Democrats Face GOP Resistance on Reining In ICE

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🗓️ 4 February 2026

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P.M. Edition for Feb. 4. In Congress, Democrats are pushing for new limits on immigration-enforcement agents, but they’re running into resistance from Republicans. Journal reporter Siobhan Hughes joins from the Capitol to discuss the likelihood that lawmakers will meet the February 13 deadline to fund the Homeland Security Department. Plus, another tech selloff weighs on Wall Street. Markets reporter Hannah Erin Lang discusses the AI worries gripping investors. And as Iran and the U.S. plan diplomatic talks, Iran is playing hardball. WSJ Middle East correspondent Jared Malsin says it’s a playbook negotiators have seen before. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.4	Another big tech sell-off on Wall Street brings the NASDAQ down with it.
0:38.2	Plus, Republicans push back on Democrat efforts to rain in ice.
0:42.2	So congressional Republicans have said some things are reasonable, the big one being the body cameras, but there are big fissures outside of that.
0:51.1	And when it comes to diplomacy with the U.S., Iran is playing hardball.
0:55.5	It's Wednesday, February 4th.
0:57.5	I'm Alex O'SCelef for the Wall Street Journal.
1:00.0	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:02.3	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:09.9	Another day, another tech sell-off.
1:12.3	While the Dow finished up half a percent today, the NASDAQ closed down one and a half percent, its fourth down session in the past five trading days.
1:20.4	The S&P fell too.
1:22.2	Markets reporter Hannah Aaron Lang says the declines reflect the influence the big tech companies have on the indexes.
1:28.1	This is once again really concentrated in the tech sector. Most S&P 500 sectors are up today.
1:35.6	That's basically telling us that these big tech stocks that have such a huge impact on the index overall,
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