Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
Chapter 2: What tariffs did President Trump announce and why?
President Trump announced on social media this morning that he intends to impose higher tariffs on European allies until the U.S. is allowed to buy Greenland from Denmark. He said 10 percent tariffs will go into effect on February 1st, rising to 25 percent on June 1st. A bipartisan congressional delegation from the U.S. is in Copenhagen to reassure officials Senator Chris Coon says the U.S.
has respect for Denmark and NATO.
I think I speak for every senator and House member here in that we deeply value NATO and that this 80-year-old alliance, this partnership, has been absolutely critical to the United States' security and prosperity and success.
In Greenland, hundreds of people braved icy streets and freezing temperatures to protest President Trump's threats to take over the Danish territory. Protests were also held in cities across Denmark. The Department of Homeland Security is facing backlash from immigration exit groups. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports...
The agency is accused of trying to recruit local police officers to join federal law enforcement efforts in Minnesota and other U.S.
cities. The American Immigration Council says the DHS is actively working to expand its ranks in parts of the country where enforcement is ramping up, including Minnesota. Naina Gupta is the group's policy director. She says her organization has been contacted by local law enforcement officials in the state who are frustrated by the recruitment effort.
Heard directly from local police chiefs and local police departments who are enraged by this attempt to poach local police officers.
The DHS tells NPR that ICE has received more than 220,000 job applications in recent months and is on track to hire thousands of new officers. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
A bipartisan effort is underway in the Republican-led House to bring contempt charges against Attorney General Pam Bundy that she's defying a new law forcing the release of files linked to Jeffrey Epstein. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports.
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Chapter 3: How are protests in Greenland and Denmark responding to U.S. actions?
Meanwhile, Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, resulting in power shortages and freezing temperatures. Election officials in Uganda announced today that President Yoweri Museveni has won his seventh term with more than 70 percent of the vote. His closest challenger, former musician Bobby Wine, is expected to challenge the results. Museveni is 81 years old.
He's been in power in Uganda since 1986. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.