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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues his trip overseas and is now in Hungary. Earlier today in Slovakia, he told that country's president that the U.S. is committed to strong ties with its European allies.
I see it reported yesterday in some places, oh, the Europeans are very upset.
What is Secretary of State Marco Rubio's stance on U.S. relations with Europe?
They're going to be less dependent on America now. We don't want Europe to be dependent. We're not asking Europe to be a vassal of the United States. We want to be your partner. We want to work with Europe. We want to work with our allies. We want to work in cooperation with you. And our point has been and continues to be the stronger you are, both on an individual basis in terms of countries and collectively as an alliance, the stronger the members of NATO are, the stronger NATO is.
Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference yesterday. Tomorrow, he's set to meet with Hungarian President Viktor Orban, who's considered one of President Trump's closest allies in Europe and also has maintained close ties to Russian President Putin. He's also against sending military aid to Ukraine. The ICE agents deployed to Minnesota are leaving, but state officials say the local economy has taken a hit.
NPR's Windsor Johnston has more. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry says the operations have cost the city more than $200 million, including lost wages and hotel cancellations.
The damage caused by this operation has been staggering.
Small business owners say the disruption won't end overnight. Khalid Abdi, who sells cell phones in Minneapolis, says even after agents leave, it may take time for customers to feel safe returning.
Customers will start going back to work. It might take a couple months after they leave because people have to get back to their financial being stable.
The stepped-up enforcement has drawn backlash from both Democrats and Republicans after two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by ICE agents last month. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
Civil rights advocates are raising the alarm about the Trump administration's plan for major cuts to this year's field test of the U.S. Senate system. And Pierce Hansi Lawong reports.
The Trump administration has removed rural communities and indigenous tribal lands, plus cut support for languages other than English, and also plans to ask about U.S. citizenship status, which Census Bureau research shows is likely to lower participation. The Bureau has not responded to NPR's questions about these changes. In a statement, it says it, quote, remains committed to conducting the most accurate count in history. Erica Bernal-Martinez of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund disagrees.
The way that the Census Bureau has announced these changes to the 2026 test is going to sabotage any chance we have at an accurate count in 2030 for the Latino community and for the nation as a whole.
The census test is expected to start in April in parts of Alabama and South Carolina. Hansi Lewong, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Well, from the box office numbers, it looks like the whole world celebrates Valentine's Day. NPR's Bob Mondello has more.
Netflix offered to pay almost twice as much as the studio that got the rights to the new Wuthering Heights, but the filmmakers wanted their swoony romance to play in movie theaters over the Valentine's Day weekend. not just stream. Turns out they were right, with women making up 75% of the audience. Kiss me and let us both be damned. Wuthering Heights was both a date movie and an excuse for a girl's night out. It will take in $40 million by Monday night and another $42 million overseas. Coming in second, a movie about teamwork and the love of basketball.
We're all different, but that's what makes us strong. And together, we can do something great.
The animated family comedy Goat will dribble its way to $34 million by the end of President's Day weekend. Bob Mondello, NPR News.
controversy continues over the Trump administration's removal of the pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City.
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