NPR News: 01-26-2026 11PM EST
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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz says President Trump has had a change of tone about his immigration crackdown in the state. Minnesota Public Radio's Clay Masters has more on this morning's phone call between the two.
Walz says Trump agreed to consider reducing the number of immigration enforcement agents in the Twin Cities.
What recent changes has Governor Tim Walz discussed regarding immigration enforcement?
He also says the president would consider ensuring the state could conduct independent investigations into the killings of Alex Preti and Renee Macklin Good.
Whether it was morality or bad optics and poll numbers, whatever has happened here, there is a definite change of tone. There is definitely a more collaborative tone. I want to make sure that I'm not jeopardizing that, that I'm going to take them for their word right now, that they're going to reduce this force.
Walls says Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not be returning to the Twin Cities. For NPR News, I'm Clay Masters in St. Paul.
Homeland Security Department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin says Greg Bovino has not been relieved of his duties. She posted a social media message following reporting by The Atlantic that Bovino had been demoted and will retire soon. Trump administration border czar Tom Holman is expected in Minnesota Tuesday to take charge of immigration enforcement operations. Power outages from that winter storm over the weekend has left hundreds of thousands without power. Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Shamir Muhammad reports on relief efforts in the hard-hit South.
Nearly 200,000 power outages were reported in North Mississippi. Snow and heavy ice caused severe damage throughout the region. Casey Grist, the executive director of the North Mississippi chapter of the American Red Cross, says her organization is still trying to access communities blocked off by fallen trees, ice, and fallen power lines.
We were able to position some resources, some cots and blankets and those types of things, so that the community had access to them for their own warming shelters once we were not able to get in any longer.
Two deaths related to Fern have been reported in the state. For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohamed in Jackson.
The IRS now accepting tax returns, a filing season beginning a day earlier than last year, as NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
This is the first day the Tax Collection Agency will begin processing individual tax returns. The IRS expects taxpayers to file about 164 million returns over the next 11 weeks or so before the April 15th deadline. Most taxpayers follow the IRS advice to file electronically since paper returns can slow down processing. More than 93% of last year's taxes were filed electronically. More than half of all filers get help from a professional tax preparer. If you're due a refund, the IRS recommends using direct deposit to get your money faster. The tax collector says most refunds are issued within 21 days. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington. This is NPR News.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee today unveiled its roster of athletes for the Winter Games. And for the first time in more than a decade, hockey players from the NHL will compete for the U.S. in hockey. NPR's Brian Mann reports the announcement covered every winter sport at the upcoming games, from cross-country skiing to curling to figure skating.
Men and women hockey players will make up one-fifth of the total 232-strong U.S. roster. And for the first time since 2014, every men's Team USA hockey player will come from the NHL. American Brady Kachuk plays for the Ottawa Senators.
It's hard not to get excited to go compete with the best players in this country and see some of the best athletes in the world compete for the gold medal.
Kachuk's brother Matthew, who skates for the Florida Panthers NHL team, will also compete for the U.S. The Americans men's team hasn't won Olympic gold in ice hockey since the 1980 Games in Lake Placid. The opening ceremony for the Winter Games in northern Italy is February 6th.
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