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NPR News: 01-20-2026 1PM EST

20 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What significant event marks the one-year anniversary of President Trump's second term?

1.195 - 24.046 Lakshmi Singh

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Today is the one-year mark of President Trump's second term in office. There's been a lot of upheaval throughout the government and beyond, but as NPR's Tamara Keith reports, there has not been nearly as much turnover among high-level White House staff and Cabinet members as there was in Trump's first term.

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By this point in Trump's first term, two Cabinet secretaries had left their jobs and at the White House, A chief of staff, two communications directors, and a press secretary were among the many already gone. This time, there's been less personnel drama, says Catherine Dunn-Tempest, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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45.235 - 58.573 Catherine Dunn-Tempest

What is the core of the stability? It was the emphasis that they put on loyalty in hiring. And that has then subsequently paved the way for less infighting and less drama and a lower rate than in 2017.

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lower and with more promotions than firings, but still sky high compared to other recent administrations.

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Chapter 2: Why has there been less turnover among White House staff compared to Trump's first term?

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Tamara Keith, NPR News.

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69.74 - 90.903 Lakshmi Singh

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she is questioning Trump's trustworthiness for threatening more tariffs on the EU when, as she suggests, Trump said last year he would not. Trump wants to take over Greenland, and he wants the U.S. 's longstanding allies to support it. They say they will not. Overnight, Trump accused the U.K.

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of, quote, great stupidity for relinquishing control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Hours later, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson was in front of the British Parliament, a first for a speaker, to say that his mission is to help, quote, calm the waters. President Trump is inviting world leaders to sign the charter of his new Board of Peace this week.

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The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to join but is still reviewing the invitation. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports so far only a few countries have publicly committed to joining.

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The charter of President Trump's Board of Peace seeks an expanded mandate beyond just overseeing the rehabilitation of Gaza. It's being defined as a peacekeeping body to mediate world conflicts. Trump would be chairman indefinitely, and countries would need to pay a billion dollars to become permanent members.

143.435 - 162.595 Daniel Estrin

Trump is inviting world leaders to sign the Board of Peace charter at a ceremony Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. So far, at least five countries have publicly committed. Vietnam, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Argentina, and Morocco. French President Emmanuel Macron does not plan to join, according to the Associated Press.

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Trump told reporters, quote, I'll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes and he'll join. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

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The Dow is down now 672 points or 1.3%. This is NPR News. In a bid to keep Paramount's guidance at bay, Netflix is now promising Warner Bros. Discovery. shareholders in all cash deal, no stock. NPR's David Fokkenflik reports a real audience, and this is President Trump.

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He has made clear that he has an interest in what happens, particularly to CNN. He's made clear that, you know, he's friends with the controlling owners of Paramount. That is Larry Ellison, the digital titan who created Oracle. And David Ellison, who took over CBS's parent company, Paramount, last year. And yet he's upset with how CBS News has behaved and covered him in recent months.

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