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What did President Trump highlight in his State of the Union address?
President Trump declares a turnaround for the ages in his State of the Union address last night.
Members of Congress and my fellow Americans, our nation is back bigger, better, richer, and stronger than ever before.
President Trump took a victory lap as he delivered a record-long speech to a joint session of Congress and the country in a major televised event. NPR's Domenico Montanaro has more on the president's speech.
In his first official State of the Union address of a second term, President Trump hit a lot of familiar points. Immigration and crime. with, of course, some typical Trump showmanship thrown in. The gold medal winning Olympic men's hockey team was there. So were veterans who were decorated with medals of honor. But Trump largely ignored the warts in the economy, the very issue most voters are saying is their top concern. And it's what's landed Trump and the Republican Party in a precarious position in this midterm election year. And with views largely baked in on this president, Trump may have missed an opportunity to show he feels voters pain. After all, there aren't that many chances for a president
to talk to the nation in prime time. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.
NPR's Scott Horsley homes in on one key message from the president, a new retirement plan.
He talked about how half of all working Americans don't have a retirement plan right now where their bosses can contribute to match what they put in. So he says he wants to come up with a new type of plan.
To remedy this gross disparity, I'm announcing that next year my administration will give these often forgotten American workers access to the same type of retirement plan offered to every federal worker. We will match your contribution with up to $1,000 each year.
Now, of course, that would take help from Congress, and he didn't talk about where the money would come from.
That's NPR's Scott Horsley reporting. In other news, a prominent scientist at Columbia University has resigned as co-director of a neuroscience institute after his association with Jeffrey Epstein was revealed. Richard Axel called his friendship with Epstein a, quote, serious error in judgment. Here's NPR's Katie Riddle.
Richard Axel is not implicated in any legal wrongdoing. The files show the two men spent time socializing together. Axel appeared to be a regular guest at Epstein's home. In a statement, Axel called Epstein's behavior appalling and wrote, quote, Axel was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2004 for his work on the olfactory system. In addition to resigning as co-director of the Neuroscience Institute, Axel said he would resign as an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He will remain a professor at Columbia University, where he has been teaching for more than five decades. Katie Riddle, NPR News.
The Dow is up 246 points. This is NPR News. Obesity rates among U.S. adults have declined in some groups, including among adults under the age of 40, according to new government reports. Rates among children, however, continue to rise. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has details.
Every two years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes reports on obesity rates based on household reviews and health exams. For the most recent time period, 2021 to 2023, the results are mixed. Obesity among adult men, for example, is falling, in particular among those under age 40. The rate in that group fell from 40.3% to 34.3% since the 2017-2018 report. Obesity rates also decreased for women under 40 from 39.7% to 36.8%. But it increased in most other groups of women as well as for children. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
The 2026 nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are in. They include Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Shakira, and the Wu-Tang Clan. Phil Collins is already in the Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis. For eligibility, artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before induction.
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