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NPR News: 02-04-2026 5AM EST

04 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

1.381 - 5.729 Dave Mattingly

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly.

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Chapter 2: What led to the end of the partial government shutdown?

6.19 - 28.653 Dave Mattingly

Congress has ended the partial government shutdown. The House approved a spending package of more than a trillion dollars yesterday to fund several of the government's largest departments through the end of September. The vote was 217 to 214. Twenty-one Democrats in the House voted in favor. A stopgap measure funds the Department of Homeland Security through February 13th.

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29.174 - 44.781 Dave Mattingly

That gives lawmakers a short window to negotiate changes sought by Democrats on federal immigration enforcement. They include a ban on officers wearing face masks and mandatory judicial warrants for making arrests. The partial shutdown ended on day four.

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Some community groups in Minnesota are calling on Governor Tim Walz to enact an eviction moratorium to help families affected by federal immigration enforcement raids in the state. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran has more from Minneapolis.

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60.393 - 78.003 Sergio Martinez Beltran

The eviction moratorium is aimed at helping immigrants who have not gone to work because they fear detention by federal agents. Governor Walz has not issued an eviction moratorium, and his office has not provided a response as to whether he intends to do so. In response, a growing number of community groups have popped up to help people pay their rent.

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78.424 - 84.915 Sergio Martinez Beltran

Alexandria Gomez's group has helped about 170 families by raising more than $300,000.

84.895 - 94.483 Alexandria Gomez

Without each other, there really wouldn't be no support system. There would be no rent assistance. There would be no food delivery. None of this would exist without just community supporting community.

94.565 - 103.019 Sergio Martinez Beltran

She says this is another way to fight the federal government's immigration crackdown in their state. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Minneapolis.

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At least two cases of measles have been confirmed at a U.S. immigration and customs enforcement detention facility in South Texas. It's in the town of Dilley, about 70 miles southwest of San Antonio, and is designed for families detained by ICE. As NPR's Maria Godoy reports, this is the second report of measles at a NICE facility in recent weeks.

125.902 - 140.684 Tricia McLaughlin

Two people held at the Federal Immigration Detention Center have been quarantined for measles, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. She said federal officials have halted all movement within the center and they're quarantining anyone exposed.

Chapter 3: How are community groups in Minnesota responding to immigration enforcement?

236.08 - 257.209 Dave Mattingly

and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program will go on as scheduled in Turkey. This after a U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone approaching an American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea yesterday. President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is among those who will be taking part in the negotiations in Istanbul.

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Officials in Libya say a son of the country's former ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, has been shot to death by unknown assailants. A lawyer for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi says the 53-year-old was killed at his home in western Libya. He had studied in London and received his Ph.D. there. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News, in Washington.

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