House Shutdown Vote, Minneapolis Immigration Operations, Trump Kennedy Center Closure
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🗓️ 2 February 2026
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A federal judge ruled the Trump administration can keep its immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis going, even as plans to draw down agents haven’t materialized and residents see ongoing arrests and protests.
And President Trump says the performing arts center built as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy will close for two years for a massive renovation.
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(01:54) House Shutdown Vote
(05:34) Minneapolis Immigration Operations
(09:16) Trump Kennedy Center Closure
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| 0:00.0 | Parts of the federal government are shut down this morning, but lawmakers say a deal to reopen |
| 0:06.4 | agencies could move fast. The deal only funds the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks |
| 0:10.9 | while Congress debates immigration enforcement reforms. So what are Democrats demanding? |
| 0:15.2 | I mean Martinez, that's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:22.1 | A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can keep its immigration operation going in Minneapolis. |
| 0:27.3 | Despite talk of a drawdown, arrests and daily protests continue as residents push back against the presence of federal agents. |
| 0:34.7 | And in a surprise move, President Trump says the Kennedy Center will |
| 0:37.7 | close for two years starting this summer. He says that's for a massive renovation. What is Trump |
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