🎧 The drawdown will leave around 2,300 federal agents in the state, which doesn’t really equate to a significant change, NPR’s Meg Anderson tells Up First. Homan says he wants to restore ICE presence in the state to pre-operation levels. He partly wants this change due to other planned ICE operations in the country. Anderson says the local leaders and the community in Minnesota believe the drawdown is progress, but it isn’t enough. 🎧 A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll reveals that 65% of Americans believe Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gone too far. NPR's Domenico Montanaro says the percentage jumped double digits from last summer on what used to be President Trump’s strongest issue: immigration. Overall, the poll shows that Trump’s approval ratings are low across the board. Montanaro says people don’t have to believe the polls; instead, they should watch what politicians do. In an NBC interview yesterday, Trump said he learned he could have used a "little bit of a softer touch" in regards to Minneapolis. Though he didn't completely back down from his tough rhetoric, Montanaro says it's rare to hear the president reflect.
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired today. It's the last nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia. New START put limits on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. Without the treaty in place, fears of a new global arms race have heightened among world leaders and arms control experts. 🎧 The Kremlin warns that we are plunging into a more dangerous world without New START. For years, both sides have accused the other of failing to live up to the agreement, NPR's Charles Maynes says. Both countries developed conventional weapons that could be retrofitted as nuclear-capable. Inspections were suspended during the pandemic, further weakening the deal. The final blow to the deal was Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia refused to negotiate with the Biden administration because the U.S. supported Ukraine militarily. Trump argues that New START is outdated because new nuclear powers like China have emerged since the treaty was first initiated.
In an emotional video, Today show host Savannah Guthrie pleaded for the safe return of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie. Nancy was reported missing on Sunday and was last seen at her Tucson, Ariz., home Saturday. Savannah, alongside her siblings Annie and Cameron, addressed reports of a ransom letter from alleged kidnappers. She said because it's easy for people to manipulate images and videos these days, they need concrete proof of life. | 
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