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Friday Morning Politics: Partial Shutdown, End of the Surge, More
Episode 2058

Friday Morning Politics: Partial Shutdown, End of the Surge, More

USA Today's Susan Page on national politics, including the partial shutdown, ICE drawdown, and congressional pushback.

The Brian Lehrer Show

February 13, 202639m 37s

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Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief and the author of the forthcoming book The Queen and Her Presidents (HarperCollins, 2026), talks about the latest national political news, including the pending shutdown at DHS and congressional pushback on tariffs.

 

Photo: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - FEBRUARY 12: A woman looks on at a memorial for Renee Good who was shot and killed by an ICE agent last month on February 12, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. White House "Border Czar" Tom Homan announced today that the federal immigration enforcement surge in the state would conclude. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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