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Feb 13, 2026 • 13min
ICE Leaving Minnesota, DHS Funding Deadline, EPA Vehicle Emissions
Federal immigration agents pull back from Minnesota after a controversial enforcement surge that sparked arrests, protests, and a deadly shooting. Lawmakers scramble to avert a Department of Homeland Security shutdown as funding talks stall. The EPA moves to undo the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, shaking up vehicle rules and markets.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 13min
Bondi's Heated Hearing, Pushback On Trump's Tariffs, Revised 2025 Jobs Report
Scott Horsley, NPR economics correspondent, breaks down the January jobs report and surprising 2025 labor revisions. Franco Ordoñez, NPR White House correspondent, covers GOP pushback against President Trump’s tariffs and the political stakes. Kerry (Carrie) Johnson, NPR legal reporter, recounts the heated Capitol Hill hearing over the Jeffrey Epstein files and DOJ controversies. Multiple short takes on jobs, tariffs, and the Bondi hearing.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 13min
Guthrie Door Camera Footage, Trump & Netanyahu Meet On Iran, DHS House Hearing
Alana Wise, on-scene reporter who covered the Guthrie missing person case, walks through released door camera footage. Franco Ordoñez, White House correspondent, reports on Trump and Netanyahu’s talks about Iran and Israeli security concerns. Jimena Bustillo, immigration policy correspondent, outlines heated DHS testimony and funding stakes. Multiple short updates tie together investigation visuals, diplomacy tensions, and Capitol Hill drama.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 13min
DHS Funding Negotiations, UK Epstein Fallout, Latest On Guthrie Investigation
Lauren Frayer, NPR London reporter covering U.K. fallout from newly released Jeffrey Epstein files. Barbara Sprunt, NPR congressional correspondent covering stalled DHS funding talks on Capitol Hill. They discuss immigration enforcement overhaul demands, looming DHS funding deadline, political pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer after Epstein-linked hires, and renewed scrutiny on royal figures.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 12min
Guthrie Investigation, Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition, Seahawks Win Super Bowl LX
Bill Chappell, national reporter with on-the-record updates about the Nancy Guthrie investigation. Scott Newman, legal reporter covering Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition and related Epstein documents. Steve Futterman, sports reporter on-site at Super Bowl LX. They discuss the latest investigative developments, closed-door legal questioning and released records, and a championship game powered by a dominating Seattle defense.
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Feb 8, 2026 • 32min
How the Presidency is Making Trump Richer
David Kirkpatrick, New Yorker reporter who tallied Trump family finances, offers a conservative accounting of profits tied to the presidency. He outlines merchandising and legal-fee schemes. He walks through media, crypto and hospitality windfalls. He details luxury gifts, foreign deals and finance arrangements that swelled family revenues.
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Feb 7, 2026 • 16min
U.S.-Iran Talks Continue, Texas Politics, 2026 Winter Olympics Begin
Jane Araf, NPR correspondent in Oman reporting on indirect U.S.-Iran talks and regional implications. Blaise Ganey, Texas politics reporter tracking primary battles and immigration enforcement messaging. Howard Bryant, sports writer previewing the Winter Olympics opening, athletes to watch, and Super Bowl storylines. They discuss diplomacy in Oman, Texas political tensions, and a packed sports weekend.
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Feb 6, 2026 • 13min
US-Iran Talks Begin, Dems List Of DHS Demands, Search For Nancy Guthrie Continues
Alana Wise, NPR reporter who covered Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, provides updates on the investigation and family responses. Claudia Grisales, NPR congressional correspondent, breaks down Democrats’ DHS reform demands and funding stakes. Greg Myrie, NPR national security correspondent, explains the high-stakes U.S.-Iran talks in Oman and the risks if negotiations fail.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 13min
Partial Drawdown In Minnesota, NPR Poll: Trump and ICE, Nuclear Treaty Expires
Domenico Montanaro, NPR senior political editor who breaks down polling trends, and Meg Anderson, Minneapolis reporter covering federal immigration actions. They discuss the partial drawdown of federal agents in Minnesota and local reactions. They also cover a new poll showing shifting views on ICE and the looming expiration of the New START nuclear treaty.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 13min
DHS Funding Negotiations, Russia Attacks Ukraine Power Grid, Nationalizing Elections
Miles Parks, NPR voting correspondent, breaks down constitutional limits on federal election control. Eleanor Beardsley, reporting from Kyiv, describes renewed Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid amid harsh cold. Jimena Bustillo, immigration policy correspondent, outlines tense DHS funding talks and contentious enforcement reforms. Short, urgent conversations on law, war-damaged infrastructure, and migration politics.
