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What recent statements did Minnesota Governor Tim Walz make about federal immigration agents?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is once again calling on President Trump to immediately remove federal immigration agents from his state.
We believe in law and order in this state. We believe in peace. And we believe that Donald Trump needs to pull these 3,000 untrained agents out of Minnesota before they kill another person. And we're up here telling another story today. of a Minnesotan just trying to live their life without the interference.
ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Preddy, a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says Preddy showed up to impede a law enforcement operation. Democrats and some Republicans are now calling for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics.
A massive winter storm is stretching from Texas to the northeast, bringing heavy snow, ice and widespread power outages. Karen Zar from member station WUKY reports thousands are without power across Kentucky.
State and local road crews are working around the clock and officials are calling travel conditions treacherous across Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear is asking everyone to stay home.
It is simply unsafe in basically any part of Kentucky right now to be out on the roads. All you're doing is putting yourself and other people in harm.
Beshear calls the state's response a quote, all hands on deck situation. That could last throughout the week as forecasters call for temperatures to stay well below freezing for the next several days.
For NPR News, I'm Karen Tzar in Lexington. President Trump has approved emergency declarations in a number of states as snow and ice knock out power and bring travel to a standstill. More than 10,000 flights have been canceled across the country today. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady when policymakers meet this week.
NPR's Scott Horsley reports all eyes will be on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who's been the target of a pressure campaign by President Trump.
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