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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shae Stevens. A federal judge has paused President Trump's order to suspend federal spending for grants and financial assistance programs. NPR's Deidre Walsh reports that Republican lawmakers holding a retreat at one of Trump's Florida resorts are largely backing the order. House Speaker Mike Johnson argued that the president's action was appropriate for a new administration and would be quick and harmless. I think this is something that the American people will approve of. I think they want us to be good stewards of the precious treasure of the American taxpayer. But Nebraska Republican Don Bacon said the administration would have been wise to notify Congress.

He said his constituents worried about the impact on programs relying on federal aid. While GOP lawmakers did acknowledge confusion about the details of which programs were covered and said they needed clarification, most did not publicly criticize the Trump administration's order. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the spending pause until Monday, February 3. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, Darrell, Florida. A senior Trump adviser says the administration is setting daily arrest quotas for federal immigration agents enacting plans for mass deportations.

Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says the goal is close to 2,000 immigrants a day. More from NPR's Adrienne Florido. Miller is a key architect of Trump's immigration agenda. In an interview, CNN asked him to confirm reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had set a goal that each of its field offices arrest at least 75 immigrants per day, or about 1,875 nationwide. Here's Miller. The numbers you cited are a floor, not a ceiling, very

importantly. They're a floor. The goal is to arrest at least that many, but hopefully many more. He said the agency would prioritize violent criminals, but he said other immigrants without legal status and even many with temporary legal protection against deportation would not be immune from being rounded up. Adrienne Flaurido, NPR News, Los Angeles. Google Maps says its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on its app is in keeping with a policy of adopting names approved by government officials.

NPR's Bobby Allen has details. Google says it will make the change once President Trump's name change order takes effect. People in Mexico, however, will continue to see Gulf of Mexico. Those outside of either country will see both names displayed. The tech giant says it regularly applies localizing name conventions to geographic areas in dispute. More than one billion people use Google Maps every month. In addition to the Gulf of America, Google will also display Mount McKinley, not Denali for the mountain peak in Alaska, per Trump's order. Alaska natives have referred to it as Denali for centuries. Bobby Allen, NPR News.

On Wall Street, stocks closed higher today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 136 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 391 points and the S&P 500 added 55. This is NPR News. A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has mystified local health officials. The outbreak has claimed at least two lives in Kansas City since breaking out a year ago, but officials in the state say there is no threat to the general public. An airbus operated by South Korean carrier Air Busan called fire at Kimhae International

Airport on Tuesday. The Transport Ministry says there were several injuries among the 176 people evacuated from the plane. It is unclear what caused the fire, which destroyed the aircraft before takeoff to Hong Kong. Air Busan is a low-cost carrier that operates domestic and international flights. The Louvre in Paris is slated for a massive renovation to make it a modern museum for the future. NPR's Eleanor Beersley reports that the world's most visited art museum is said to be run down and not up to modern standards. Standing in front of the Mona Lisa, Macron announced that a new grand entrance to the

Louvre would be built and new underground galleries excavated. Leonardo da Vinci's iconic painting, which is constantly thronged by visitors, will have its own exhibition space. The colossal six-year project known as la Nouvelle Renaissance will cost upwards of 800 million dollars and be entirely paid for out of the Louvre's substantial budget. An international architectural competition will be held for the design of the new entrance and wings. Macron said promoting art and cultural understanding is an important political battle in an era when forceful rhetoric holds hypnotic power over so many. Elinor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris. This is NPR News in Washington.