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NPR News: 02-08-2026 5PM EST

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🗓️ 8 February 2026

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0:18.7

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump is calling on Republicans

0:25.0

in Congress to, quote, fix U.S. elections. MPIRS. Luke Garrett reports this comes days after Trump said

0:32.3

he wants to nationalize voting, raising bipartisan alarm. In a social media post, Trump directed the GOP-controlled Congress to fight for voter ID

0:40.8

requirements, proof of citizenship, and a partial ban on mail-in voting.

0:45.1

Trump said U.S. elections are, quote, rigged, stolen, but provided no evidence to support this

0:50.2

claim. Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California criticized Trump's demands and his previous

0:55.3

call to nationalize elections. Here's Schiff on ABC News. He's basically telling us he intends to interfere

1:01.6

in this upcoming election. Schiff said Congress and the Supreme Court will not reign Trump in,

1:06.9

and it'll be up to voters in 26. But not all Democrats criticized Trump's demands.

1:12.4

Pennsylvania Senator John Federman told Fox News on Sunday, voter ID requirements are, quote,

1:17.8

not a radical idea. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

1:22.7

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's taking a sudden trip to Washington

1:27.4

to meet with President

1:28.3

Trump this week. And Pierce Daniel Esther reports it comes as the U.S. holds talks with Iran.

1:33.5

Netanyahu says he'll meet Trump on Wednesday. That's a week earlier than when Netanyahu had

1:38.0

initially planned to travel to Washington. The U.S. and Iran held their first round of negotiations

1:43.5

Friday since the U.S. attacked Iran's

1:46.2

nuclear sites last June. Iran's foreign minister says its nuclear program can be negotiated, but that

1:52.2

its missile program is for defense purposes and is not up for negotiation. But Iran's missile

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