Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. A Minneapolis man made his first appearance in federal court Thursday on charges of assaulting Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar by spraying her with diluted apple cider vinegar. The suspect is also facing state-level charges, as Matt Sepik of Minnesota Public Radio reports.
Federal prosecutors allege that Anthony Kaczmarek sprayed Omar at a town hall event Tuesday as she called for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty also filed charges. She says trust in federal law enforcement is diminished amid the Trump administration's armed operation here.
A successful prosecution will result in a state-level conviction that is not subject to presidential pardon now or in the future.
The 55-year-old remains jailed. His attorney says that her client has Parkinson's disease and mental health challenges. For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.
Congress appears to be close to averting a prolonged partial government shutdown. The White House and Senate Democrats say they have struck a deal that sees the funding bill for the Homeland Security Department separated. from a package of five other bills that need congressional approval by midnight Friday.
Democrats want to see curbs on immigration officers after two fatal shootings in Minneapolis. President Trump held his first cabinet meeting of the year Thursday. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports that Trump leaned into his economic message at a time when polling suggests voter dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy.
Trump highlighted lower gas prices and rising stock indexes, in addition to tax cuts that will affect federal income tax bills this year. It's a Republican version of the New Deal.
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Chapter 2: What recent events have occurred involving Congresswoman Ilhan Omar?
Right behind you is a nice picture of FDR. This is a much better deal than the FDR deal. But we have the great, big, beautiful bill, and it's given tremendous tax cuts and a lot of other things. Polls aggregated by RealClearPolling show that Trump's net approval on the economy is currently at negative 14 percentage points.
Trump did not take questions from the press after the meeting, which lasted around 80 minutes. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
To Philadelphia, which is suing the Interior Department over the removal of an exhibit depicting George Washington's slaves. Carmen Russell-Suchansky of member station WHYY reports.
The exhibit sat by Washington's executive home. President Trump had issued an executive order for Park Service to remove exhibits that, quote, disparage American history. Philadelphia is suing for the return of the panels, which were paid for by the city and private contributions, rather than the federal government. Mayor Sherelle Parker says the removal breached a cooperative agreement.
This history is a critical part of our nation's origins, and it deserves to be seen and heard.
A federal court will first hear a request to stop the federal government from disposing of the panels before trial. For NPR News, I'm Carmen Russell Suchansky in Philadelphia.
This is NPR. A second blast of cold air is in the forecast, even as crews work to restore power to homes in Mississippi and Tennessee, which are still trying to recover from last weekend's storm. The National Weather Service says Arctic air moving into the southeast will cause temperatures to plunge into the teens Friday night.
Mississippi and Tennessee account for the bulk of lingering outages, but customers numbering in the tens of thousands still without power in Louisiana. SpaceX is said to be looking at a merger with another company Elon Musk founded, XAI, potentially setting them up to launch data centers in space.
NPR's Emily Fang reports that one of China's biggest aerospace companies also says it's looking at building data centers in space.
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