Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump's border czar Tom Homan is now in charge of federal immigration operations in Minnesota. Homan's been dispatched in the wake of escalating public anger over the shooting death of a second U.S. citizen by a federal agent a few days ago.
Chapter 2: What recent changes have occurred in federal immigration operations in Minnesota?
Minnesota Public Radio's Estelle Timor-Wilcox reports Homan held a news conference this morning in which he told reporters he plans to draw down the number of federal agents in the state.
Homan said that some agents have left, but he hasn't given an exact number of how many. But in terms of how it's translating on the streets, other local leaders here, like city council members, for example, in St. Paul and Minneapolis, have told us that they're still seeing agents in their neighborhoods making arrests and still hearing a lot of fear from residents.
protesters and observers are still out there on the streets. So, so far, not a lot of trust that this shift in tone is really a shift in practice.
Estelle Timor-Wilcox in NPR's Morning Edition. Today, President Trump did not directly address the standoff in Minnesota at his first cabinet meeting of the new year. Another blast of Arctic air is in store for much of the eastern United States. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports a forecast calls for dangerously cold temperatures, heavy snow and strong gusty winds.
The National Weather Service has winter storm advisories posted from the northern plains down the eastern seaboard and all the way to the Gulf Coast. The prolonged freeze further complicates efforts in parts of the South to recover from an ice storm that has made travel treacherous and coated trees and power lines.
By midday Thursday, more than 250,000 customers remained without electricity in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. Several states have deployed National Guard troops to help clear roads and get emergency supplies to communities stranded without power or water. Debbie Elliott, NPR News.
Leaders of the United Kingdom and China say they're launching a strategic partnership. Some U.S. allies have been exploring stronger ties with Beijing as they face strained relations with the Trump administration. The U.K. 's prime minister is in China this week. NPR's Lauren Frayer has the latest from London.
After meeting China's Xi Jinping for double their scheduled time, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they made what he calls really good progress.
It's on tariffs for whiskey, on visa-free travel to China, and on information exchange and cooperation on irregular migration.
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