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Chapter 1: Why are Americans concerned about crime rates despite their decline?
Americans are seemingly always worried about crime, even when crime rates are dramatically declining. And while politicians for both parties always vow to do something about it, President Trump has really leaned into it. Taking down the worst of the worst, getting criminals off the street, all of that is like linking crime and immigration.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. 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. NPR's Domenico Montanaro has more.
His approval overall is just 39 percent With 30 percent of independents approving, and they're always key in those swing districts, his approval rating has now been below 40 percent in the Marist poll since November. On the economy, which is what got Trump reelected in the first place, 6 in 10 disapprove. And here's Domenico Montanaro.
This comes on the heels of the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by ICE agents in Minneapolis. The Trump administration has finalized a new rule, making it easier to fire federal workers. Empire's Shannon Bond reports the overhaul will strip job protections from around 50,000 civil servants.
The new rule reclassifies about 2 percent of career federal jobs as, quote, at-will positions. The administration says it applies to those in jobs that influence policy. President Trump has said the change is necessary to make sure civil servants support his directives. Opponents of the change say it will open the door to politically motivated firings of employees who are meant to be nonpartisan.
The new rule also puts agencies in charge of creating protections for federal whistleblowers rather than the independent office of special counsel. Federal worker unions and advocacy groups are suing the administration to block the change. Shannon Bond, NPR News.
Authorities in Arizona think NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy, is, quote, still out there, but they say they have no suspects. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nano says DNA shows blood found on the front porch belongs to Nancy Guthrie. And investigators say they're taking the ransom note sent to media outlets seriously.
King Charles was heckled today over his disgraced brother, Andrew, who was stripped of his title over his friendship with the late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The royal family has been under pressure to speak up for Epstein's victims, as NPR's Lauren Frayer reports.
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Chapter 2: What are the public opinions on President Trump's immigration tactics?
A heckler yelled at the king, asking him whether he would pressure police to investigate his brother. Charles and Queen Camilla were visiting a village in southeast England where protesters tacked up photos from the latest Epstein files, showing Andrew on all fours kneeling over a woman. He settled a lawsuit with one of Epstein's underage victims but denies wrongdoing.
Andrew has now moved off Windsor Castle grounds, but U.K. media say servants at another royal estate in Sandringham are refusing to wait on him. U.S. authorities have asked Andrew to testify to what he saw at Epstein's properties, but the former prince is not believed to have yet done so. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Olympic opening ceremony doesn't take place until tomorrow, but some events are already underway. NPR's Becky Sullivan reports from Milan. The Team USA's women's hockey team won its first game against Czechia, five goals to one.
The Americans overwhelmed the Czechs for most of the game, out shooting them 42 to 14. The moment of the match was when U.S. Captain Hillary Knight muscled through a defender to sling in her 13th career Olympic goal. It's the fifth Olympic Games for Knight. That's a record for any American hockey player, man or woman.
Meanwhile, it was the debut for 22-year-old star Layla Edwards, the Wisconsin Badgers college hockey standout, who is now the first black woman to play for the U.S. in Olympic hockey. She felt honored, she said afterwards, saying, quote, I'm trying to take pride in it because representation matters. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were in attendance.
Becky Sullivan, NPR News, Milan.
Meanwhile, the Winter Olympics will feature a new sport for the first time in over three decades. While the games regularly add events within existing disciplines, they haven't introduced an entirely new sport since the return of Skeleton in 2002. But that changes this year with the debut of Ski Mountaineering, or SkiMo.
The sport involves hiking up and then skiing down a mountain, and it features three events. women's sprint, men's sprint, and mixed relay. That's in addition to five brand new competitions in longtime Winter Olympic sports for a grand total of eight new medal opportunities at this year's Games.
Preliminary closing numbers on Wall Street, the Dow down 592 points, the Nasdaq down 363, the S&P 500 down 84. You're listening to NPR News.
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