Drawdown in MN, Dems' SCOTUS Win & First Olympic Competitions - Thursday, February 5, 2026
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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The news to know for Thursday, February 5, 2026!
We'll tell you why the federal government is pulling hundreds of agents out of Minnesota and what local leaders want to see next.
Also, the Supreme Court just weighed in on a case that could reshape the midterms—we'll explain.
And: "Today Show" anchor Savannah Guthrie is pleading with whoever may be holding her missing mother.
Plus: possible new and controversial plans for a White House statue, which celebrities have already been spotted in Super Bowl commercials, and the Winter Olympics action has already begun—even before the opening ceremony.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, February 5th. We'll tell you why the federal government is pulling hundreds of agents out of Minnesota and what local leaders want to see next. |
| 0:08.5 | Also, the U.S. Supreme Court just weighed in on a case that could reshape the midterms. We'll explain. |
| 0:14.1 | And today's show anchor Savannah Guthrie is pleading with whoever may be holding her missing mother. |
| 0:19.0 | Plus, possible new controversial plans for a White House |
| 0:21.8 | statue, which celebrities have already been spotted in Super Bowl commercials, and the Winter |
| 0:27.0 | Olympics action has already begun even before the opening ceremony. Those stories and even more |
| 0:32.4 | news to know next. Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:40.5 | Thanks so much for being here. Let's do this. The number of federal immigration officers in |
| 0:47.7 | Minnesota is shrinking. White House borders are Tom Holman announced 700 of the 3,000 agents in the |
| 0:53.4 | state will be leaving. He cited significant |
| 0:56.0 | progress in cooperation. Specifically, state and local officials have agreed to turn over |
| 1:00.8 | arrested undocumented immigrants. Already, the White House says 4,000 undocumented immigrants have been |
| 1:06.4 | detained since the start of the crackdown in the state, but it hasn't put out a list, |
| 1:11.5 | and news outlets say they have not been able to confirm. Either way, the Trump administration still wants to see more |
| 1:16.5 | progress, and Homan says a widespread withdrawal will only happen if protesters stop interfering |
| 1:22.6 | with federal agents work. Several Democratic leaders, like Governor Tim Wall Walls have welcomed the news of fewer agents, |
| 1:29.2 | but say as long as the immigration crackdown continues, public safety is compromised. Wals is calling |
| 1:34.9 | for a speedier drawdown, state-led investigations into the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Preddy, |
| 1:40.4 | and more. Meanwhile, Minnesota educators are now suing the Trump administration to keep immigration |
| 1:45.4 | agents off school property. Two school districts and a teacher's union say, since the crackdown |
| 1:51.3 | has spilled onto campuses, it's caused fear, safety concerns, and lower attendance. But the Trump |
| 1:57.2 | administration defends ICE, saying its agents are not going to schools to arrest |
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