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This message comes from Data Bricks, the data and AI company. Are your AI agents working? Most aren't reliable for business. You need AI that's accurate. Agent Bricks, AI agents grounded in your data and built for your goals. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. Authorities confirmed that immigration officials shot and killed a 37-year-old woman during President Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

The administration says the woman was blocking. the road and that the agent fired in self-defense. But local officials and bystanders dispute that account, and PR's Jimenez-Bustillo reports. Ice officials say she drove at them, prompting one officer to shoot. Homeland Security Secretary Kristineom accused a woman of, quote, an act of domestic terrorism. This goes to show the assaults that are ice officers and our law enforcement are under every single day. Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frye is denouncing the sweeping ice operation in his city. What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust.

Minneapolis police have turned over the scene to the FBI and state authorities to investigate. Huma Bustillo, NPR News. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, says the U.S. will control the sale of oil from Venezuela indefinitely. President Trump says he will personally control the money made from selling at least 30 million barrels of Venezuelan crude. NPR's Kamila Dominovsky reports. Venezuela's oil production is a fraction of what it used to be, but the country, still produces about a million barrels per day. U.S. sanctions and blockades have made it difficult to export all that oil and some got stuck in storage. Wright says instead of maintaining the

blockade, the U.S. will now let the oil flow. But have those sales done by the U.S. government and deposited into accounts controlled by the U.S. government? The funds could then flow back into Venezuela, Wright says. The Trump administration has also called for U.S. companies to invest to increase Venezuelan production, but it is not yet clear if or when that might happen. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will meet with Danish officials next week as President Trump reiterates his intention to takeover Greenland. The island is a self-govering territory of Denmark, and Denmark's prime minister has warned

that a takeover would threaten the NATO alliance. Nick Reiner, the man accused of killing his parents, director Rob Reiner and mother Michelle Singer-reiner, has lost his high-profile attorney, Steve Futterman, reports. The change of lawyers was unexpected. High-profile attorney Alan Jackson said he had no choice but to withdraw from the case. Circumstances beyond our control have dictated that sadly it's made it impossible for us to continue our representation of Nick. Nick Reiner will now be represented by a public defender, raising the possibility that finances could be the reason behind the switch. In a parting comment, Jackson was defiant about the case.

Pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder. Print that. There has been speculation that Reiner's legal team may employ an insanity defense. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is calling for a special legislative session to redraw congressional districts. President Trump has been calling for a Republican-led states to run. redistrict to boost the party's chances of retaining control of the House of Representatives this

year. DeSanis says he wants to wait for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act before proceeding. The ruling could affect protections against discrimination in voting. The first spacewalk of 26 from the International Space Station was scheduled for tomorrow morning, but it has been postponed. NASA says it's monitoring a medical concern with a crew member. NPR's Nell Greenfield-Bois reports. Three NASA astronauts are living on the station. along with three Russian cosmonauts and an astronaut from Japan. NASA astronauts Mike Fink and Zena Cardman were getting everything ready to do a spacewalk that was going to last about six and a half hours.

The plan was for them to install some equipment for a solar array, snap photos of external hardware, and take samples of microbes. But Wednesday afternoon, NASA said the spacewalk was called off. The agency cited a medical concern with a crew member. While saying it would be inappropriate to share more details due to medical privacy, the agency said that the situation was stable. Nell Greenfield's voice, NPR News. Soccer legend Leonel Messi says he would prefer to become a club owner rather than a coach when he quits as a player.

The Argentina Star signed a three-year contract extension as a player with Inter-M Miami in October. I'm Rylan Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.