Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A federal judge in Minnesota is hearing arguments today on whether to pause the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the state. Minneapolis and St. Paul, along with state officials, are suing the Department of Homeland Security in hopes of halting enforcement operations.
NPR's Jasmine Guards reports tensions remain high following the death of Alex Preddy.
Chapter 2: What are the latest updates on the Trump administration's immigration policies?
a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Saturday.
Over the weekend, the Trump administration tried to paint Preddy, who is a U.S. citizen, as a domestic terrorist. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino said Preddy had a gun and was intent on massacring law enforcement. But multiple videos show Preddy holding a phone in his hand. At least six masked federal officers tackle him, beat him, and pin him face down on the ground.
Then one agent appears to pull a gun from Preddy's waistband before agents shoot him multiple times. City officials say Preddy had a lawful permit to carry. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says DHS has blocked its investigators. A federal judge has ruled that Homeland Security cannot destroy or alter evidence related to Preddy's death. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, Minneapolis.
More than a dozen states are digging out after a powerful winter storm swept across the country this weekend, bringing heavy snow, sleet and ice. Officials say several deaths have been blamed on the storm. NPR's Joel Rowe says widespread power outages are being reported in the south, where a thick layer of ice knocked down trees and power lines.
In some places, the storm was all snow. In others, it turned into sleet and freezing rain. In much of the south, it left a coating of ice on roads and trees that made roads dangerous, if not totally impassable. It also brought down trees and branches and power lines. That left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power across Tennessee, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
That's NPR's Joel Rose reporting. The United Kingdom has signed a clean energy security pact with several European countries. NPR's Lauren Frere reports Europe has moved away from dependence on Russian gas since the invasion of Ukraine.
This pact signed in Germany will create a new fleet of offshore wind projects in the North Sea, adding 100 gigawatts of clean energy. The Ukraine war sent energy prices up, and as Europe weans itself off Russian gas, it's been buying more from the U.S. But with transatlantic ties now fraying, some believe that could be risky as well. In a joint op-ed with the European Union's energy commissioner,
UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband decries what he calls the roller coaster of international fossil fuel markets and writes that renewables are the, quote, only route to security and prosperity. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London. This is NPR News.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is out with its updated recommendations for vaccinating kids against infectious diseases. This comes after the Trump administration made changes to those recommendations. NPR's Rob Stein reports.
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