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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Chapter 2: What immigration enforcement changes are announced by the Trump administration?
The Trump administration says hundreds of federal immigration agents deployed to Minnesota will begin leaving today. Border Czar Tom Homan says the move is part of a broader shift in enforcement strategy.
Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration, and as a result of the need for less law enforcement officers to do this work in a safer environment, I have announced effective immediately. We will draw down 700 people effective today.
Homan was sent to Minneapolis last week to oversee the immigration crackdown launched after two U.S.
Chapter 3: How are tariffs impacting big companies and political favoritism?
citizens were shot dead by ICE agents last month. A U.S. official tells NPR that active duty troops who had been on standby to deploy to Minnesota have now been taken off alert. Two top-ranking Democrats are blasting the White House for playing favorites with tariffs.
Chapter 4: What challenges is Ukraine facing with its electricity supply?
They say the Trump administration is offering trade relief to big companies that cozy up to the president. NPR's Maria Aspin obtained an advance copy of their letter that's now being made public.
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Chapter 5: How is NATO responding to the energy crisis in Ukraine?
Senators Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen say President Trump's trade policy, quote, has opened the door to corruption and economic harm. Their letter to the Trump administration raises concerns that the White House is giving certain companies and industries a break on tariffs. if and only if they're politically well-connected.
The letter comes at a time when President Trump is visibly favoring some companies and investors, leading some political and business leaders to warn that the United States is tipping into crony capitalism. The White House has dismissed claims of crony capitalism and defended its tariffs.
Chapter 6: What significant job cuts are happening at The Washington Post?
Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
Ukraine is importing record volumes of electricity as Russia continues to target its energy infrastructure amid frigid winter weather.
Chapter 7: What can we expect from the Winter Olympics curling competition?
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports four years of strikes are taking a toll on the country's power grid.
Ukraine imported 40 percent more electricity this January than a year ago, say analysts. Since late December, Russia has carried out multiple waves of missile and drone strikes targeting power generation and transmission facilities across Ukraine. A strike on a thermal plant in Kyiv Tuesday plunged 1,000 apartment buildings into frigid darkness, says the city's mayor.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, on a visit to Kyiv, spoke amidst its steaming, mangled wreckage.
This plant was hit last night by five Russian missiles. Without any military aids, it's only to create chaos and fear in ordinary citizens living in Ukraine.
But, he said, Ukrainians will not be broken, and NATO and Europe will not abandon them. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
On Wall Street, the Dow was up 292 points. This is NPR. The Washington Post is cutting jobs across its newsroom. Leaders are calling the move a strategic reset, pointing to what they describe as difficult and disappointing realities. The cuts come at the direction of owner Jeff Bezos and will affect every department.
The paper is shutting down its sports desk, though some writers will stay on for features. It's also eliminating the book section, suspending its signature podcast, Post Reports, and shrinking its international team. At the Winter Olympics, the first official competition begins today with curling. NPR's Ping Wong reports on why it's starting days before the opening ceremony.
Olympic curlers take to the ice today and every day for the rest of the Olympic Games. It's the longest-running event because of how competition is structured. In mixed doubles, each of the 10 teams plays every other team once over the next six days. The top teams advance to the semifinals and then the medal events. Phil Drobnik is the head curling coach for Team USA.
The ice looks crisp and it's going to be pristine for the week, so excited about that and it's going to be cool with the crowds that we're expecting and the fans.
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