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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What funding deadline is forcing President Trump to meet with congressional leaders?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. President Trump meets with congressional leaders later today. If government funding legislation is not passed by Congress and signed into law tomorrow night, many government offices will be temporarily shuttered.
How might President Trump’s unpredictability shape the White House–Congress meeting?
NPR's Barbara Sprott reports.
Trump factor in some ways is unpredictability. You know, we've seen him scrap bipartisan deals and meetings before pretty abruptly. In this case, within the last week, he's blasted the Democratic leaders for what they're demanding and then agreed to a meeting. So the question I have is, is this going to be a meeting where everyone comes willing to compromise and negotiate, or will they leave and just tell their bases, hey, you know, I tried, but the other side is being unreasonable?
NPR's Barbara Sprunt explains. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will address hundreds of admirals and generals at Marine Base Quantico in Virginia tomorrow.
Why has Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned admirals and generals to Quantico?
President Trump will also be there. NPR's Tom Bowman has more.
Secretary Hegseth and his staff have said little about the reason for ordering senior officers from around the world to attend the morning meeting. Sources tell NPR Hegseth is expected to talk about homeland defense and tell the admirals and generals about the ongoing plan to restore what he calls a warrior ethos, a move that includes toughening physical fitness standards for the troops. Hegseth has repeatedly said the military is too woke and focused on diversity. He has fired multiple senior officers citing these reasons or suggesting they got their jobs because of diversity. Hegseth has also said the military is top-heavy with senior officers and wants to cut their numbers by 20 percent. Tom Bowman, NPR News.
Food insecurity is a growing issue in the United States, made worse by rising inflation and cost-of-living increases. NPR's Amy Held reports in the D.C.
How is food insecurity rising in the D.C. area and which groups are hardest hit?
area, sweeping federal job cuts have been stressful.
Radha Mathia is CEO of the Capital Area Food Bank.
Food insecurity just remains extremely high. at 36% of our population.
That means limited access to enough good food, and their survey finds it's growing more severe.
It goes from not being able to choose
What developments involve Netanyahu, Qatar and recent market reaction?
the nutritious foods that you might want to eat to actually reducing the size of meals and skipping meals.
Then there are thousands of federal workers who lost jobs during mass cuts. 41% of those households are now food insecure. It's part of a national problem that may soon get harder to assess and address.
Who is headlining the Super Bowl halftime and what else is happening in New York politics?
The USDA says it's ending its survey after it became politicized. Its last report from January found food insecurity rose by a million households. Amy Held, NPR News.
Meeting at the White House this morning, President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with Qatar's Prime Minister Al Thani, during which Netanyahu apologized to Al Thani for Israel's missile strike on Hamas targets in Qatar. Wall Street, the Dow is down 25. This is NPR. The defense attorney representing the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk today asked a judge for more time to review a mass of evidence in the case before deciding if Kirk's legal team will seek a preliminary hearing. The judge has now set the next hearing for October 30th. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty. Today's hearing was held in Provo, Utah, a few miles away from the scene of the killing.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February. NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has more.
Bad Bunny's latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, is a love letter to Puerto Rican culture and history. And it's about to take on its biggest stage yet. In a press release, the NFL, Apple Music, and Roc Nation commended the three-time Grammy winner for elevating Latin music to completely new heights.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:16
2
What funding deadline is forcing President Trump to meet with congressional leaders?
0:16–0:32
3
How might President Trump’s unpredictability shape the White House–Congress meeting?
0:32–1:07
4
Why has Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned admirals and generals to Quantico?
1:07–2:04
5
How is food insecurity rising in the D.C. area and which groups are hardest hit?
2:04–2:24
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What developments involve Netanyahu, Qatar and recent market reaction?
2:24–2:43
7
Who is headlining the Super Bowl halftime and what else is happening in New York politics?
2:43–4:54