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What is President Trump's agenda for meeting House Republicans at the Kennedy Center?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump is set to meet House Republicans at the Kennedy Center this morning. This follows the administration's strikes on Venezuela and capture of its then president. NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports administration officials briefed top lawmakers about Venezuela
last night. The Secretaries of State and Defense, along with the Attorney General and CIA director, briefed top lawmakers on the Venezuela operation. In a meeting Monday night that went over two hours. Republicans called it a thorough briefing, stressing that the actions taken by the administration are appropriate. Democrats, on the other hand, said the briefing left them with more questions than answers, including whether the administration is considering similar actions in other countries. There will be another administration briefing, this time with all members, tomorrow.
Why were former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife charged in U.S. court?
Barbara Sprunt and Peer News, the Capitol.
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores have pleaded not guilty to U.S. criminal charges, including drug trafficking. They appeared in a federal court yesterday in New York City. Maduro's next court date will be march seventeenth. The capture of Maduro became a nearly half million dollar payday for a trader on the app called Polymarket. As MPR's Bobby Allen reports, the trade has raised new concerns about insider trading on popular prediction market sites.
Hours before President Trump ordered the Maduro operation, an anonymous user on PolyMarket bet $32,000 the Venezuelan leader would be toppled. That turned into a $400,000 profit.
How did a Polymarket trader profit from insider information on the Maduro operation?
As online sleuths try to identify the trader, a debate is raging about insider trading on popular prediction markets like Polymarket and Calchi. The apps allow people to place bets on what politicians might say, what officials might do, and the outcome of elections. Legal experts say an insider trading case against a prediction market user would be more difficult than a case against a stock market trader. There are far fewer laws governing prediction markets, which the Trump administration is regulating not as a stock, but as a futures contract. Bobby Allen and PR News.
A Texas jury has been seated in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer. He's charged with failing to protect children during the twenty twenty two school shooting. Texas public radio's David Martin Davies reports opening statements are set to begin this morning.
Adrian Gonzalez was one of the first officers to respond to the Rob Elementary attack that killed nineteen students and two teachers.
What are the accusations against the former Uvalde school police officer in his trial?
He's charged with twenty-nine counts of child abandonment or endangerment in a rare prosecution of an officer accused of not doing more to save lives. Over four hundred potential jurors were questioned about their knowledge of the failed police response to one of the worst school shootings in the world. in US history, twelve jurors and four alternates were selected for the trial that's expected to take about two weeks. I'm David Martin Davies in San Antonio.
On Wall Street in pre market trading, stock futures are mixed. This is NPR. South Korea's president has called for a resetting of ties with its neighbor China. Ties between the two neighbors have been strained since the deployment of US missile defenses in South Korea nearly a decade ago.
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How is South Korea planning to reset diplomatic ties with China after years of tension?
J. My state visit to China is the first by a South Korean leader in nine years. He said this year would mark the full restoration of bilateral ties. Both sides affirmed the importance of restarting negotiations with North Korea, but they made no mention of denuclearization. E demonstrated his rapport with Chinese leader Xi Jinping by snapping and posting selfies of the leaders and their spouses. After Seoul's twenty sixteen decision to allow the US missile deployment, China slapped an unstated ban on music, movies, and other South Korean cultural exports. Both sides said they agreed to gradually increase exchanges of cultural content. Anthony Kune NPR News Seoul.
European leaders are gathering today in Paris to talk about security for Ukraine.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is President Trump's agenda for meeting House Republicans at the Kennedy Center?
0:00–0:49
2
Why were former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife charged in U.S. court?
0:49–1:33
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How did a Polymarket trader profit from insider information on the Maduro operation?
1:33–2:27
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What are the accusations against the former Uvalde school police officer in his trial?
2:27–3:15
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How is South Korea planning to reset diplomatic ties with China after years of tension?
3:15–3:58
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What impact is the European cold snap having on travel and security discussions for Ukraine?
3:58–4:38