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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. Top Trump administration immigration officials are testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee. As NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports, the oversight hearing follows intensified public scrutiny over the way immigration enforcement agents are doing their job.
Leaders of both ICE and Customs and Border Protection said they couldn't comment on the details of the two fatal shootings in Minneapolis that sparked widespread public outrage. But the officials committed to providing members of the committee with full reports from the investigations once they conclude.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in immigration enforcement?
In response to lawmakers' questions about their constituents' fears of being targeted by ICE, the agency's acting director said American citizens should not be arrested. A Senate report from December from Democrats found instances of nearly two dozen American citizens detained by federal immigration agents between last June and November. Barbara Sprint, NPR News, Washington.
FBI Director Kash Patel released surveillance photos and videos of a person outside the house of Nancy Guthrie. The mother of NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie the morning she disappeared from her home in Arizona. The photo shows a person wearing a ski mask, a backpack, gloves, and what appears to be a weapon holstered at the waist.
The image also appears to show the person tampering with the camera. Meanwhile, the FBI says it hasn't identified any suspects or persons of interest in the disappearance of the 84-year-old more than a week ago. The Epstein files are triggering controversy across the Atlantic as well.
Empire's Lauren Frayer reports Prime Minister Keir Starmer isn't implicated in the files, but the man he appointed as ambassador to Washington is, and that's prompted calls for Starmer's own resignation.
In a speech north of London, Prime Minister Starmer vowed to stay on.
I will never walk away from the mandate I was given to change this country.
Starmer was elected a year and a half ago with a huge majority, but polls show he has since become one of the most unpopular prime ministers. This week, some of his ruling Labour Party members, including its leader in Scotland, called for Starmer to step down over his judgment in naming a friend of Epstein's, Peter Mandelson, as U.S. ambassador.
Mandelson quit last year, but police are investigating whether he passed sensitive information to the sex offender. On Tuesday, the cabinet expressed unanimous support for Starmer, so his job looks safe for now. Lauren Fryer, NPR News, London.
In a widely expected announcement, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins says she's running for re-election, seeking a sixth term. That state is crucial to the Democrats' hope to retake the Senate. Collins is likely to face either Governor Janet Mills or Graham Plattner, a political newcomer, next fall.
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