Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This week on Consider This, the bigger story behind President Trump's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, how he's rewriting the rules of the economy, and how the rest of the world is coming to terms with a global order not led by the United States. Listen every afternoon to Consider This on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Chapter 2: What are the implications of FEMA's policy changes on disaster response?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is abruptly halting a policy of terminating federal disaster workers. They're coming ahead of a massive winter storm that's triggered states of emergency in at least a dozen states. NPR's Lauren Summer has the latest.
FEMA relies on thousands of disaster workers to respond on the ground when storms and wildfires hit. Those workers are on two- or four-year contracts, which generally are renewed.
Chapter 3: What initiatives is the Trump administration promoting at the March for Life rally?
Recently, FEMA has been terminating employees whose contracts are up, something disaster response experts say could hurt the agency's ability to respond. On Thursday, FEMA abruptly stopped that policy, according to an internal email obtained by NPR. The Trump administration has been critical of FEMA and is working to overhaul the agency.
In a statement to NPR, FEMA says its disaster workforce is designed to fluctuate, but did not respond to questions about whether the termination policy would be reinstated after the winter storm. Lauren Sommer, NPR News.
Chapter 4: How have Trump's NATO comments affected international relations?
The administration's touting a trio of initiatives during appearances at today's Anti-Abortion Rights March for Life rally, including an expanded Mexico City policy aimed at curbing federal funding internationally for efforts supporting DEI or gender equality, ending the use of human fetal tissue and NIH-supported research, and a newly launched fraud investigation COVID-era funding into Planned Parenthood affiliates.
Trump addressed the crowd in a video message.
We have stopped forced taxpayer funding of abortion at home and abroad. We're championing faith-based adoption and foster care and supporting our parents by investing $1,000 into an account that will grow over time for every newborn baby.
Vice President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson are scheduled to speak at the event. President Trump has renewed his criticism of NATO, telling Fox News he was not sure if the alliance would be there if the U.S.
Chapter 5: What changes are being made to historical exhibits under the Trump administration?
needed. His suggestion that NATO forces, quote, stayed a little off the front lines in the war in Afghanistan sparked outrage in the U.K. NPR's Fatima Al-Kassab reports from London.
Trump's comments suggesting NATO troops avoided the front line in the war in Afghanistan have been condemned by politicians across the spectrum in the UK.
Chapter 6: What recent developments are there in the South African HIV vaccine trial?
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on Trump to apologise.
I consider President Trump's remarks to be insulting and frankly appalling. And I'm not surprised they've caused such hurt. to the loved ones of those who were killed or injured.
One veteran, Ben McBean, wrote on social media, As I sit here with two limbs missing, friends gone, it's infuriating to hear this come out of Donald Trump's mouth. Soon after the 9-11 terror attacks, the UK joined the US in its invasion of Afghanistan. This remains the only time a NATO member has invoked Article 5, which says that an attack on one member is an attack on all.
Fatima al-Kassab, NPR News, London. It's NPR.
Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park has taken down an exhibit on slavery in line with President Trump's executive order calling for, quote, restoring truth and sanity to American history, end quote.
NPR recently reported that the National Park Service was ordered to remove any books from its museums or gift shops that cast American in negative light, and that could include stories about slavery. Many people, including historians, say they are concerned the Trump administration is attempting to reframe U.S. history by erasing the worst parts of it.
A new HIV vaccine trial is underway in South Africa following a one-year delay. Ari Daniel has an update.
The innovative trial was supposed to roll out across multiple African nations and had been set up to find the best way to encourage the human immune system to create legions of special, broadly neutralizing antibodies.
In many cases, up to 90% of global viruses could be stopped by one antibody.
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