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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, Iran, Greenland, Venezuela. How does all of that square up with America first? It's not that Trump's ideology changed. Trump has really just gotten better at using the levers of power and he's just doing a lot more. Listen to the NPR Politics Podcast every weekday afternoon on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is threatening to impose an additional 10% tariff on eight European countries as part of his campaign to get control of Greenland, a Danish territory. And he says if Denmark doesn't sell Greenland to the U.S., the tariffs will go up to 25% in June. Meanwhile, a bipartisan delegation of U.S.
lawmakers visited Copenhagen today in a bid to ease tensions. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski urged dialogue, and Democratic Senator Chris Coons says there is a way for cooperation.
It was made very clear to us, as it has been repeatedly over the years, that if the United States seeks to invest in partnership respectfully with the people of Greenland in accessing possibly newly available critical minerals or rare earths, that that would be welcome.
Denmark says Greenland isn't for sale, though it says it will let the U.S. expand its military presence there. Trump insists the U.S. has to control Greenland for its national security. Tensions are high in Minneapolis as dueling protests took place today. One, an anti-immigration march organized by a pardoned January 6th rioter. The other, a counter-protest.
This comes as the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry and Governor Tim Walz. And here's Kat Lonsdorf reports.
The DOJ is investigating whether Fry and Waltz, both Democrats, interfered with federal immigration enforcement during various ICE raids taking place across the city and state in recent weeks. The probe centers on public statements both have made. In a statement on X, Waltz said, quote,
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Chapter 2: What recent tensions are arising between the U.S. and Denmark regarding Greenland?
Both leaders have called for calm in the city. Meanwhile, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting federal agents from retaliating against people, quote, engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity. ICE agents have been using aggressive tactics against protesters, including flashbangs, tear gas, and pepper balls to disperse crowds.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Iran's supreme leader is accusing the U.S. and Israel of sparking violent protests that called what he called the deaths of several thousand people and massive damage over the past two weeks. MPR's Jane Araf has more.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's statement appeared to acknowledge that thousands of people have been killed in the protests. Iran's foreign minister said last week the deaths were in the hundreds. A U.S.-based Iranian human rights group says it has verified more than 3,000 deaths, most of them protesters, in demonstrations sparked by Iran's collapsing economy, much of it due to U.S. sanctions.
Khamenei said while Iran does not want war, it will not let domestic or international criminals go unpunished. President Trump had threatened Iran if protesters were killed, but said this week that the killings had stopped. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman. This is NPR News.
Play is about to get underway in the Australian Open Tennis Tournament in Melbourne. Lindsay Arkley reports it's the first Grand Slam of the year.
This year's Australian Open features 39 Americans, 21 in the men's draw and 18 in the women's, with Madison Keyes the defending women's champion. The highest ranked US player in action on day one will be in the men's singles, when Francis Tiofo, the 29th seed, takes on a qualifier from Australia, Jason Kubler.
Later on day one, in the women's singles, 45-year-old Venus Williams plays 24-year-old Olga Danilovic of Serbia. Williams, who was twice runner-up to her sister Serena at the Australian Open, received a wild-card entry to this year's tournament. For NPR News, I'm Lindsay Arkley in Melbourne.
A federal judge says construction of an offshore wind farm off the coast of Virginia can continue. This after the Trump administration halted the work last month. The administration claims the project would threaten national security, but the judge ruled... The government didn't prove that.
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