NPR News: 01-26-2026 8AM EST
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Live from NPR News, I'm Corva Coleman. A federal judge will hold a hearing today on whether to limit the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on Minnesota. This comes two days after federal agents shot and killed a protester in Minneapolis.
What recent events are impacting immigration policies in Minnesota?
He's the second protester federal agents have killed there this month. NPR's Jasmine Garz reports Trump officials are trying to paint Minneapolis protesters in a negative light.
The Trump administration repeatedly called the protesters anarchists and insurrectionists, and this is simply not the case. I was there. These protests have been massive and overwhelmingly peaceful. I would describe the mood in Minneapolis right now as grief, anger, and there's a sense that this city is at a breaking point.
NPR's Jasmine Garz reporting from Minneapolis. Some Trump administration officials have said that Alex Preddy, the man shot and killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis on Saturday, should not have been armed. As NPR's Martin Costi reports, some gun rights activists are pushing back.
Federal officials, including FBI Director Kash Patel, have said in interviews that Preddy should not have had a gun there at all. Brian Strauser, the chairman of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, calls those statements, quote, disturbing. That, you know, folks shouldn't bring firearms to protests, or as the FBI director seemed to state, that persons can't bring firearms to protests in Minnesota. That's not accurate under state law. We have no such prohibition on folks carrying firearms as long as they have a Minnesota permit to carry. Police say Preddy did have such a permit. The Trump administration says Preddy was there to murder federal agents, but videos from the incident show Preddy did not brandish his gun or even appear to be holding it.
Martin Koste, NPR News.
More than 800,000 customers are without power this morning across the U.S. as a mammoth winter storm crawls across the country. Several deaths have been reported. Six people are believed to have died of hypothermia in New York City. People in southern states are worst affected by the power outages, and that includes Texas. From member station KUT in Austin, Matt Largy reports.
The roads here are still coated in a layer of ice. This is a big problem for a part of the country that's not used to dealing with winter weather. Roads have been pretty deserted as many businesses closed or cut back their hours because of the weather. Many school districts have already canceled classes for Monday. Thousands of flights in and out of Texas and much of the U.S. have been delayed or canceled. At least one person in Austin died from exposure overnight Saturday. While there were some local power outages, the state did not see a repeat of the deadly 2021 winter storm that knocked out power to millions. Temperatures are expected to stay below freezing here until sometime late Monday. For NPR News, I'm Matt Largy in Austin.
And you're listening to NPR News. Some 15,000 nurses remain on strike in New York City against several hospital systems. The nurses' union says it has reached to deal with some hospitals to maintain their current health benefits. They're seeking increases in security and wages. More than 60 international correspondents for The Washington Post have appealed to owner Jeff Bezos. They want to protect foreign coverage. There are fears of deep cuts ahead. As NPR's David Folkenflik reports... The paper is under severe pressure to turn a profit after years of losses.
Nearly two years ago, Washington Post publisher Will Lewis told his newsroom no one is reading its stories. He said he had a mandate to find new revenues and to cut costs. The new revenues have been slow in coming. Hundreds of thousands of subscribers canceled when Bezos decided to kill an editorial endorsement of Kamala Harris in 2024. In recent days, the paper has warned some reporters heading into dangerous zones abroad that they can't go there as of February 1st. This according to four people with knowledge who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing fears of job repercussions.
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