NPR News: 01-27-2026 2AM EST
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What recent changes have occurred in U.S. immigration leadership?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says Tom Holman, the Trump administration's border czar, is taking over in Minneapolis, replacing the Border Patrol's Gregory Burvino, who's become the public face of the White House's immigration crackdown.
Mr. Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is going to very much continue to lead Customs and Border Patrol throughout and across the country. Mr. Holman will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis.
The Homeland Security Department is disputing reports that Bovino has been demoted. Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said on social media. that Bovino has not been relieved of his duties. Bovino provoked anger when he referred to Border Patrol agents as the victims in Saturday's fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Preddy. 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 the killing of Alex Preddy by immigration agents in Minnesota.
How are lawmakers responding to the immigration-related shooting incident?
And NPR's Claudia Grisales reports that 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. Republicans are pushing back, but many are also calling for a full investigation into Pretty's killing. Claudia DeSales, NBR News.
States affected by that deadly weekend storm clearing roads and restoring power. Curtis Tate from member station W.E.K.U.
What impact did the recent winter storm have on Kentucky's power infrastructure?
Reports are also bracing for more days of below freezing temperatures.
Counties along Kentucky's southern border received a layer of ice over the weekend that at its peak cut off electricity to more than 60,000 customers. Utility repair crews are working 16-hour shifts to replace broken poles and downed lines. The effort may take them the rest of the week, especially in the region's remote rural areas. And as temperatures were set to fall into the single digits and below zero, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced over social media the death of a 72-year-old woman from hypothermia. Eastern grid operator PJM, which includes parts of Kentucky, revised upward its peak electricity demand forecast for Tuesday and said high power consumption would persist through the week.
I'm Curtis Tate in Richmond, Kentucky.
According to PowerOutage.us, hundreds of thousands remain without power. This is NPR News. Thousands of nurses and other employees at Kaiser Permanente plan to stay on strike across California and Hawaii.
What are the reasons behind the Kaiser Permanente strike in California and Hawaii?
The health provider serves more than 12 million people. From Member Station KQED, Frida Jabalo-Romero has the latest on the strike.
Who's got the power? We've got the power! Workers at one of the picket lines in the Bay Area said they want improved staffing and compensation. This is the union's third strike since September. Jessica Servin is a nurse anesthetist in San Francisco. And it feels necessary to be here. Absolutely necessary. We're fighting for our livelihoods.
What details are emerging from the investigation of the private jet crash in Maine?
We're fighting for patient care. And those things are really important. The nonprofit Kaiser has made billions of dollars in net income from operations and investments in recent years. But executives at California's largest private employer say they must balance growing payroll costs with keeping care affordable. For NPR News, I'm Farida Yavala-Romero in Oakland, California.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash of a private business jet in Maine.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent changes have occurred in U.S. immigration leadership?
0:01–1:04
2
How are lawmakers responding to the immigration-related shooting incident?
1:04–2:06
3
What impact did the recent winter storm have on Kentucky's power infrastructure?
2:06–3:08
4
What are the reasons behind the Kaiser Permanente strike in California and Hawaii?
3:08–3:41
5
What details are emerging from the investigation of the private jet crash in Maine?
3:41–4:34
6
How are Asian financial markets reacting to recent trends in the U.S.?
4:34–4:39