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Ryland Barton
Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Demonstrators are clashing with ICE agents in Minnesota as the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown there. Agents have deployed tear gas, dragged people out of cars, and an officer killed a 37 old woman last week. Today, President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection act, which allows a president to deploy the military on U.S. soil. NPR's Domenico Montanaro has more on how people are responding to what's happening.
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Domenico Montanaro
The situation in Minneapolis is really highlighting some of these aggressive tactics of the Trump administration. There's new polling this week out from a couple of outfits. Quinnipiac poll found that 57% disapprove of the way that ICE is enforcing immigration laws. 53% said that they don't think that the shooting was justified, while only 35% say that it was. And this has become the real problem for Trump on something that had been an advantage with immigration. You know, people may be in favor of deporting criminals who are in the country illegally, but they've also been saying for months that they see this administration's approach as going too far or acting too harshly when it comes to deportations. And that's been dragging down Trump's numbers Overall.
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Ryland Barton
On immigration, NPR's Domenico Montanaro. President Trump is asking Congress to enact what he's calling the great health care plan. This comes weeks after enhanced subsidies expired for consumers in the Affordable Care act exchanges, sending premiums skyrocketing. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.
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Danielle Kurtzleben
In a call with reporters, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz outlined the plan, which in part centers on giving subsidy money directly to consumers. However, the plan as described by the White House, lacks details on what could be sweeping changes. Pandemic era Obamacare subsidies expired at the end of 2025. The house last week passed a bill to extend those subsidies for another three years. Though it's not clear it can pass the Senate, the president's new plan would not extend those subsidies. Without them, Obamacare premiums are predicted to rise by 114%, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
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Ryland Barton
The remains of 32 Cuban citizens killed in Venezuela have been returned home. NPR's Eder Peralta reports they were killed during the U.S. raid to seize Venezuela's president.
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Eder Peralta
Cuba says the men were members of its armed forces and intelligence agencies who were killed during what it called combat actions against the U.S. the remains were returned by plane and carried by an honor guard in small boxes draped with the Cuban flag. President Miguel Diazcanel and former President Raul Castro stood alongside family members of the dead. Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas, the interior minister, said Cuba does not give up on its ideals. Cuba does not surrender, he said, even if it means paying a high and painful price to defend its dignity. Ada Pralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
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Ryland Barton
Stocks steadied on Wall street today. The Dow rose 0.6%. This is NPR News from Washington. A federal judge has cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction. Norwegian company Equinor is the second developer to prevail in court against the Trump administration. This week. The administration froze five big offshore wind projects days before Christmas, citing national the US And Britain have issued new alerts about travel to Israel. That's amid concerns over a regional escalation with Iran. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports.
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Daniel Estrin
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem says given ongoing regional tensions, travelers should plan ahead in case of unexpected crises. The UK Is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to Israel. There was a 12 day war between Israel and Iran last summer, and that is stoking concerns that Iran could attack Israel again if the US Strikes Iran. And amid the ongoing unrest there, most airlines are operating flights as normal to Israel, but Lufthansa and its partners, Swiss and Austrian Airlines, are only allowing daytime flights to Israel and neighboring Jordan, so flight crews do not stay overnight. Israel has not issued any security guidelines for its own citizens, and it's unclear if President Trump is considering taking action against Iran. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Ryland Barton
Wikipedia is embracing AI. To mark its 25th anniversary, the site has signed up new AI partners, including Meta, Microsoft and Google. As it pushes for developers to pay for access, AI bots heavily tax its servers. And Wikipedia plans to use AI to assist editors and improve search. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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