ICE Funding Talks, Measles Hotspots & Best in Show - Wednesday, February 4, 2026
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 4 February 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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The news to know for Wednesday, February 4, 2026!
We'll tell you how the expected changes in the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis are actually being noticed on the ground now.
And the type of negotiations happening next in D.C. when it comes to funding for ICE.
Also: measles cases are rising all over the U.S., and the popular places where crowds may have been exposed to it.
Plus—how college enrollment seems to be shifting, why X offices were raided in France, and who won the so-called "Superbowl of Dog Shows."
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, February 4th. We'll tell you how the expected changes in the immigration |
| 0:04.3 | crackdown in Minneapolis are actually being noticed on the ground now, and the type of negotiations |
| 0:09.1 | happening next in D.C. when it comes to funding for ICE. Also, measles cases are rising all |
| 0:14.9 | over the U.S., the popular places where crowds may have been exposed. Plus, how college enrollment |
| 0:20.1 | seems to be shifting, |
| 0:21.8 | why X offices were rated in France, and who won the so-called Super Bowl of dog shows? Those |
| 0:27.9 | stories and even more news coming up. Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than |
| 0:34.7 | 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:38.4 | Let's do this. Well, there has been a noticeable shift to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. |
| 0:46.2 | As borders are, Tom Homan promised, federal agents have been conducting more targeted immigration |
| 0:50.7 | arrests at homes and neighborhoods rather than staging in parking lots. |
| 0:54.6 | Reports say the convoys of immigration agents have been overall harder to find and less aggressive. |
| 0:59.9 | But there is still tension. For example, the AP says immigration officers with guns drawn |
| 1:04.9 | arrested activists who were trailing their vehicles yesterday. As the Homeland Security Department |
| 1:09.2 | explained it, the people were arrested because |
| 1:11.2 | they got in the way of efforts to arrest a man who's in the country illegally. Meanwhile, the U.S. |
| 1:15.8 | Justice Department had requested records of any official effort to stifle the immigration crackdown, |
| 1:21.2 | and yesterday was the deadline for Minneapolis to produce that information to a grand jury. Mayor |
| 1:26.0 | Jacob Fry's office said the city was complying, |
| 1:29.0 | but also denounce the request as a bullying tactic. Other state and local offices run by Democrats |
| 1:34.6 | were also given subpoenas. The federal government is also now working with the Minnesota |
| 1:39.0 | Sheriff's Association. The Minneapolis Star Tribune says it's been negotiating a deal for county |
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