NPR News: 01-30-2026 10PM EST
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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwahli Saikautau. Thousands of people are back in the streets tonight protesting in major cities against U.S. immigration and customs enforcement raids. In downtown Minneapolis, demonstrators carried signs that read ICE OUT NOW. One demonstrator carried a sign that said WHERE WERE YOUR PAPERS IN 1492, the year Christopher Columbus found what he said was the New World. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz tells NPR... There may be less smoke on the ground this week, but tensions remain high.
They have not changed their goal of mass deportations. They may try and change their tactics a little bit, but it doesn't change the underlying mission here, which is to cause great fear and chaos in communities
Walls said he won't compromise on First Amendment rights to peacefully protest. His comments come as former CNN journalist Don Lemon and local independent journalist Georgia Fort were both released hours ago from federal custody. They were detained after their coverage of a protest at a St. Paul church. In California, anti-I's protesters classed with local police in downtown Los Angeles. Reporter Steve Futterman has this story.
No justice! No justice!
The main protest in L.A. took place here in downtown near City Hall. It was loud but peaceful. Katie Laffoon was one of those taking part.
A general strike is the most powerful weapon that we have right now.
Dan Downer, a video editor, took the day off work to attend.
This is important because we have armed thugs invading an American city.
After the protests, several hundred marched to a nearby location where ICE detainees are often held. At one point, a type of pepper spray was used to disperse the crowd. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles.
The state of Missouri has launched the latest Republican-led attempt to alter a key set of numbers from the U.S. Census. NPR's Hansi Lawang reports these population numbers influence how presidents and members of Congress are elected.
A key set of census results is used to determine how many congressional seats and electoral college votes each state gets for a decade. The 14th Amendment says those results must include the, quote, whole number of persons in each state. But Missouri is asking a federal court to order the Census Bureau to exclude residents without legal status and those with visas from the 2030 census and the 2020 census. No state resident has ever been excluded from a U.S. census because of their immigration status. Louisiana, Kansas, Ohio, and West Virginia filed a similar lawsuit last year. Republican lawmakers have introduced bills, and President Trump has voiced his support while pushing for redistricting to help Republicans keep control of the U.S.
House. Anzela Wong, NPR News.
On Wall Street, the Dow closed down 179 points to end at 48,892. The Nasdaq closed down 223 points. This is NPR News. South Carolina is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades, with well over 800 cases. The state this week has confirmed 58 new infections centered in northwestern Spartanburg County. More than 440 people are currently in quarantine, according to the state's Department of Public Health. Many of the exposures were reported at elementary schools and some businesses, including a Burger King in the small city of Roebuck, just south of Spartanburg. President Trump is bringing an IndyCar race to Washington, D.C. And Piers Franco-Ordonez reports Trump signed an executive order that would establish the Grand Prix races as part of the nation's 250th year anniversary celebration.
President Trump and his team say it's a way to celebrate American greatness during the 250th birthday celebration events. It's going to be so exciting, and I love the race. I don't have a lot of time to watch it, but I love the racing. Trump was joined by IndyCar owner Roger Penske, Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks, as well as Trump's Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Duffy says open-wheeled, high-performance cars will be racing down Pennsylvania Avenue at speeds as high as 190 miles per hour.
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