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What recent events are impacting Minneapolis and immigration policies?
This week on Up First, more violence in Minneapolis. Democrats say they will block a spending bill in the Senate after another deadly ice shooting. How will Republicans respond? And could the Trump administration rethink its strategy on immigration? We'll keep you posted every morning with three stories you need to know to start your day up first. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get podcasts.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The northeastern U.S. is getting the last brunt of a massive winter storm that dumped snow, sleet, and ice across the south and east. At least 30 weather-related deaths have been reported. The heaviest snow fell from New York northward into New England. Arctic air is moving in behind the storm. Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz says he's had what he calls a productive call with President Trump about de-escalating tensions over immigration enforcement in his state. NPR's Martin Costi says the talks come after bipartisan anger over videos. showing immigration agents killing a Minneapolis man on Saturday.
Walls announced on social media that he'd spoken to Trump and that Trump, quote, agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota, unquote. In an interview with Minnesota Public Radio, Walls added that Customs and Border Protection Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino would leave the state. Since last summer, Bovino has been the face of immigration enforcement surges in Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans... and now the Twin Cities, where he said without evidence that Alex Preddy had intended to, quote, massacre law enforcement agents before he was shot and killed. Bovino also provoked local anger by referring to the Border Patrol agents as the victims in that incident. Wall said Trump would send in ICE veteran and border czar Tom Homan to take over the operation in Minnesota.
Martin Koste, NPR News.
The Republican chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Rand Paul, is calling for Immigration and Border Patrol officials to testify in the aftermath of Preddy's killing. As NPR's Claudio Grisales reports, Senate Democrats are also moving to block a spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
The House passed a spending package on a bipartisan basis last week. It left for recess with the expectation the Senate would do the same. The bill needs to pass by Friday to avoid a shutdown of portions of the government. However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the DHS funding plan is woefully inadequate and fails to keep ICE agents in check in the wake of Freddie's death. Democrats are demanding Republicans pull the DHS funding from the overall $1.3 trillion bill, which also funds the Departments of Defense, Labor, and Health and Human Services, among others.
How is the winter storm affecting the northeastern U.S.?
Republicans are pushing back, but many are also calling for a full investigation into Preti's killing. Claudia Rosales, NBR News.
A new Gallup poll finds that American workers have adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years. About 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, while nearly half say they've used it at least a few times in a year. ChatGPT sparked a widespread commercial boom for AI tools that can write emails in commuter code, summarize long documents, or help answer questions. U.S. stock indexes ticked higher today, and the price of gold shot to a new record. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A former French senator is on trial in Paris accused of drugging a lawmaker to sexually assault her. Joelle Geriot is accused of putting ecstasy in a glass of champagne served to Parliament member Sandrine Josseau.
Blood tests revealed Josseau ingested a significant amount of MDMA. Geriot denies intending to drug her. The case follows the landmark Pellico trial, which highlighted drug-facilitated sexual abuse in France. The Arctic is louder than previously thought, according to a new study. NPR's Rebecca Herscher reports much of the noise comes from snowmobiles, ships, and planes.
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