Three Big Things - 9/5

1. Finally cleared from lead. Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius confirms all 50 MPS schools built before 19-50 that serve elementary students are cleared of lead risks. The district will now shift its focus to the 52 schools built between 1950 and 1978. These buildings are anticipated to have lower lead risks because of decreased use of lead-based paint. The work will happen outside of school hours, with the goal for completion by December 2025.

2. A major immigration round up in Georgia. Homeland Security says 475 people were apprehended as part of a raid at the Hyundai Metaplant site in Bryan County. Officials report the majority of those arrested were Korean nationals, and it marks the largest single-site enforcement operation in Homeland Security history.Meanwhile, A government memo obtained by CBS News says Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to make space for around 250 federal agents at a military base in Illinois ahead of expected immigration roundups in Chicago. The Chicago buildup comes following continued uncertainty whether the National Guard will be deployed to the nation's third-largest city. President Trump had previously said "we're going in. I didn't say when, we're going in" but has softened in recent days, appearing to pivot his attention to New Orleans.

3. The president of Northwestern University says he’s stepping down. That funding freeze is significant. The Trump administration froze nearly $800 million for the University in April of this year as part of a campaign targeting elite universities that it alleges failed to protect Jewish students from antisemitism. The funding freeze led to destabilization of Northwestern’s research enterprise. The university laid off hundreds of employees, with reports ranging from 200 to more than 425 affected workers.