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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Democrats have begun talks with the White House on their demands for dramatic new restrictions on President Trump's immigration crackdown. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire Saturday. Here's House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Chapter 2: What are the Democrats' demands regarding President Trump's immigration policies?
They lied to the American people. The Trump administration is not targeting violent felons. They're targeting American citizens. communities throughout this country, and law-abiding immigrant families.
Democrats are calling for a ban on agents wearing masks, requiring judicial warrants before making arrests, and a stop to racial profiling. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia and the U.S. are considering cooperation that could affect Ukraine but doesn't include Ukraine. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.
Zelensky said the $12 trillion scheme was presented by Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, who manages Russia's sovereign wealth fund. But Ukrainian economist Pavlo Shurenko says its enactment is highly unlikely as Russia's entire GDP in one year is only $2.3 trillion and Russia's economy is in tatters.
As of now, the economic situation in Russia is such that there is no money to be made.
But, says Chirinko, the plan shows how Russia is trying to influence peace talks.
There is this transactional, not transparent side to negotiations.
Ukrainians say President Putin is proposing business deals to play for time so he can continue his war on Ukraine. Eleanor Beardsley in PR News, Kyiv.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is struggling to keep his job over his handling of a scandal involving the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Two officials in Starmer's office have resigned, as NPR's Lauren Frayer reports.
First, Starmer's chief of staff resigned over his role recommending one of Epstein's friends as ambassador to Washington. Now Starmer's communications chief has stepped down as well. Opposition politicians and even some members of Starmer's own party are calling for the prime minister to resign. over his judgment in naming Peter Mandelson as ambassador.
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Chapter 3: How is Ukraine responding to proposed Russian cooperation?
And they say the company mishandled the winter storm in January that resulted in American canceling 9,000 flights. American Airlines pilots also raised concerns about the company last week, saying the airline's financials are suffering due to management. ISUM has agreed to meet with the pilots to discuss how to move forward. For NPR News, I'm Dylan Duke in Dallas.
Baby dog. West Virginia Republican Senator Jim Justice's English bulldog got within one point of predicting the Seattle Seahawks' 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots. Justice announced the seven-year-old's prediction last week, and in a statement issued today on Baby Dog's behalf, he said missing the correct score by a single point is just doggone impressive. Major U.S.
stocks indexes rose today. The S&P 500 jumped nearly a half a percent. The Nasdaq rose nearly one percent. This is NPR News.