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Dale Willman (0:17)
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Secretary of State Mark Rubio was in Slovakia Sunday, where he spoke about the evolving relationship between the US and the European Union. He said Europe needs to continue to grow in its own abilities.
Mark Rubio (0:31)
AP I see it reported yesterday in some places. Oh, the Europeans are very upset. They're going to be less dependent on America now. We never we don't want Europe to be dependent on 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.
Dale Willman (1:02)
Rubio also said the most important obligation of any government is to protect its own people. While in Slovakia, Rubio met with that country's foreign minister. The ICE agents deployed to Minnesota are leaving, and state officials say the local economy has taken a hit following weeks of aggressive crackdowns. NPR's Windsor Johnston has more.
Jacob Frey (1:22)
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry says the operations have cost the city more than $200 million, including lost WA and hotel cancellations.
Khalid Abdi (1:32)
The damage caused by this operation has been staggering.
Jacob Frey (1:36)
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.
Khalid Abdi (1:48)
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.
Jacob Frey (1:56)
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.
Dale Willman (2:08)
Democratic leaders say their party is now ready to spend millions of dollars on a ballot measure in Virginia. That measure would allow Democrats to redraw the state's congressional map. As NPR's Ashley Lopez reports, it's an effort to offset President Trump's plans to tilt maps in the GOP's favorite in time for the midterm elections.