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What does President Trump say about the new tax and spending bill?

Shea Stephens 0:01

Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. President Trump says there is something for everyone in the tax and spending bill that narrowly passed in the Senate on Tuesday. Trump is optimistic about the measure's chances for approval in the House, saying it may have an easier time in that chamber. House Speaker Mike Johnson says that voters have given Republicans a clear mandate and that they intend to deliver. The United States Agency for International Development is now history. As Ari Daniel reports, USAID was launched over sixty years ago. To provide global stability through humanitarian aid.

Ari Daniel 0:38

The Trump administration has been dismantling USAID for months. Today what remains of the Foreign Aid Agency is being absorbed into the State Department. Andrew Nazio served as the USAID administrator under George W.

How is the dissolution of USAID affecting U.S. foreign aid?

Ari Daniel 0:51

Bush from two thousand one to two thousand six, and he worries without USAID there won't be the infrastructure and personnel needed for running complex global aid programs.

Unknown 1:03

I think the State Department's the finest diplomatic institution in the world. However It's not an aid institution. Who is going to

Ari Daniel 1:09

run this system? Santa Claus? In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that today marks a new era, prioritizing quote trade over aid, opportunity over dependency, and investment over assistance. For NPR News, I'm Ari Daniel.

Shea Stephens 1:25

President Trump has visited a new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. As NPR Stammer Keith reports, it's a temporary facility. Built on a former airstrip.

Tamara Keith 1:35

There are repurposed FEMA trailers and huge tents complete with air conditioning and beds, with interior walls made of chain link fencing.

Why did President Trump visit the new migrant detention center in the Everglades?

Tamara Keith 1:43

President Trump seemed pretty excited about the fact that it is surrounded by alligators and venomous snakes.

Donald Trump 1:50

They did this in less than a week. And you look at it, it's incredible. The uh look the incredible thing is picking the site because the site was one of the most natural sites. It it might be as good as the real Alcatraz site. You know, it could be well that's a spooky one too, isn't it?

Tamara Keith 2:05

Trump and his allies emphasized that they hope migrants in the country without legal status will choose self-deportation. Tamara Keith, NPR News.

Shea Stephens 2:14

California Governor Gavin Newsom is calling on President Trump. to ramp up mitigation efforts on federal lands. Newsom also says Trump needs to immediately reassign California National Guard troops That were activated during recent anti-ICE protests.

What are Governor Newsom’s demands for federal wildfire mitigation and National Guard deployment?

Shea Stephens 2:30

He says those troops are needed to help fight f wildfires.

Gavin Newsom 2:35

We cannot do it alone in isolation. We need the support of the federal government. The Trump administration needs to step up and they need to fund these efforts, not just here in California, but throughout the Western United States. Lives and property are on the line.

Shea Stephens 2:52

Newsom says fifty seven percent of California is under federal jurisdiction. This is NPR. parent company of C B S News has agreed to pay sixteen million dollars to President Trump's foundation. Paramount Global is settling a lawsuit over a sixty minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. Under the settlement, Paramount will pay Trump's legal fees. CBS News will release transcripts of interviews with presidential candidates Although there may be some redactions for legal or national security reasons.

How is the CBS/Paramount settlement related to Trump’s foundation and Kamala Harris interview?

Shea Stephens 3:26

Lengthy sentences have been handed down in the deadliest human smuggling case in modern US history. Texas Texas Public Radio's Dan Katz has details.

Unknown 3:35

It was three years ago that fifty-three immigrants died when they were left in a sweltering tractor trailer in San Antonio. Two of the human smugglers, Felipe Orduña Torres and Armando Gonzalez Ortega, were convicted in March and heard their sentences in federal court. Orduña Torres, who is described by prosecutors as the leader of the smuggling operation, was given two life sentences. Gonzalez Ortega, his assistant, got more than 80 years. Justin Simmons' interim U.S. attorney. attorney. for the Western District of Texas. This was a major milestone in this case with these individuals effectively going away for the rest of their lives.