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House passes funding package to end partial government shutdown; ME leads on climate action as U.S. withdraws from global agreements; Amid federal DEI rollbacks, MS Black women face job loss and severe wage gap; Judge denies Trump bid to end TPS for Haitians as ICE fears loom; Report: Feds have delivered on Project 2025 at expense of public lands.

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A partial government shutdown is ending, but the GOP is refusing to bow to Democratic reforms for ICE and president Trump calls for nationalizing elections, raising questions about processes central to democracy.

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The immigration crackdown in Minnesota has repercussions for Somalis statewide, rural Wisconsinites say they're blindsided by plans for massive AI data centers and opponents of a mega transmission line through Texas' Hill Country are alarmed by its route.

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PNS Daily Newscast: February 4, 2026 


House passes funding package to end partial government shutdown; ME leads on climate action as U.S. withdraws from global agreements; Amid federal DEI rollbacks, MS Black women face job loss and severe wage gap; Judge denies Trump bid to end TPS for Haitians as ICE fears loom; Report: Feds have delivered on Project 2025 at expense of public lands.


2026Talks - February 4, 2026 


A partial government shutdown is ending, but the GOP is refusing to bow to Democratic reforms for ICE and president Trump calls for nationalizing elections, raising questions about processes central to democracy.

The Yonder Report - January 29, 2026  


The immigration crackdown in Minnesota has repercussions for Somalis statewide, rural Wisconsinites say they're blindsided by plans for massive AI data centers and opponents of a mega transmission line through Texas' Hill Country are alarmed by its route.

 


 


 


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