NPR News: 01-15-2026 11PM EST
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This week on NPR's ThruLine, why America might not exist without the mosquito.
She deserves to have her nice proboscis between Washington and Jefferson on Mount Rushmore.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports a rarely used law allows a president to deploy the military against civilians, not just the National Guard. As NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.
Trump posted on social media this morning that he will invoke the act if Minnesota politicians do not stop demonstrators from, quote, attacking the Patriots of ICE. President George H.W. Bush was the last president to invoke the law in 1992 in response to violence in Los Angeles after a jury acquitted police officers in the brutal beating of Rodney King. However, it's also known for when President Dwight Eisenhower in 1957 called up federal troops to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. Hours prior to the president's post, the Department of Homeland Security posted that an agent in Minneapolis had shot a person in the leg. They said the person is in the country illegally, resisted arrest, and attacked the officer.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
In a social media message, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz appealed to President Trump to turn down the temperature. On Capitol Hill, bipartisan health talks in Congress have stalled. Negotiators said last week they were getting close to a deal to restore health subsidies that expired at the end of the year. Sam Greenglass reports.
After a burst of activity last week, bipartisan talks are floundering as the Senate heads for a week-long recess. Negotiators have been grappling with demands from some Republicans for tougher language on ensuring federal dollars don't fund abortion. And then President Trump unveiled his own health plan, which would not extend the subsidies. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, says she is still pressing to resurrect them.
To be able to advance something, we're going to have to have buy-in from the White House.
What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding the Insurrection Act?
I've told Alaskans I'm not backing down off the engagement. I don't think it is too late to salvage something.
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans is now ending in most states. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
The U.S. aircraft carrier deployed to the Caribbean is having a tough time keeping its toilets working. Steve Walsh with member station WHRO and Norfolk reports.
NPR has obtained documents that include a series of emails that detail the ship's effort to grapple with the breakdowns on board the USS Gerald R. Ford. The carrier has had problems since it first deployed in 2023. Emails between departments showed those problems got worse after the carrier left its home port in Norfolk in June. Parts of the toilet system have gone down for hours while the crew tries to isolate what's wrong with the system. The General Accountability Office reported on the design flaws in 2020 before the carrier was finished. While the carrier remains in the Caribbean, the Navy says the problem has not affected operational readiness. For NPR News, I'm Steve Walsh.
This is NPR News. Ukraine's president has declared a state of emergency in the energy sector as power blackouts continue amid snow and freezing temperatures. NPR's Joanna Kakissis reports from Kyiv that repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid have left cities without heat and power.
These days, the soundtrack in Kyiv is the buzz of generators powered by canisters of fuel. Ukrainian businesses and some homes are using them for backup power during extended blackouts. There are also thousands of pop-up shelters across the country where people can charge their electronic devices and keep warm. Writing on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said energy imports will be increased and he is considering lifting midnight curfews so people can access shelters.
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