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What are the latest developments in federal immigration tactics?
This week on Up First, a high stakes funding fight over ICE tactics. Can Democrats negotiate any real change or will the Trump administration refuse to budge? Get up, get informed and get on with your morning with Up First, the top three stories you need to start your day. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get podcasts.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
How is the Trump administration responding to immigration negotiations?
The White House is pulling hundreds of federal immigration agents out of Minnesota today. Border Czar Tom Homan says he's looking for more cooperation from local leaders and from the community. Estelle Timar-Wilcox of Minnesota Public Radio reports.
Homan said more county jails in the state have agreed to collaborate with ICE so the agency can detain people straight from jail.
Homan said he's looking to end the operation, but... That depends on people that want to intimidate and interfere and put hands on ICE officers. Tone down the rhetoric. Stop violating the law and impeding and interfering with us, and the drawdown will be quicker.
ICE observers across the Twin Cities say federal agents are still detaining people in their neighborhoods.
What are the implications of the Washington Post's recent cuts?
Homan said the agency is focused on arresting people with criminal records, but not stopping other arrests altogether. For NPR News, I'm Estelle Timar-Wilcox in Minneapolis.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Trump's special envoy is ready to meet with the Iranians this week. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports the logistics are still being negotiated.
Secretary Rubio says he thought there was already an agreement for U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Iranian officials in Turkey later this week. But he says the Iranians seem to have changed their mind about that. Wherever the talks land, he says, Witkoff is ready to go.
How are U.S. stocks performing in the current market?
If the Iranians want to meet, we're ready. They've expressed an interest in meeting and talking. If they change their mind, we're fine with that too. We prefer to meet and talk. I'm not sure you can reach a deal with these guys, but we're going to try to find out.
He says Trump doesn't think a meeting will legitimize a regime that recently killed thousands of protesters. Rubio says any negotiations will have to cover Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as how Iran treats its citizens. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
The Washington Post announced today that it's eliminating its sports desk and book section and making major cuts to its foreign and local coverage. NPR's David Folkenflik reports the massive layoffs come at the direction of owner, billionaire Jeff Bezos.
Executive editor Matt Murray addressed the entire newsroom by Zoom Wednesday morning.
What is the significance of Ron Teasley's legacy in baseball?
Murray called the cuts a strategic reset, as the paper's readers preferred coverage of national politics and national security. Bezos is the founder of Amazon and one of the world's richest people. He bought the paper in 2013 and invested in it deeply, saying it needed to innovate to survive. Now he demanded deep cuts to stem years of red ink. Former executive editors Marty Baron and Marcus Browkley questioned the strategy... Notably, the paper's chief executive and publisher, Will Lewis, did not address the newsroom and has not so far spelled out the roadmap for the path ahead. David Folkenflik, NPR News.
Stocks on Wall Street are trading mixed at this hour. The Dow was up 48 points, the Nasdaq Composite down 420, the S&P down 49. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Ron Teasley has died.
What are the potential risks of new obesity medications?
He was one of the last living Negro League veterans and at 99, the third oldest Major League Baseball player at the time of his death. Teasley was the first black baseball captain at Northwestern High School in Detroit. He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948 and went on to a long career as an educator and coach. Obesity medications are becoming more readily available and effective at helping people lose excess weight. But they may also pose dangers for people who have difficult relationships with food and eating. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.
Nearly a tenth of people in the U.S.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the latest developments in federal immigration tactics?
0:01–0:28
2
How is the Trump administration responding to immigration negotiations?
0:28–1:11
3
What are the implications of the Washington Post's recent cuts?
1:11–1:48
4
How are U.S. stocks performing in the current market?
1:48–2:37
5
What is the significance of Ron Teasley's legacy in baseball?
2:37–3:26
6
What are the potential risks of new obesity medications?
3:26–5:16