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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
Chapter 2: What are the latest poll results regarding President Trump's approval ratings?
A new NPR-PBS News Marist poll shows President Trump's immigration and enforcement tactics are widely unpopular. Two-thirds say federal law enforcement agents have gone too far, and that's up significantly since last summer. 61 percent disapprove of ICE, and 62 percent think it's making Americans less safe. NPR's Domenico Montanaro has more.
Chapter 3: What did British Prime Minister Keir Starmer say about Jeffrey Epstein's victims?
His approval overall is just 39%, with 30% of independents approving, and they're always key in those swing districts. His approval rating has now been below 40% in the Marist poll since November. On the economy, which is what got Trump reelected in the first place, 6 in 10 disapproved.
and Piers Domenico Montanaro. This comes on the heels of the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
Chapter 4: How is the Energy Star program being affected by the Trump administration's budget proposals?
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has apologized to victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer's name isn't in the Epstein files, but the name of a man he appointed as former ambassador to the U.S. appears more than 5,000 times, and that's raising questions about Starmer's judgment. And Piers Lauren Frayer has more from London.
In a speech in southeast England, Prime Minister Starmer addressed Epstein's victims.
I am sorry.
Chapter 5: What allegations is Nike facing regarding its diversity policies?
That so many people in power failed them, he said. Starmer admits he knew Peter Mandelson was still friends with the convicted sex offender Epstein, but says Mandelson lied about the extent. The D.C. ambassador has since resigned, but now there are calls for the prime minister's ouster too, even from within his own party.
Chapter 6: What is Moldbook and how does it function as a new social media platform?
Starmer insists he will stay on.
This is not... and must never become a political game.
His Labour Party has been lagging in opinion polls amid growing support for the far right. Lauren Fryer, NPR News, London.
The Trump administration proposal to end the government's Energy Star efficiency program has failed.
Chapter 7: What are the potential benefits and risks of AI agents communicating on Moldbook?
NPR's Jeff Brady reports President Trump's proposed budget would have zeroed out the program, but instead Congress has increased funding.
Energy Star awards its blue and white logo to the most efficient appliances and buildings. For the first time, Congress specifically instructed that just over $33 million be spent on the program. Previously, this specific amount was left to the White House's discretion. Jeremy Simons is with the Environmental Protection Network.
The Energy Star program is not fully out of the woods yet. It's one thing to keep the Energy Star program alive and fully funded. What we really need is for the program to be fully staffed.
The Environmental Protection Agency didn't answer questions about staffing plans. Much of Energy Star's workers have retired, left, or were reassigned during the Trump administration's government reorganization. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Trump administration is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission subpoenaed the company's criteria for selecting employees for layoffs and how it tracks and uses worker race and ethnicity data.
Nike says it's been cooperating with the EEOC. The EEOC investigation doesn't stem from a worker complaint, but from CEOC Chair Andrea Lucas using a rarely used tool based on Nike's public comments on its commitment to DEI. A new social media platform is getting a lot of attention in Silicon Valley. As NPR's John Ruich reports...
Moldbook is a platform for artificial intelligence bots to communicate with each other.
Moldbook was launched a week ago, and it's already got more than 1.6 million bots or AI agents on it. The platform looks like Reddit, a site where people can post stuff and others can comment on it. The posts on Moldbook, though, are coming from AI agents, which are semi-autonomous computer programs. The results have been interesting. Some agents created a novel religion.
Others discussed crafting a new language so they could chat in secret. And some have been complaining about the people who created them. Proponents say they'll make life easier by handling tasks like managing email inboxes and booking travel. Critics say they can be unpredictable, even potentially dangerous. John Ruich, NPR News.
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