voters and from Congress. NPR's Mara Liason reports.
Following the second fatal shooting of an American citizen in Minneapolis by ICE agents, Senate Democrats say they will not vote for a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security.
This comes at a time when President Trump's approval ratings are dropping, although immigration has been Trump's best issue, with voters generally approving of his efforts to secure the southern border and deport migrants. undocumented immigrants with criminal records, new polls taken before the second fatal shooting show majorities of voters disapprove of ICE's tactics.
According to a new New York Times poll, only 36% of voters approve of the way ICE is doing its job. 61% said ICE had, quote, gone too far. That sentiment could have an impact on the midterm elections, even though Trump himself isn't on the ballot. Mara Liason, NPR News.
A massive winter storm is sweeping across the eastern U.S., delivering record cold, power outages and hazardous travel from the Gulf Coast to New England. In North Carolina, emergency officials are warning of more sleet and sub-freezing temperatures tonight. That could make roads even more dangerous, as Nick DeLaCanal from member station WFAE reports.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein says portions of three interstates were briefly closed on Sunday as snow, sleet and freezing rain pelted the state. At a news conference, he said conditions could worsen as the snow and ice refreeze overnight and linger into Monday.
Stay off the roads. Black ice is going to stick around for a few days. Every night this week, we're going to get below freezing, so whatever precipitation is on the ground is going to turn to ice overnight.
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Chapter 3: How are Minnesota officials responding to the immigration crackdown?
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates at its last three meetings in an effort to prop up the sagging job market. But with inflation still elevated, the central bank has signaled it will be cautious about additional rate cuts. President Trump, who wants much lower rates, has gone to great lengths to bend the Fed in that direction.
The Justice Department has even launched an investigation of the central bank. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has generally tried to avoid getting dragged into a fight with the president. But earlier this month, Powell said public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats.
This week's post-meeting news conference will give Powell another chance to make the case for why the Fed should be insulated from political interference. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
A leader in the global eradication of smallpox, Dr. William Fagey, has died. He was 89 years old. He was the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the late 1970s and early 1980s. While he was a medical missionary in Nigeria, he helped contain a smallpox outbreak by identifying each case and vaccinating everyone who they might have come into contact with. This is NPR News.