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Who is Delcy Rodríguez and what does her interim presidency mean for Venezuela?

Shea Stephens 0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. Venezuelan leaders are rallying around the South American nation's interim president, Delce Rodriguez. This after ousted leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife were arraigned on drug trafficking and other charges in the United States. NPR's Carrie Conn has more. Delcy

Kerry Kahn 0:22

Rodriguez, Maduro's longtime vice president, was sworn in by her brother, who is the head of Venezuela's National Assembly. She pledged to bring Venezuela out of what she called these terrible times that threaten the peace and stability of the country. Maduro's son, also named Nicolás, gave an emotional pledge of support for the new leader.

Shea Stephens 0:41

La patria está en buenas manos, papá. Y pronto nos vamos a abrazar aquí en Venezuela.

How is the Trump administration planning to manage Venezuela’s transition of power?

Kerry Kahn 0:47

The homeland is in good hands, Papa, and we will hug each other soon here in Venezuela, he said. The younger Maduro is also a named defendant in the indictment against his father and stepmother. A group of independent journalists say seven reporters were arrested outside the National Assembly. Carrie Conn, NPR News,

Shea Stephens 1:05

Bogota, Colombia. Trump administration officials say the United States will run Venezuela until that nation completes an orderly transition process. of power. Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says the U.S. is setting the terms and conditions going forward and that the Venezuelan government is cooperating.

Unknown 1:22

The President of the United States has asked Secretary Rubio, who also happens to be his National Security Advisor, to directly, of course, under the President's close guidance and direction, to be the lead on this process.

Why did the Corporation for Public Broadcasting vote to dissolve and what does it mean for NPR?

Unknown 1:37

But obviously there's many other elements involved. You have Energy policy, treasury policy, financial policy, military policy. So it's a big team and group of people. Everybody's working great and closely together, again, under President Trump's leadership.

Shea Stephens 1:51

Miller says the U.S. is in de facto control of Venezuela, citing the naval blockade around that South American nation. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says its board has voted to shut down the organization this follow months after Congress took away federal subsidies for public broadcasting. As NPR's David Folkenflik reports, CPB had distributed federal funds to public TV, radio stations, as well as PBS and NPR for over half a century.

Who was Eva Schloss and why is her story being honored by King Charles?

David Folkenflik 2:18

The board voted on December 10th. It was disclosed in court filings in CPB's lawsuit against President Trump over his executive order seeking to fire several CPB board members. CPB says its lawsuit is now irrelevant. CEO Patricia Harrison said CPB dissolved, quote, to protect the integrity of the public media system. Otherwise, it would be, Harrison said, quote, vulnerable to additional attacks. In another executive order, Trump sought to bar CPB from subsidizing NPR and PBS, which he accused of bias. The networks deny that. In a separate suit against the White House, NPR and three Colorado public radio stations allege the order is unconstitutional. That case remains in court.

What were today’s major moves on Wall Street and in Asian markets?

Shea Stephens 2:58

This is NPR. The Secret Service says a 26-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of breaking into Vice President J.D. Vance's home in Cincinnati, Ohio. William DeFore is charged with a felony count of vandalism and three misdemeanors. He's been under the guardianship of a parent since 2024 because of mental illness. Holocaust survivor and storyteller Eva Schloss has died at the age of 96. Schloss was also the stepsister of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank. She's being honored by the King of England, as NPR's Lauren Freyer reports from London.

Lauren Frayer 3:33

King Charles says he's privileged and proud to have known Eva Schloss.

What are the key take‑aways from today’s NPR news roundup?

Lauren Frayer 3:37

She was the co-founder and honorary president of the Anne Frank Trust UK, a charity named after her stepsister. Schloss was born in 1929 Vienna, then fled the Nazis to Amsterdam. where she became friends with the teenage diarist. Both were from Jewish families, forced into hiding, then arrested and sent to concentration camps. The only members to survive were young Eva, her mother, and Anne's father, who then married after the Holocaust.