Week in politics shaped by drawdown of immigration agents in Minnesota and talk of nationalizing elections

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published February 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM CST

Hosts Scott Tong and Indira Lakshmanan convene the Friday politics roundtable with Rick Klein of ABC News and Francesca Chambers, to discuss the political fallout from immigration enforcement in Minnesota and President Trump’s call to nationalize elections in some states.

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