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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.
What recent statements did President Trump make at the World Economic Forum?
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Wednesday, President Trump backed off his threats to use military force to seize control of Greenland.
We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that. OK, now everyone's saying, oh, good.
What were the outcomes of the Uvalde school shooting trial?
That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force.
Trump says he has agreed with NATO on a future Arctic security deal and he backed off on his warning to impose tariffs on multiple European nations.
What is the current status of President Trump's influence over the Federal Reserve?
The first trial stemming from the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has ended in an acquittal. A jury in Corpus Christi has found Uvalde School Police Officer Adrian Gonzalez not guilty on charges of failing to stop the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Former school district police chief Pete Arradondo is expected to be tried on similar charges later this year. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over the president's power to fire a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board. NPR's Scott Horsley reports that President Trump's been waging a pressure campaign for the central bank to lower interest rates.
The Trump administration says the president was within his rights to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook over allegations she made false statements on mortgage applications, even though Cook denies any wrongdoing.
How is the U.S. military managing ISIS detainees in Syria?
During oral arguments, Cook's lawyer Paul Clement said when it comes to the central bank, lawmakers deliberately put limits on the president's firing power to insulate the Fed from political pressure.
Congress, political animals one and all, knew better than anyone that the short-term temptations to lower interest rates and have easy money was a disaster in the long term but was going to be irresistible.
Trump has insisted interest rates should be much lower, but Cook and other Fed policymakers are expected to hold rates steady when they meet next week. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
U.S. military transporting thousands of ISIS fighters from prisons in northeastern Syria to Iraq. NPR's Quill Lawrence reports this comes amid fighting between U.S. allies in the area.
What is the latest on the measles outbreak in South Carolina?
U.S. Central Command announced a new mission in Syria's northeast to keep detainees from the Islamic State group from escaping prisons there amid fighting between the new central government and Syrian defense forces. The SDF is led by ethnic Kurdish fighters and was Washington's primary ally during Syria's civil war. But now the Trump administration supports Damascus in efforts to consolidate control of the country. The U.S.
What winter weather warnings are in effect for millions of Americans?
is pushing the SDF to integrate with the central government, suggesting they will enjoy citizenship and cultural rights that Kurds were denied for decades by the former Assad regime. The CENTCOM announcement says 150 ISIS prisoners have been moved to an unspecified secure location in Iraq and that up to 7,000 of them could be transferred. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
This is NPR. South Carolina officials say they expect a fast-growing measles outbreak to last for several more weeks, if not months, unless more people get vaccinated against the virus. NPR's Maria Godoy reports the state has confirmed 646 measles cases so far.
More than 530 people are currently in quarantine in South Carolina after being exposed to measles. That includes more than 80 students at Clemson and Anderson Universities. The vast majority of cases so far have been in kids and teens who are unvaccinated. State epidemiologist Linda Bell says 10 people, both children and adults, have been hospitalized. The current trajectory where we are seeing double-digit cases that are newly identified each day is very concerning. South Carolina health officials are urging people who are unvaccinated to get two doses of the measles vaccine. Bell says that uptake of the vaccine remains lower than officials would like to see to stem the outbreak.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What recent statements did President Trump make at the World Economic Forum?
0:04–0:28
3
What were the outcomes of the Uvalde school shooting trial?
0:28–0:44
4
What is the current status of President Trump's influence over the Federal Reserve?
0:44–1:30
5
How is the U.S. military managing ISIS detainees in Syria?
1:30–2:13
6
What is the latest on the measles outbreak in South Carolina?
2:13–2:36
7
What winter weather warnings are in effect for millions of Americans?
2:36–4:40