This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, barely more than a week into the new year,
there's plenty to break down and try to understand in Venezuela and beyond questions about the changing role of America on the world stage.
And in Minnesota, a deadly ice shooting.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skivoni.
Demonstrators flooded the streets of New York,
Los Angeles and other cities demanding justice after a deadly ice shooting in Minneapolis last week.
Organizations across the country geared up to push back against federal immigration enforcement.
In San Francisco, city leaders pleaded for peaceful protests.
San Francisco Police Chief Derek Liu.
We always plan for spontaneous events that pop up.
but bottom line is we have adequate staffing to handle anything that comes up.
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, demonstration organizer Lisa King rallied the crowd.
After the fatal shooting in Minnesota,
we could no longer stay silent about that and people need to let their voices be known that ICE is not welcome in Baton Rouge and we really don't think they're doing a great job in our country.
An investigation is underway after a confrontation between Minneapolis woman Renee Good and ICE officer.
turned deadly when shots were fired into her vehicle.
In Iran,
reports suggest that hundreds of people have been killed or wounded by the security forces over the past three days,