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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address of his second term tonight. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.
Chapter 2: What are the key points of President Trump's upcoming State of the Union address?
The speech is a chance for President Trump to not only tout his accomplishments, but set the stage for the upcoming midterms and focus on plans to tackle the high costs for everyday Americans. Rutgers University pollster Ashley Koning says the administration faces an uphill battle.
There is so much on the table right now with the president going into the speech between whether we're talking about the partial shutdown, the economy, immigration, or Iran, and then clearly him seeing his worst poll numbers right now during his second term.
The speech comes at a time when many don't feel great about the State of the Union. A new NPR poll finds 60% of Americans say the country is worse off than a year ago. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
Stocks opened higher this morning as President Trump's latest tariffs take effect. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped about 150 points in early trading.
Customs agents stopped collecting President Trump's outlawed tariffs overnight and began collecting the new tariffs Trump ordered to replace them. For now, imports are being taxed at 10 percent, although Trump announced plans over the weekend to boost that to 15 percent.
Facebook parent Meta plans to buy as much as $100 billion worth of chips from advanced micro-devices to power the tech company's artificial intelligence push. The deal also includes an option for Meta to buy a 10% stake in AMD. Stock in Home Depot opened higher after the company reported better-than-expected profits for the most recent quarter.
Sales at the home improvement chain have been fairly steady, despite the slump in home sales. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
The U.S. is preparing for further nuclear talks with Iran as the U.S. continues to build military assets in the Middle East. Iran says the talks will happen in Geneva Thursday. Iran's vice foreign minister is Majid Takht-Ravanchi. He says Iran is ready to reach an agreement, but he says the whole region will suffer if the U.S. attacks Iran.
If the U.S. attacks Iran, How can anybody expect Iran to be silent? We have to respond to U.S. assets in the region. But our definite preference is to go along the line of peace. That is why the next Geneva meeting is very important.
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Chapter 3: How are Americans feeling about the current state of the economy?
Savannah Guthrie says her family is now offering a $1 million reward. Please keep praying without ceasing.
We still believe. We still believe. In a miracle, we still believe that she can come home.
But Guthrie admits the family realizes that their mother may be, quote, gone. This week's massive nor'easter has left three feet of snow in parts of Rhode Island. Bruce Convisor tells us much of New Jersey got about two feet of snow.
Air travel ground to a halt Sunday and Monday, but today more than half the scheduled flights departing from Newark Liberty, JFK, and LaGuardia are expected to take off. Rail travel on New Jersey Transit is expected to resume today, but with limited service. Buses will be running again. The blizzard was also packing strong winds, including gusts topping 50 miles per hour.
Those winds brought down trees and snapped power lines.
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Chapter 4: What impact will President Trump's new tariffs have on the stock market?
Overnight, more than 40,000 remained without electricity. And nearly 450 schools across the state will remain closed today or reopen late. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Kahnweiser in Greenbrook, New Jersey.
The prices of obesity-fighting drugs Ozempic and Wegovi will come down. Drugmaker Novo Nordisk says that starting next year, the list price will be $675 per month for a supply. That list price is currently more than $1,000 per month. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.