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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. may be on the verge of taking military action against Iran, but NPR's Frank Ordonez tells us President Trump did not make much of a case for why that may be necessary during his State of the Union address last night.
President Trump spent more time celebrating the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team and other staged moments.
What military action is the U.S. considering against Iran?
But near the end, he did speak about the Iranian regime killing thousands of protesters. He mentioned its nuclear ambitions and the threat it presents building missiles that he said will soon be able to reach the U.S.
But one thing is certain. I will never allow the world's number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon. Can't let that happen.
But Trump shared no new rationale for any more strikes, which is concerning to many Americans, including Republicans who are worried about the U.S. being drawn into a long and complicated conflict. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
The president's nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, is seeking Senate confirmation, and lawmakers drilled down today on her qualifications and record. The wellness influencer and author was asked whether she would encourage people to vaccinate against measles and flu outbreaks. She declined to make such a commitment. In this exchange, Senate Democrat Tim Kaine of Virginia says there's a large amount of evidence that the flu vaccine can prevent someone from getting so sick that they end up in the hospital and possibly dying. But he was unable to get a yes or no when he asked Dr. Means if she believes the evidence is there.
This is an easy one, doctor. This is an easy one.
I support the CDC's guidance on the flu vaccine. Former federal prosecutor Maureen Comey has landed a new job in the private sector. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports Comey was let go from the Justice Department last year for reasons that were never specified.
Maureen Comey was abruptly fired by new Justice Department leaders last year. She never got a reason and later sued, suggesting it may have been because President Trump dislikes her father, former FBI Director Jim Comey. The younger Comey oversaw some of the biggest cases in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan, including the bribery trial of former New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. She served as lead counsel in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend, who was convicted of conspiring with him to sexually abuse underage girls. Now Maureen Comey is joining the Patterson-Belnap firm as a partner, where she'll work on high-stakes white-collar cases and complex litigation. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he's resigning from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard University at the end of the school year. Summers has been on leave since November in light of his years-long relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. stocks are trading higher this hour with the Dow up 289 points. It's NPR. A Catholic bishop is criticizing the Trump administration's plans to spend billions on warehouses to detain unauthorized migrants, comparing them to the internment camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. Aleja Hertzler-McCain of Religion News Service has more.
The Trump administration is planning to spend more than $38 billion on warehouses to detain migrants in the United States. Bishop Brendan Cahill of Texas, who leads the Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration, calls those plans deeply troubling. Cahill calls it a misuse of taxpayer funds and adds, quote, In a leaked document, the Department of Homeland Security says their use of, quote, non-traditional facilities will meet a growing demand for beds and streamlined detention and removal. Cahill says the private prison industry has the most to gain. For NPR News, I'm Aleja Hertzler-McCain.
More snow is falling on parts of the Northeast, digging out from a bomb cyclone blizzard earlier this week. The National Weather Service projected an additional one to three inches today.
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