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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments regarding the Department of Homeland Security funding?
The government is heading toward another partial shutdown unless there's a deal on paying for the Department of Homeland Security. NPR's Luke Garrett reports the top House Democrat, though, says negotiations have stalled.
Democrats demand changes to DHS after its agents killed two Minnesotans in January. Minority leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries want a requirement for judicial warrants, better identification for DHS officers, and new use of force standards. Last week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the demands, quote, unrealistic. And Jeffries tells CNN this Sunday the two sides aren't talking.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of Netanyahu's trip to Washington?
Unfortunately, we haven't heard back from the White House or Mike Johnson. or Speaker or Leader Thune in terms of the demands that we've put on the table.
The DHS funding deadline is midnight Friday. Its agencies like the Coast Guard, the TSA, and FEMA would be affected if funding lapses. Meanwhile, DHS's mass deportation agenda would still have money to operate despite the shutdown.
Chapter 4: How is wildfire pollution affecting public health in the U.S.?
Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's taking a sudden trip to Washington to meet with President Trump this week. And Pierce Daniel Estrin has more.
Netanyahu says he'll meet Trump on Wednesday. That's a week earlier than when Netanyahu had initially planned to travel to Washington. The US and Iran held their first round of negotiations Friday since the US attacked Iran's nuclear sites last June.
Iran's foreign minister says its nuclear program can be negotiated, but that its missile program is for defense purposes and is not up for negotiation.
Chapter 5: What new findings link climate change to increased wildfire risks?
But Iran's missile program is what worries Israel. Iranian missiles hit civilian and military sites in Israel during the June war. Netanyahu says any negotiations with Iran must include limitations on its ballistic missiles and ending support for militant proxy groups in the region. Israeli officials believe despite the U.S. talks with Iran, a U.S. attack on Iran is inevitable.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Exposure to wildfire pollution is being linked to more than 24,000 deaths in the U.S. a year. And climate change is making large wildfires more likely. NPR's Jeff Brady has more.
Scientists focus this research on small particles found in wildfire pollution such as smoke. These particles can lodge in the lungs and enter the bloodstream. They worsen existing health problems and lead to potentially deadly heart and lung illnesses. More people are being exposed to this pollution because of climate change and more homes being built close to wild areas.
The study authors noted President Trump's shift away from climate policies as a critical and underappreciated risk, given their findings.
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Chapter 6: How did Team USA perform at the Winter Olympic Games?
Scientists from institutions including Harvard and Mount Sinai's medical school published their research in the journal Science Advances. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour. You're listening to NPR News. The U.S. took home gold in the figure skating team event after a fierce three-day battle with Japan. As NPR's Rachel Treisman reports, Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games won by a single point.
The three-day team event pits the top 10 skating countries against each other, but it was the U.S. and Japan battling most closely for gold. Team USA led in the first two days, but sometimes by just one or two points.
Chapter 7: What were the box office results over the Super Bowl weekend?
The U.S. and Japan headed into the final event, the men's free skate, locked in a tie. In the end, it was Ilya Malinin's quad stacked program that propelled Team USA to the top of the podium for the second Olympics in a row. Figure skating competitions continue this week, starting with ice dance and men's singles. Rachel Treisman, NPR News, Milan.
At the slow weekend box office on the Super Bowl Sunday, the R-rated survival thriller Send Help took the top spot with an estimated $10 million in ticket sales in its second weekend. Globally, that film has made $53 million. In second place, the Kevin James romantic comedy Solomio debuted with a robust $7 million, a major win for Angel Studios, best known for its faith-based releases.
In third place, one of the most unusual releases in theaters, the low-budget indie Iron Lung, with $6 million, bringing its two-week total to $31 million, and that film cost just $3 million to produce. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.