WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 2-11-26 (1/3)

Episode Date: February 11, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Trump in Washington. Once again today, World's Benjamin Iker reports. Netanyahu is expected to press President Trump to expand the scope of high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran. The negotiations resumed last week against the backdrop of an American military buildup in the Middle East. Israel has long called for Iran to cease all uranium enrichment, dial back its ballistic missile program and cut ties with militant groups across the region. Iran has always rejected those demands, saying it would only accept some limits on enrichment in return for sanctions relief.

For World, I'm Benjamin Iker. Congress is up against another deadline to avoid yet another partial government shutdown. Members have just a couple of days to reach a compromise or funding for the Department of Homeland Security will expire. Democrats are demanding changes at DHS. after two fatal incidents between federal agents and demonstrators in Minnesota, they want tougher rules for immigration and customs enforcement, including requirements for agents to unmask and obtain warrants in more situations. Committee on Homeland Security will come to order.

Immigration officials testified before the House Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, and Democratic Congressman Ted Liu questioned the professionalism of immigration enforcement agencies. Real police officers are trained to de-escalate, not to escalate, body cameras and not masks and use judicial warrants and don't engage in racial profiling. Republicans say they're on board with some of the proposed changes such as more body cameras but say they will not agree to a Democratic partisan wish list. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Democrats want open borders. Democrats want mass amnesty and they're willing to shut the government down and wreak havoc with the American people to do it. Republicans say ICE is just trying to

enforce the law and what agents really need is more protection. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik acknowledged to a Senate panel Tuesday that he met twice with the late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein's 2008 conviction. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hall impressed the secretary about a visit Lutnik and his family made to Epstein's private island years after he claimed to have cut ties with Epstein. Did you see anything inappropriate during that visit? The only thing I saw with my wife and my children was staff who worked for Mr. Epstein on that island. Secretary Letnik testified that his interactions with Epstein were limited and said he never had a close relationship with him.

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