NPR News: 02-03-2026 4PM EST
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump says he wants to nationalize U.S. elections, even though the Constitution gives states control over how voting works. But White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says Trump was referring to the SAVE Act, a federal proposal that would change how people register to vote, requiring proof of U.S.
What did President Trump say about nationalizing U.S. elections?
citizenship. NPR's Miles Parks has more.
The plan directs full-year funding for the Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Health and Human Services and more. But it funds the Department of Homeland Security for only two weeks to allow lawmakers to negotiate new rules over how immigration officers do their jobs. Lawmakers are facing the daunting task of reaching a bipartisan deal to address public outcry over the deaths of Renee Macklin Good and Alex Preddy in Minneapolis. Democrats have elicited demands they want in exchange for funding DHS. They include new rules for the use of force for agents to remove their masks and put body cameras on. Republicans will likely push back. Claudia Dizales, NPR News.
And that's the report on the Republican-led House narrowly voting to date and the four-day partial government shutdown. The measure now heads to the government. And now on to NPR's Miles Parks on President Trump saying he wants to nationalize U.S. elections.
To argue for more federal control of voting, the president repeated a false claim on Dan Bongino's podcast that he's made a lot in recent years, that non-citizens are swaying America's politics for Democrats.
These people were brought to our country to vote. And they vote illegally. And the, you know, amazing that the Republicans aren't tougher on it. The Republicans should say, we want to take over. We should take over the voting and at least. Many, 15 places, the Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.
It's unclear which places Trump is talking about wanting to take over, but he's been most critical of states with easier voting access and cities with large minority populations like Atlanta and Detroit. Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.
A recent LendingTree report shows it's cheaper to rent than to have a mortgage in every large metro in the U.S. NPR's Stephen Basaja reports the gap has been widening over the past five years.
Renters typically spent about $6,500 less than homeowners with a mortgage in 2024. The biggest gaps were in San Francisco, Bridgeport, Connecticut, and New York City. Mortgage rates have gotten cheaper over the past few months, but they're still much higher than they were five years ago. A study by the Center for Generational Kinetics finds only 8% of single-family home renters define the American dream as owning a home.
How are lawmakers addressing funding for the Department of Homeland Security?
And home ownership is still one of the best ways for people to build wealth, assuming they plan to stay in their home for more than a few years. Stephen Masaha, NPR News.
Wall Street lower just ahead of the close, the Dow down 166 points. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. President Trump is hosting a private meeting with a frequent foe, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, at the White House today. It's the first face-to-face meeting between the two men, who spent months verbally attacking each other. Trump accrues Petro of pushing cocaine in the U.S. and threatened U.S. military action. But after a cordial phone conversation a few days later, Trump invited him to D.C. Colombia is America's biggest Latin American ally. PepsiCo says it's cutting prices on its chips by up to 15 percent. The food giant has been under pressure as shoppers are tightening their snack budgets, as NPR's Alina Selyuk reports.
PepsiCo says the price cuts are coming for Lay's Doritos, Cheetos, and Tostitos, rolling out as soon as this week ahead of the Super Bowl. Executives say they've received a lot of messages from shoppers complaining about higher prices. Snacks and chips have seen several increases since the pandemic, as big food makers counted on brand loyalty from shoppers. But people have been pulling back, switching to store brands, to healthier snacks, or skipping this purchase altogether.
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