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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Vice President J.D. Vance broke a tie in the Republican-led Senate to block a resolution to limit President Trump from ordering new military action against Venezuela. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports that vote ends short-lived momentum for the War Powers Resolution, but it didn't get enough GOP defections to advance the next step.
The failed vote marks a quick turnaround from last week when five Republicans defected to join Democrats on a plan to force President Trump to seek congressional approval before ordering any new strikes or personnel in and around Venezuela. Trump blasted the defectors, saying on his social media site they should never be reelected again.
This week, two of those Republican senators, Todd Young of Indiana and And Josh Hawley of Missouri buckled under immense pressure from the Trump administration and leaders to backtrack, giving their party the votes to stop the plan. Republicans say they got Trump's word he'll work closer with Congress on any planned strikes, but Democrats say they were fooled.
Claudia Rosales, NPR News, the Capitol.
Tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran amid a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests in the Islamic Republic and a series of vague statements from President Trump about potential military action. At least 2,500 people have died in the crackdown, according to a human rights organization. Iran claims that the U.S. and Israel have instigated the protests but has not provided evidence.
Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar were told to evacuate. Hundreds of high school students in St.
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Chapter 2: What recent political events are affecting U.S. military actions in Venezuela?
Paul, Minnesota, walked out of their schools today in protest of the massive surge in immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities. As NPR's Meg Anderson reports, the protest marks one week since an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis.
The students chanted and marched with signs that said things like, skipping our lessons to teach you one, and we will not learn your hate. They ended at the Minnesota State Capitol. One student, 17-year-old Chisintli Quiroz, says she has had friends detained by immigration officers. We're fed up. We're tired. ICE is coming to our schools and it's like nowhere is safe now.
And honestly, that makes me really sad. The day Good was killed, immigration officers showed up during the dismissal of a Minneapolis high school and released chemical irritants on some bystanders. Since then, hundreds more immigration officers have been deployed to the Twin Cities. Meg Anderson, NPR News.
Renee Macklin Good's family has hired the law firm that represented George Floyd's family. The family says it wants her to be remembered as an agent of peace and alleged she was killed while trying to follow federal agents' instructions. The Trump administration has defended the officer's actions as self-defense. The S&P 500 slipped a half of a percent today.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A federal judge is considering whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore wind turbine project in New York. Norwegian developer Equinor says it will likely have to kill the partially finished project if construction can't resume soon. The judge says he'll decide quickly.
Hundreds of workers who make kitchen countertops out of quartz have gotten seriously ill in recent years. Dozens have died or needed lung transplants. As NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce reports, their numerous lawsuits now have some companies asking Congress for help.
When raw slabs of quartz material get cut to fit kitchens, many businesses don't adequately control the hazardous silica dust that can be released. Rebecca Schult is a lawyer for Minnesota-based Cambria, the major U.S. manufacturer of the raw slabs.
Cambria has no control over these third-party businesses. and they're dangerous conditions.
In a hearing on Capitol Hill, she asked for a ban on lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of Ross Labs. But David Michaels, a former director of the safety agency OSHA, said these companies should take responsibility for the products they sell. Nell Greenfield-Boyce, NPR News.
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