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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The Senate is expected to vote this afternoon on a resolution to pull back military action in Iran.
NPR's Sam Greenglass reports President Trump ordered sustained strikes without authorization from Congress. The War Powers Resolution is not expected to pass, but its sponsor, Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, says the measure can be brought for a vote again. This thing evolves, and the virtue of a War Powers Resolution, it's not a one and done.
The vote comes after top Trump administration officials briefed all lawmakers on Tuesday. Republican Senator Josh Hawley initially backed a failed resolution to curb intervention in Venezuela, but said he is not likely to vote to limit the action in Iran at this time. They reiterated, but there are no troops on the ground and there haven't been at any point. So that's significant.
There's a difference from what happened in Venezuela. A similar resolution is slated for a House vote on Thursday. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is back on Capitol Hill today, this time testifying before the House Judiciary Committee.
In a heated exchange, Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin repeatedly pressed Noem about her description of two U.S. citizens who were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minnesota. You didn't wait for the investigation, did you? You didn't wait for the evidence.
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Chapter 2: What military action is the Senate voting on regarding Iran?
You proclaimed that they were domestic terrorists at the time. Why did you do that? And you didn't wait to attack our law enforcement. Why did you do that? Going into a dangerous situation. Why did you call them domestic terrorists? Because our ICE officers and our HSI officers that day risked their lives to protect that scene. So evidence could be reclaimed.
So it could be used in the investigation. Because those violent rioters that were there. So you're proud of the fact that you called them domestic terrorists? Is that what you're telling America? When asked directly to apologize, Noem refused to walk back her remarks, saying the investigation into the shooting is still ongoing.
Her appearance comes a day after a bruising Senate hearing where members of her own party questioned her leadership. The price of crude oil appears to be leveling off after a big jump earlier this week. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the economic fallout from the U.S. war with Iran. Crude oil prices have jumped more than 10% since the U.S.
and Israel launched their attack on Iran over the weekend. Most of that jump came Monday and Tuesday. Prices appear to be stabilizing, with Brent crude now trading above $80 a barrel. President Trump is hoping to restart tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz just south of Iran by offering Navy escorts through that critical chokepoint. U.S. gasoline prices continue to climb.
They're up about 20 cents a gallon on average over the last couple of days. AAA says the price of diesel fuel now tops $4 a gallon. If that's sustained, it could raise the cost of everything that travels by truck or train. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington. Stocks are trading higher on Wall Street at this hour. The Dow was up 326 points. The Nasdaq Composite also trading higher, up 329.
This is NPR. Tech billionaire Elon Musk is in a San Francisco courtroom today. He's taking the stand in a shareholder lawsuit over his purchase of Twitter, now X. Musk is accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter's stock price before he closed his $44 billion buyout in 2022. The lawsuit alleges he violated federal securities laws.
Global sea levels could rise more than is currently expected because of climate change. That's according to a new study looking at how sea level is measured, as NPR's Lauren Sommer reports. As the climate gets hotter, oceans are rising. That's because polar ice and glaciers are melting and because the water itself expands as it gets warmer.
A new study from Wageningen University in the Netherlands finds that scientific studies may be underestimating how much sea levels could rise. The researchers found the computer models scientists use start with a current sea level that's about 10 inches too low on average.
If that's corrected, those same models would show as many as 130 million more people potentially affected on coastlines if sea level rises by three feet. Lauren Summer, NPR News. British Columbia is planning to adopt permanent daylight saving time beginning November 1. The time change will put the Canadian province one hour ahead of Washington state and Oregon.
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