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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump says he has canceled a second wave of U.S. military attacks against Venezuela.
Chapter 2: What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding Venezuela?
Writing online, he says big oil companies will invest $100 billion in Venezuela, though no plans have been disclosed. Trump is to meet oil executives today at the White House. Police in Portland, Oregon say federal officers in East Portland shot and wounded two people yesterday. A spokeswoman for Homeland Security says the agents were targeting Venezuelan gang members.
No proof of the victims' gang affiliation was offered. This comes a day after ICE agents shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson rejected the federal government's explanation.
We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past. That is why we are calling on ICE to halt all operations in Portland until a full and independent investigation can take place. Our community deserves answers. Our community deserves accountability. And most of all, our community deserves peace.
The ICE officer who shot and killed the Minnesota woman on Wednesday has been identified as Jonathan Ross. And Piers Jimenez-Bustillo reports the Trump administration says the officer has been with ICE for a decade.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the ICE agent shot the Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, in self-defense and followed his training after she blocked federal officers with her SUV and disobeyed orders to get out of her vehicle. The very same officer who was attacked today had previously been dragged by an anti-ICE rioter who had rammed him with a car and drug him back in June.
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Chapter 3: What incidents involving federal officers occurred in Portland, Oregon?
Speaking in Minneapolis after the shooting, Noem also said that this wasn't the first time Jonathan Ross had found himself in a confrontation with a vehicle. Noem has said that the officer is now, quote, recovering with family. It's unclear if the officer is on leave or being investigated by the agency. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News.
The Labor Department reports this morning on both employment and unemployment for the month of December. NPR's Scott Horsley reports last year was likely to be the slowest year for job growth since the beginning of the pandemic.
Forecasters think that U.S. employers added somewhere around 75,000 jobs in December, little change from the 64,000 initially tallied for November. Job growth overall slowed sharply in 2025, with employers adding less than half as many jobs as they did the year before. The unemployment rate's been inching up. from 4 percent a year ago to 4.6 percent in November.
A survey by the New York Federal Reserve Bank shows Americans are increasingly nervous about job security. In December, workers were slightly more worried about losing a job in the coming year and less confident about finding a new job if they do get laid off. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Russia says it struck Ukraine today with one of its most powerful weapons, a next-generation hypersonic missile. It's capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Russia claims it's responding to a Ukrainian attack on one of President Vladimir Putin's residences. Both Ukraine and the U.S. say that attack never happened.
Iran State Television broadcast remarks by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Huge protests against the regime have drawn thousands in several Iranian cities. Khamenei says they're only doing this to please President Trump. Iran's exiled crown prince has also urged Iranians to demonstrate, despite an Internet blackout in that country.
NASA's going to bring back early a crew of four from the International Space Station. That's due to an astronaut's serious medical issue. From Central Florida Public Media, Brendan Byrne reports the medical specifics were withheld for privacy.
The medical concern forced the cancellation of a planned spacewalk, and now it's prompting what NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is calling a medical evacuation.
After discussions with Chief Health and Medical Officer Dr. J.D. Polk and leadership across the agency, I've come to the decision that it's in the best interest of our astronauts to return Crew 11 ahead of their planned departure.
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