Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.
Chapter 2: What recent announcement did President Trump make regarding the Federal Reserve?
President Trump announced on Truth Social moments ago that he's nominating Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chairman. He's a former Federal Reserve governor. Current chairman Jerome Powell's term expires in May. Trump has threatened to fire him many times and calls him Mr. Too Late. while pressing the Fed to cut interest rates more aggressively.
Powell says he was recently served with a federal subpoena over the bank's multi-billion dollar renovation project at its headquarters in Washington. Senate Democrats and President Trump have reached some agreement on what to do for now about funding the government ahead of tonight's shutdown deadline.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of the charges against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's assailant?
But it appears there will still probably be a short-term funding lapse through at least the weekend or until lawmakers vote. The spending deal separates funding for agencies like Health and Human Services and Defense. from funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
A man accused of spraying liquid onto Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar during a public event this week has been charged.
Chapter 4: How is the U.S. government increasing pressure on Cuba?
Minnesota Public Radio's Peter Cox reports.
Fifty-five-year-old Anthony Kazmirzak is federally charged with assaulting, opposing, impeding, or interfering with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's official duties. Tuesday evening at a town hall event in North Minneapolis, Kazmirzak ran toward Omar as she was speaking, spraying her with a liquid that the charging document identifies as a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar.
Omar ran toward him with her fist raised before security tackled him. Then Omar returned to speaking.
Chapter 5: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry say about immigration enforcement?
Kazmirzak, a Minneapolis resident, was transferred from a county jail into federal custody. The charging document says his social media includes posts critical of Omar. The Democratic congresswoman has been a vocal critic of President Trump and his immigration crackdown. For NPR News, I'm Peter Cox in St.
Chapter 6: What role did climate change play in the recent wildfires in Australia?
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The suspect also faces state charges, including counts of terroristic threats and assault. The U.S. continues to step up pressure on the Cuban government. NPR's Eder Peralta reports the White House is now threatening tariffs on any country that sends oil to the island.
Chapter 7: What are the current conditions in Ukraine amidst the winter crisis?
The executive order from President Trump was tacitly targeting Mexico, which has become the number one provider of oil to Cuba. The Trump administration had already tightened sanctions on Cuba, and it had already forced Venezuela to stop providing oil.
At the same time, Cuban-American members of Congress announced they would ask the White House to suspend flights from the US and block family members from sending remittances. At the moment, Cuba is facing its worst economic crisis in decades. It no longer has enough fuel for its power plants or even to run its trash trucks. Cuba says the U.S.
is trying to squeeze its population into a popular rebellion, but President Miguel Diaz-Canel says they are ready to fight. Ada Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
This is NPR News from Washington. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry spoke about the surge in the federal immigration enforcement at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. yesterday.
If we do not step out, it will be your city that is next.
Borders are Tom Homan says the government is working on plans to draw down operations in Minnesota. The details of that are unclear at this point. A new analysis by European scientists show record-breaking heat helped drive this month's damaging wildfires in Australia. NPR's Rebecca Herscher has more.
Record high temperatures in Australia earlier this month contributed to massive wildfires in the eastern part of the country. That's according to a new report from the European Union's Copernicus Weather Service. Those fires killed one person and burned at least 900 buildings.
The fires also released an enormous amount of smoke into the atmosphere, degrading the air quality around the city of Melbourne. The smoke plume was so large that scientists tracked it all the way to South America, and smoke particulates were detected at high altitude in the atmosphere.
Climate change is causing more intense and more frequent heat waves, which makes such fires more likely around the world. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.
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