Leila Fadel
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Morning news brief
Democrats are demanding changes to DHS funding as partial shutdown looms, lawyers say ICE is denying detainees legal access with relocations, the Fed votes to hold interest rates steady.
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Protests break out at Texas ICE facility over detention of 5-year-old Minnesota boy
Protesters marched to the South Texas Family Residential Center Wednesday to demand the release of a 5-year-old boy and his father who were taken into ICE custody in Minnesota.
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'There's a lot of truth and pain in comedy': Alia Shawkat on war satire 'Atropia'
The film "Atropia" is a dark comedy set at a U.S. military facility in California designed to simulate battle conditions in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Alia Shawkat.
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After second fatal DHS shooting in Minnesota, state officials fight for role in probe
Minnesota officials are demanding to have a role in the investigation into Alex Pretti's killing by federal agents as videos and eyewitnesses contradict the Trump administration's account.
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Former Columbia University president's new book explores attacks on higher education
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Lee C. Bollinger, former president of Columbia University and author of the new book, "University: A Reckoning."
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Morning news brief
A 37-year-old man was killed by federal officers in Minneapolis, sparking new protests; many Senate Democrats say they plan to vote against DHS funding; winter storm knocks out power to thousands.
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Political blame game continues after second fatal Minneapolis shooting
A second person was killed in Minneapolis over the weekend by federal officials. The political finger-pointing began almost immediately.
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Senate Democrats to vote against DHS funding, setting up potential partial shutdown
The Senate is set to vote this week on spending bills to prevent a government shutdown, but some Democrats plan to block government funding in response to the Minnesota killings by DHS officers.
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Minneapolis union president talks about economic blackout to protest ICE's actions
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou, president of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, which endorsed an economic blackout in protest of ICE's actions.
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Morning news brief
Statewide economic blackout against ICE to be held in Minnesota Friday, Zelenskyy gives scorching critique of Europe in Davos speech, millions of Americans prepare for massive winter storm.