NPR News: 02-03-2026 5PM EST
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Congress has passed and President Trump has signed a more than $1 trillion spending package that brings an end to the partial government shutdown that began over the weekend. The agreement will fund the Department of Homeland Security through next Friday. Lawmakers are trying to use that time to negotiate changes to immigration enforcement practices.
What recent legislative changes have impacted immigration enforcement?
There's no immediate deal to wind down the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bax reports.
Governor Tim Walz, as he stressed to Borders are Tom Holman again today, his demand for a swift federal force reduction and the inclusion of state investigators and probes into two civilian killings by immigration agents. The Democratic governor, along with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, say they're also repelling Trump administration requests for state voter data.
I think we're the frogs in the boiling water, and man, it is bubbling now. This is foundational, as the Attorney General said, to everything this country is founded on. And this assault on Minnesota, for whatever false reason they want to give, and it continues to change, they don't care.
The expanded ICE presence in Minnesota is now in a third month. For NPR News, I'm Brian Baxton, St. Paul.
Iran's president is giving the country's foreign minister the green light to negotiate with the U.S., This as the U.S. is building up its naval and air defense capabilities in the region. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.
In a social media post, Iran's President Massoud Pazeshkian said that he had instructed Foreign Minister Abbas Adachi to, quote, pursue fair and equitable negotiations provided a suitable environment exists, one free from threats and unreasonable expectations. The U.S. wants Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program. and support for proxies such as Hezbollah and Hamas and limit its ballistic missile arsenal. All three are long-standing elements of Iranian power in the region. Pazeshkian said the decision to negotiate came after requests from countries in the region to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Foreign Minister Araci and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are due to meet for talks in Turkey Friday.
Jackie Northam, NPR News.
NASA's Artemis II lunar mission has been delayed for at least a month. Central Florida Public Media's Brendan Byrne reports issues took place during a test yesterday.
After a practice run of launch day, teams ran into a number of issues, including a hydrogen fuel leak, a problem with the spacecraft's hatch, and communication dropouts. NASA's delaying an attempt to launch the Artemis II mission this month as crews work to fix the issue. Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson.
All in all, a very successful day for us on many fronts. And then on a couple of others, we've got some work we've got to go do.
She says her team is combing through the data from the uncrewed test and fixes will start with the rocket at its pad. The team will need to conduct another rehearsal before giving the go to launch the crew. The next launch window now opens on March 6th. For NPR News, I'm Brendan Byrne in Orlando.
The U.S. stock market sank after a mixed day of trading. This is NPR News. European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants amid concerns over data privacy and reliance on U.S. companies. France is replacing Zoom and Teams with a homegrown video conference system by 2027. Austria's military has adopted open-source office software. Skier Lindsey Vonn says she will compete in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy, despite a crash last week that ruptured her left ACL. NPR's Becky Sullivan reports Vaughn's comeback out of retirement has been one of the biggest stories of this Olympic season.
Speaking to reporters in Italy, Vaughn revealed she had, quote, completely ruptured her left ACL in the crash last week in Switzerland in the last downhill race of the season before the Olympics. It was a devastating setback for Vaughn, whose comeback this winter has been incredible.
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