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NPR News: 02-03-2026 7PM EST

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🗓️ 4 February 2026

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. Congress has passed and President Trump has

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signed a more than $1 trillion spending package that brings an end to the partial government shutdown

0:11.7

that began over the weekend. The agreement will fund the Department of Homeland Security through

0:15.8

next Friday. Lawmakers are trying to use that time to negotiate changes to immigration

0:20.6

enforcement practices.

0:22.4

NPR's Sam Greenglass has more on what the debate might look like.

0:25.6

There may be some areas of consensus like mandating body cameras, but Republicans like House Speaker

0:31.0

Mike Johnson have called some Democratic demands non-starters like making agents remove their

0:36.7

masks or requiring judicial warrants for

0:39.3

enforcement operations. I can tell you that we are never going to go along with adding an

0:43.9

entirely new layer of judicial warrants because it could, it is unimplementable. It cannot be

0:49.4

done and it should not be done and it's not necessary. Johnson says DHS is already implementing some of the changes Democrats want, but House Democratic

0:58.6

Caucus, Chair Pete Aguilar, says his party wants reforms cemented in law.

1:03.5

NPR Sam Gringlass reporting.

1:05.8

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. envoy Steve Whitkoff that Iran cannot be trusted.

1:12.7

Whitkoff is expected to hold talks with Iran later this week. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports.

1:17.3

Whitkoff was in Israel meeting Netanyahu. Ahead of talks, Whitkoff is expected to hold later this

1:22.1

week with Iran's foreign minister. Netanyahu's office put out a statement saying Netanyahu told

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Witkoff, quote,

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Iran has repeatedly proven it cannot be trusted to keep its promises. President Trump is seeking

1:34.2

a deal with Iran that would address Iran's nuclear program. But in a sign of escalating tensions,

1:39.8

the U.S. military says today it's shot down an Iranian drone approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier.

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