NPR News: 02-02-2026 6PM EST
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🗓️ 2 February 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, |
| 0:07.4 | working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. |
| 0:14.7 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. |
| 0:18.7 | Large sections of the government are shut down. President Trump is |
| 0:22.1 | urging House Republicans to support a funding package that passed out of the Senate last week as part of a |
| 0:27.4 | compromise with Democrats. But as NPRs at Claudia Grisallis reports, Speaker Mike Johnson is facing |
| 0:32.6 | objections among Republicans. The Senate made changes to the House passed by partisan package |
| 0:36.9 | after federal |
| 0:37.6 | agents shot and killed Alex Prettie. They kept five funding bills in place but paused full |
| 0:43.7 | appropriations for DHS. Senate Democrats agreed to a deal that would fund DHS for two weeks as they |
| 0:50.7 | negotiate reforms for agents involved in immigration raids. However, it's not clear the House has enough bipartisan votes to approve the plan, with some Democrats saying it falls short, and some Republicans saying it goes too far. The funding plan would allow several agencies to reopen, including the departments of defense, transportation, and health and human services. |
| 1:13.3 | For now, workers for those agencies and more are either furloughed or working without pay. |
| 1:19.6 | Claude Ries Salis, NPR News. |
| 1:21.5 | Last week's release of more than 3 million files relating to Jeffrey Epstein continues to shine new light on his powerful associates. |
| 1:29.2 | NPR's Stephen Fowler reports. |
| 1:31.1 | Jeffrey Epstein surrounded himself with notable and influential figures in politics, academia, science, and more. |
| 1:37.5 | The latest batch of Epstein vials reveal how deep and personal those ties got. |
| 1:42.4 | Epstein wrote about meeting with the founder of the 4chan |
| 1:44.8 | Image Board website, texted with wellness icon Deepak Chopra about financial advice, and invited |
| 1:50.5 | many people to his homes and island even after he was convicted of sex crimes. Conversing |
| 1:55.9 | with Epstein and being in the files do not imply any wrongdoing or affiliation with those crimes. |
| 2:01.2 | Stephen Fowler, NPR News. |
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