Chapter 1: What recent statements has President Trump made regarding Iran?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump says the U.S. is prepared to intervene if Iran kills economic protesters who have taken to the streets there this week. NPR's Franco Ordonez has more.
President Trump vowed to step in if Iran uses lethal force on demonstrators as economic protests continue. In an early morning social media post, Trump wrote that if Iran kills peaceful protesters, then, quote, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. The comments mark a sharp escalation by the president toward Iran.
Clashes between police and protesters have turned deadly over the past week. Iran warned that any U.S. intervention would be crossing a red line. and be met with a response. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, Palm Beach.
Lawyers for federal employees have filed a complaint against the Trump administration to restore insurance coverage of gender-affirming care. That coverage ended January 1st for people on certain government health plans. NPR's Sydney Lipkin has more.
The Human Rights Campaign filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It follows an announcement that starting in January 2026, quote, chemical and surgical modification of an individual's sex traits through medical interventions would no longer be covered by federal employees' health insurance.
That means neither the employee nor their covered family members on their health plans would be able to get coverage for gender-affirming care. The complaint calls this discrimination on the basis of sex. The Human Rights Campaign asked to restore the health insurance coverage. Sydney Lupkin, NPR News.
The FBI says it stopped a potential attack on New Year's Eve in Charlotte, North Carolina. Investigators say 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant was arrested after he shared plans with an undercover FBI employee to use knives and hammers to attack people at a local fast food restaurant.
Special Agent in Charge James Barnicle says Sturdivant was willing to sacrifice himself for the Islamic State group.
This investigation highlights the very real threat posed by people who self-radicalize online and are inspired by jihadist ideologies espoused by foreign terrorist organizations. They seek to attack soft targets with easily accessible weapons and with little to no warning.
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Chapter 2: What legal actions are being taken for gender-affirming care coverage?
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The first woman to ever ride professionally in a horse race has died. Diane Crump was 77 years old. Her daughter says she died in hospice care in Winchester, Virginia. Crump first rode professionally in 1969. The following year, she became the first female jockey at the Kentucky Derby. It then took 14 more years before another woman would ride in that same derby. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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