Up First in The News For Monday

Before I got into NPR news headlines let me add Ice Needs to be refunded. The dems and  hopefully some Republicans are sayin  they won't give the millions they need  to they have to stop operations. They need to get disbanded or change their behavior and stay according to the law. No masks but I.d.s not gas, no entering home without a court order etc.Lets hope these Dems stay put! Tell your representative in congress  to not dare give them the money. Let's keep watching. 

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by Brittney Melton January 26, 2026  Top stories A new wave of protests in Minneapolis and across the U.S. erupted over the weekend after a federal agent fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti. This marks the second killing of a Minneapolis resident during an encounter with immigration officials since the Trump administration launched its immigration crackdown in the city. Congressional leaders are pushing back against the administration’s account of what happened and calling for a joint federal and state investigation. Here are five things you should know about the shooting. Adam Gray/AP 🎧 The Trump administration has repeatedly tried to paint Pretti as a domestic terrorist who intended to shoot law enforcement, but eyewitness videos reviewed by NPR contradict that narrative, NPR’s Jasmine Garsd tells Up First. There is no evidence that Pretti ever brandished a gun before agents shot him. State officials say the Department of Homeland Security has blocked Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigators from the scene. This action is similar to the shutout state officials experienced during the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good. The majority of Senate Democrats say they will not vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security without new guardrails for immigration enforcement. Their opposition may risk a government shutdown on Friday, as the dispute could tank the entire $1.3 trillion spending package.  🎧 Because the Senate is set to vote on the funding measures as one mega package, a vote against Homeland Security funding would also put funding for defense, health and more bipartisan bills in limbo, says NPR’s Sam Gringlas. Congressional Republicans gave ICE an extra $75 billion last summer, so Democrats will not stop the administration’s immigration crackdown by withholding these votes, Gringlas says. Even so, Democrats don’t want to hand over the $10 billion that is currently on the line. An immense winter storm has disrupted the lives of millions of Americans, from the Deep South to New England. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the South are without power. Airlines are working to get planes back in the air after canceling and delaying thousands of flights. Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state. Check out your state’s latest information about the storm's impact and how officials are responding.  🎧 The most urgent issue for many people currently is power loss. It could take days to get it back on in some states, according to NPR’s Joel Rose. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said at one point last night that more than 180,000 customers in the state lost power, which is over 10% of the state's utility customers. Even though precipitation has stopped, Reeves says that won’t make the problems go away because roads are expected to remain icy due to the forecast of below-freezing temperatures. The governor is urging people to stay off the roads so that the emergency crews can do their jobs.  📷 Take a look at photos from the massive winter storm that swept the nation.

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Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Image The Trump administration has reclassified six immunizations that were long considered routine for kids into a category requiring "shared clinical decision-making." This approach involves the patient or patient’s parent having a conversation with a medical provider to decide if a treatment is appropriate. It’s usually reserved for complex medical decisions, such as whether someone should get surgery or physical therapy for back pain. Vaccine critics argue these immunizations have enough nuance to warrant moving them to this category. Others say dropping these vaccines to a lower spot in the new CDC vaccine hierarchy sows dangerous confusion and doubt. Now, parents who want their children to get vaccinated could face several hurdles that limit access. 💉 Even with insurance, parents may now face co-pays for those extra conversations about vaccines with swamped pediatricians. 💉 Some lawyers argue the change opens the door to more vaccine injury lawsuits. The possibility of lawsuits could intimidate doctors, even if the change doesn't increase successful vaccine litigation. 💉 Changes could affect the practical delivery of vaccinations, including the deletion of automatic electronic medical record alerts for when shots are due.