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What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding Israel and Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. President Trump says he's urging Israel to support continued U.S. efforts to convince Iran to give up its nuclear program. Trump met privately at the White House yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for about three hours. Afterwards, Trump says he insisted negotiations with Iran be allowed to continue. Netanyahu's office says Israel wants any deal with Tehran to include limits on Iranian missiles and an end to Iran's support of groups including Hezbollah and Hamas. Human rights activists based in the U.S. say the number of anti-government protesters killed in Iran's crackdown on demonstrators in that country now tops 7,000. The human rights activist's news agency says many more in Iran are feared dead.
How is the Trump administration changing climate change policies?
Three weeks ago, the Iranian government acknowledged more than 3,100 deaths in that crackdown. Later today, the Trump administration is expected to announce rollbacks in policies dealing with climate change. As NPR's Jeff Brady reports, the White House says the actions by the EPA are part of the largest deregulatory effort in US history.
The Environmental Protection Agency found in 2009 that greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels endanger public health. The agency then regulated climate pollution from cars, power plants, and the oil and gas industry. But now the Trump EPA says that's illegal and wants to rescind what's called the endangerment finding.
What is the significance of foreign gifts to U.S. colleges?
Jill Tauber with Earthjustice spoke outside EPA headquarters in Washington.
We've defended the endangerment finding before. And we will do it again. So we will see the Trump administration in court.
Tauber says the 2009 endangerment finding was based on scientific evidence that's even more robust now. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
The Department of Education says colleges and universities in the U.S. received more than $5 billion in reportable foreign gifts and contracts last year. Here's NPR's Alyssa Nadworny.
The data release and accompanying website, it's part of a push by the Trump administration to make foreign influence in colleges and universities more transparent. Under existing federal law, schools are required to report gifts or contracts from foreign entities of $250,000 or more. In a statement, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the data provided unprecedented visibility into funding from countries that threaten America's national security. The new data includes a look at which universities are receiving funds from countries of concern, including China, Russia, and Iran. Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and New York University top those lists. Alyssa Nadworny, NPR News.
Wall Street is coming off a down day for stocks despite the Labor Department reporting stronger U.S.
How is the Congressional Budget Office forecasting federal deficits?
job growth in January than economists had been predicting. This is NPR News. The Congressional Budget Office is forecasting rising federal deficits and debt over the next 10 years. This latest projection from the CBO cites in part increased spending that will be necessary to fund Social Security and Medicare. The CBO is revising upward by $1.4 trillion in It's projection for the federal deficit from this year through 2035. At the Winter Olympic Games in Italy, American ice dancers Madison Chalk and Evan Bates won a silver medal after narrowly missing out on gold. NPR's Rachel Triesman reports from Milan.
As four-time Olympians and the reigning world champions three years running, Chalk and Bates were favored for gold.
What recent events occurred at the Winter Olympic Games?
But they fell short by just over a point, behind French skaters Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier-Baudry, who only teamed up last year. The French ice dancers have been dogged by controversy. Cizeron's longtime former partner just published a tell-all accusing him of controlling behavior, which he denies. Baudry's former partner was banned from the sport over sexual assault allegations, but which he also denies. Rachel Triesman, NPR News, Milan.
Norway and Italy lead the medal count with 13. The U.S. has won 12 overall. American skier Lindsey Vonn says she's undergone a third surgery on her broken left leg following Sunday's downhill crash at the Olympic Games in Italy.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding Israel and Iran?
0:01–0:53
2
How is the Trump administration changing climate change policies?
0:53–1:33
3
What is the significance of foreign gifts to U.S. colleges?
1:33–2:54
4
How is the Congressional Budget Office forecasting federal deficits?
2:54–3:44
5
What recent events occurred at the Winter Olympic Games?
3:44–4:26
6
What updates are there on Lindsey Vonn's recovery from injury?
4:26–4:39