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NPR News: 02-05-2026 7PM EST

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🗓️ 6 February 2026

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0:00.0

This week on Up First, a high-stakes funding fight over ICE tactics.

0:05.8

Can Democrats negotiate any real change or will the Trump administration refuse to budge?

0:11.0

Get up, get informed, and get on with your morning with Up First, the top three stories you need to start your day.

0:17.6

Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get podcasts.

0:23.1

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. A new NPR PBS News,

0:28.9

Marist poll shows President Trump's immigration enforcement tactics are widely unpopular.

0:34.5

NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports. Just 39% say they approve of the job that Trump's doing

0:39.4

overall, and it's been below 40% in our poll since November. I mean, just 36% approve of how he's

0:45.3

handling foreign policy and the economy. It's a really difficult spot for any president. And what

0:50.4

really jumps out here, though, 51% say they strongly disapprove of the job that Trump is doing.

0:56.4

That's tied for the worst score in the decade that Marist has been asking about strong approval and disapproval.

1:02.5

The last time it was this high or this bad for Trump was in the days after the January 6th, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

1:09.7

NPR's Domenico Montanaro reporting.

1:12.3

Michigan's Attorney General is creating an online portal for people to report actions of U.S.

1:18.1

Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol agents.

1:21.5

As WDET's Quinn Kleinfelter reports, the move follows recent violence involving federal agents in other states.

1:27.8

It's called the Federal Action Tracker, a website where Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessle says people can document immigration enforcement activities in the state and link to videos.

1:38.0

Nessle says it will help her respond when confrontations with agents turn violent or deadly.

1:43.8

And that includes, if need be, prosecuting unlawful actions perpetrated by federal officers within our borders.

1:51.9

In a statement, ICE officials say they want Michigan to cooperate in helping protect, quote,

1:56.8

public safety and national security. But several law enforcement agencies in the state say they

2:02.2

won't work with ICE because its activities endanger communities. For NPR News, I'm Quinn

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