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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What recent budget issues are affecting the Department of Homeland Security?
Money for the Department of Homeland Security ran out last week, forcing it to largely shut down. Lawmakers couldn't agree on a new budget and then left town for a week. Democrats are insisting on restrictions in the enforcement of immigration laws. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports there doesn't seem to be much movement towards a resolution.
The White House and Democrats have been trading offers, but Democrats have described Republican proposals so far as insufficient, and Republicans are calling Democrats' demands unreasonable, like requiring judicial warrants for some enforcement operations. And judging by how fast lawmakers left D.C. last Thursday, the two sides are still very far apart.
NPR's Sam Greenglass. Early voting begins this week in Texas where Republican Senator John Cornyn is seeking the party's nomination for a fifth term in Congress. Andrew Schneider with Houston Public Media has more.
If John Cornyn wins the general election this fall, he could become one of the longest serving senators in Texas history. But first, he has to get past State Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has led or tied Cornyn in most polls for nearly a year, and fend off attacks from Congressman Wesley Hunt.
Unfortunately, my opponents are people who frankly just want to join those ranks of performance artists. who want to come to Washington, D.C., and want to become famous, get the most clicks on social media, and raise money. But the job entails a whole lot more than that.
Most analysts expect none of the three candidates will win an outright majority in the March 3rd primary. That would force a runoff between the top two contenders in May. For NPR News, I'm Andrew Schneider in Houston.
Talks begin tomorrow in Geneva on Iran's nuclear program. Representatives from the U.S. and Iran will be there. The U.S. is concerned Iran is developing nuclear weapons. Iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes. Iran's deputy foreign minister says Iran will consider compromises to reach an agreement if the U.S. considers lifting its sanctions. U.S.
skater Ilya Melinin is one of many star athletes who stumbled on the Olympic stage. Some have returned, even stronger, at their next competition. NPR's Rachel Treisman has more on the story.
Malinin's wobbly free skate and eighth place finish reminded fellow U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen of his own experience. He fell during his program at the 2018 Olympics, then came back to win gold four years later.
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Chapter 3: What challenges is Senator John Cornyn facing in the Texas Senate race?
In all, Robert Duvall appeared in over 90 movies. Most notably, he played the silent Boo Radley in 1962's To Kill a Mockingbird. In the Godfather films, he was Tom Hagen, the calm, controlled legal advisor to the Corleone crime family. He said it was one of his favorite performances.
But it was his role as Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore in 1979's Apocalypse Now that supplied him with one of the most oft-quoted lines of dialogue in movie history.
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
He earned an Oscar nomination for that role, one of seven over the course of his career. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1983's Tender Mercies, in which he played a country singer in recovery. Glenn Weldon, NPR News.
On this President's Day, former President George W. Bush has written an essay on George Washington, saying he set a standard for all presidents to live up to. It's part of a history project published by a bipartisan alliance working to protect and renew American democracy leading up to the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Bush wrote Washington could have remained all-powerful, but twice chose not to. That he ensured that America wouldn't become a monarchy, or as he put it, worse. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.
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