NPR News: 02-05-2026 6PM EST
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🗓️ 5 February 2026
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| 0:00.0 | On NPR's Wildcard podcast, Oprah, on the art of being alone. |
| 0:05.2 | Are you good at being alone? |
| 0:06.8 | Oh, my God. |
| 0:08.7 | I'm a master at it. |
| 0:10.3 | Tell me more. |
| 0:11.6 | I cherish it. |
| 0:13.1 | I revel in it. |
| 0:14.1 | I can't wait to be alone. |
| 0:16.8 | Watch or listen to that wildcard conversation on the NPR app or on YouTube at NPR Wildcard. |
| 0:24.2 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. |
| 0:28.3 | Republicans and Democrats in Congress appear nowhere close to reaching an agreement on changes to immigration enforcement tactics after two deadly shootings by federal officers in Minneapolis. |
| 0:38.9 | NPR's Sam Greenglass says that's increasing chances that funding for the Department of Homeland Security |
| 0:44.0 | could lapse without a deal. Democrats unveil the list of 10 demands, including requiring |
| 0:48.6 | body cameras, judicial warrants to enter private property, and banning agents from wearing masks. |
| 0:58.3 | Republicans like Senate Majority Leader John Thune have called the list unrealistic. |
| 1:03.2 | If they're coming to the table demanding a blank check or refusing to consider any measures but their own, they're likely to end up with nothing. |
| 1:06.5 | Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer disagreed. |
| 1:09.0 | Republicans cannot explain why our ideas are extreme, because they know deep down that what ICE is doing is indefensible. |
| 1:17.4 | Congress has just over a week before the DHS funding deadline. |
| 1:20.9 | Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington. |
| 1:23.0 | Trump RX, the website the president promises will help people save money on prescription drugs, goes live tonight. NPR's Sydney Lupkin has more. |
| 1:31.7 | The administration first announced the creation of Trump RX when it began making deals with pharmaceutical companies in the fall. |
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