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What did the House vote on regarding war powers and the Iran conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman, late last night the House approved a war powers resolution that would block President Trump's ability to continue the Iran war without congressional approval. Seven House Republicans joined Democrats in the vote. The Federal Reserve will decide today what to do about short term interest rates. Forecasters expect the Fed to boost rates by one quarter of one percent. NPR Scott Horsley says rates have not been lifted in more than three years, but conditions now are different.
The U.S. war with Iran has rekindled inflation, pushing oil and gasoline prices higher.
And Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh renewed his promise to get inflation under control when he spoke last month in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Why did a Kentucky congressman introduce impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth?
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Scott Horsley reporting. Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massey has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massi claims Hegseth has waged the war against Iran illegally. Meanwhile, the defense secretary is asking US military commanders to send well groomed, physically fit troops to a gathering in Quantico, Virginia later this month. NPR's quill Lawrence has more.
Heggseth has asked military leaders to nominate high performing junior officers and sergeants to attend what he's calling a state of the force address at Marine Base Quantico and specified that they be impeccably groomed and meet physical height to weight ratios, according to documents seen by NPR. Last year Hegseth hastily summoned generals and admirals from around the world to attend a speech about what he called the warrior ethos that included culture war issues like trans troops and dispensations for some troops to grow beards for religious or health reasons. Since he took the Pentagon's top job, Hegseth has often done physical training with troops at bases around the world.
What is the “Clarity Act” and why did it fail to pass the Senate?
A bill endorsed by the cryptocurrency industry failed to clear a procedural vote in the Senate yesterday. NPR's Raphael Nam reports on democratic opposition to the measure.
Known as the Clarity Act, the bill would have established a set of rules for the crypto sector for the first time in the US. Until now, crypto rules have been determined by different federal agencies, making them prone to changing depending on who controls the White House. But critics have said the rules are too lenient to the crypto sector, and many Democrats said the bill wouldn't go far enough in preventing conflicts of the world.
The crypto industry can still try to pass the bill again, but the outlook is very uncertain. Rafael Num in PR News.
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How are tech CEOs responding to potential government regulation of artificial intelligence?
Two more big tech leaders have issued statements on potential government regulation of artificial intelligence. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg does not agree with other AI leaders that AI research should be slowed down. He favors working with independent evaluators to ensure safety. The head of computer chip making company NVIDIA also does not want to slow down. Jen Sin Huang says government regulation is not necessary. The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General's office has released a report on the immigration detention facility in Florida known as Alligator Alcatraz. It says detainees were subjected to a slew of poor living conditions, including being held in small metal enclosures, and Pierre's Vanessa Romo reports.
Findings revealed that seventy-nine detainees were confined to metal cages with about four feet by four feet of floor space for up to two hours.
What did the DHS Inspector General report reveal about conditions at the Florida detention facility?
Inspectors called it unprecedented among detention facilities and said they presented significant risk to detainees' health and safety. DHS's internal report also found detainees lacked clean drinking water, adequate food, and proper medical care. Showers were infested with bugs, and staff couldn't identify which detention standards they were expected to follow. The facility, which opened in twenty twenty five, shut down over the summer following a string of lawsuits. Vanessa Romo, NPR News.
A news helicopter crashed yesterday in Los Angeles, killing two people aboard and one person on the ground.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What did the House vote on regarding war powers and the Iran conflict?
0:00–0:57
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Why did a Kentucky congressman introduce impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth?
0:57–2:05
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What is the “Clarity Act” and why did it fail to pass the Senate?
2:05–3:00
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How are tech CEOs responding to potential government regulation of artificial intelligence?
3:00–3:56
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What did the DHS Inspector General report reveal about conditions at the Florida detention facility?
3:56–4:39