PNS Daily Newscast: Afternoon Update - January 29, 2026
Border czar plans for eventual drawdown of immigration agents in Minnesota; CA nonprofit helps Eaton Fire victims recover, one year later; NM residents living near CAFOs lack health insurance; CT groups call on lawmakers to pass climate 'superfund' bill.
2026Talks - January 29, 2026
Schumer calls for reforms to ICE so Dems can pass a funding bill, while some Republicans seem open to dealing with the DHS budget on its own. The chamber also considers tighter ballot restrictions in the SAVE Act and healthcare costs are burdening working Americans.
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.












