NPR News: 01-27-2026 12PM EST
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What is President Trump's agenda during his Iowa visit?
President Trump is heading to Iowa today where he is looking to recapture the narrative. NPR's Frank Ordonez reports Trump hopes to turn the page back to his economic agenda as his administration faces growing backlash over his immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
The White House says the trip is the beginning of what will soon be weekly travel ahead of the midterm elections. But veteran strategist Ryan Williams says clearly Trump is looking to wrestle back the national conversation after a second death at the hands of federal agents. The primary news story at the moment isn't just the ICE-related shooting. It's the response to the ICE-related shooting. That's what's going to be the focus. And the president can attempt to focus on the economy, on what he views are successes of his administration on the economic front. But he's going to be stuck talking about this issue for a significant period of time. Some Republicans are calling for further investigations and questioning Trump's broader goals with the crackdown.
Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a hearing today on the factors that they believe led to the deadly midair collision last year between a Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet above Washington, D.C. Sixty-seven people died last January when the helicopter and American Airlines plane collided near Reagan National Airport. The meeting is set to outline the multiple safety systems that failed that caused the crash. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, in her opening statement, said that the crowded airspace surrounding Reagan National cannot solely be blamed for the tragedy.
Within a robust system, the introduction of a single error is almost never the only cause of an accident. Rather, several barriers of defense must fail for the error to lead to an accident.
The leaders of longtime U.S. allies are making high-profile trips to China, seeking a thaw in relations with Beijing at a time of tension with the United States. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China today. NPR's Lauren Frayer has this from London.
After Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney visited China, President Trump threatened 100% tariffs against Canadian goods and predicted that China would, quote, eat Canada alive.
Now, as British Prime Minister Starmer heads to Beijing, Eurasia Group analyst Mujtaba Rahman says... He's going to have to be very careful not to annoy Donald Trump, but clearly believes there are economic returns from a deeper and more cooperative relationship with Beijing.
This is the first visit to China by a British prime minister in eight years. Starmer is bringing a plane load of British CEOs with him. As he reduces dependence on the U.S., he's seeking to woo investment instead from the world's second largest economy, China. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London.
The Dow is now down 360 points. It's NPR News. More than half a million people across the southern U.S. are braving unusually low temperatures. It's according to PowerOutage.us. Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana top the list. Some states will see lows in the single digits. In Kentucky, where an extreme cold warning was in effect for parts of the state, Governor Andy Beshear told residents to avoid the outdoors. The Arctic blast that brought heavy snow, ice, and sub-zero temperatures to more than half the country is blamed for at least 35 deaths. Thousands of TikTok users have experienced issues with the app since it came under new ownership last week. NPR's Bobby Allen reports problems include not being able to send the word Epstein in direct messages.
People on social media were quick to point it out. Since TikTok got new leadership, the word Epstein was being blocked in direct messages. A company spokesman told NPR it's investigating what may be causing it. Some experienced the issue. Others reported that it wasn't happening. It comes just days after a consortium of investors finalized the sale of TikTok's U.S. business, the deal tapped Trump ally Larry Ellison's firm Oracle.
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