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Chapter 1: What insights does Kate Hudson share about her music career and motherhood?
Hey, it's Tanya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air. Don't miss my interview with actor Kate Hudson. We talk about her music career, motherhood, and of course, her breakout role. Penny Lane, man, show some respect. You can find my interview on the Fresh Air podcast.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight. NPR's Elena Moore reports this is his first State of the Union address since returning to the White House just over a year ago.
The State of the Union is a formality, but there are potential political stakes for Trump. His speech comes at the start of an election year, where Republicans are on the defensive. They're trying to keep control of Congress, but Trump is battling low approval numbers. In the latest NPR-PBS News Marist poll, a majority of Americans say Trump is moving the country in the wrong direction.
Low poll numbers are often a warning sign. Since World War II, the party controlling the White House historically loses an average of 27 seats in the House and four in the Senate in midterm elections. Elena Moore, NPR News.
FedEx is now the highest profile company to sue the Trump administration for a refund of the tariffs that the Supreme Court declared illegal last week. As NPR's Alina Seljuk reports, FedEx joins a very long list of firms demanding refunds in court.
The FedEx case is at the Court of International Trade, where hundreds of companies have already preemptively sued the government to line up for refunds. Many are small firms, but also giants like Costco and Revlon.
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Chapter 2: What are the political stakes for President Trump's State of the Union address?
The Supreme Court paved the way for anyone who's paid the tariffs that it struck down to get their money back. But it didn't say how and sent the matter back to the Court of International Trade. So it's unclear how the process will work. And the Trump administration is suggesting that litigation might bog all this down for possibly years.
Small business owners are especially concerned that they may have to spend even more money to hire lawyers to sue to try to get their tariff payments back. Alina Seluk, NPR News.
The national organization that represents obstetricians and gynecologists is withdrawing from a CDC committee that advises the federal government on vaccine policy. NPR's Rob Stein has more.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says the group is withdrawing from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The group says it's taking the step because recent decisions have undermined the committee's scientific integrity.
Under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC Advisory Committee has made a series of controversial recommendations. That includes dropping a longstanding recommendation that all babies get vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth. Rob Stein, NPR News.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that Russia has not broken Ukrainians nor triumphed in its war. Today is four years to the day since Russia invaded Ukraine. More than a dozen senior European officials marked the grim anniversary in Kiev. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people, upended life for millions of Ukrainians and created instability far beyond its borders.
Zelensky says his country has withstood the onslaught by Russia's bigger and better-equipped army and that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not achieved his goals. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Today's show host Savannah Guthrie says her family is now offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother.
It's been three weeks since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie went missing from her Arizona home. Savannah Guthrie says her family is still holding out for a miracle and hopes her mother will be found alive. A phone call has ended a diplomatic spat that risked damaging U.S.-France relations. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the spat was over accusations by France that the U.S.
was weighing in on French domestic affairs.
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