Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is considering the use of the Insurrection Act after the courts blocked his deployments of National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, Oregon. NPR's Luke Garrett reports the rarely used 1807 law is designed to suppress rebellion.
Two courts blocked Trump's deployment of National Guard troops last week, one in Oregon and the other in Illinois. When asked on NBC News if the Insurrection Act is on the table, Vice President J.D. Vance said, The president's looking at all of his options. Right now, he hasn't felt he needed to. But we have to remember, why are we talking about this, Kristen?
Because crime has gotten out of control in our cities. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker tells ABC News Trump can't use the Insurrection Act because there's no rebellion.
If the Constitution means anything, the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked to send them in because they want to fight crime.
Violent crime has fallen in Chicago, but the city still averages more than one homicide a day. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
With no end in sight to the federal government shutdown, many furloughed workers are struggling with how they'll get by once their paychecks stop coming. Empire's Jennifer Ludden spoke with a single mom in Colorado who's tried to prepare.
Early this year, Stephanie Rogers and her two daughters moved in with her mom.
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Chapter 2: What actions is President Trump considering regarding the Insurrection Act?
It was to save money and also a hedge against mass layoffs and the chance of another shutdown. Rogers works for the FDA and is a chapter president of the National Treasury Employees Union. She remembers the 2018 shutdown that dragged out 35 days, so this time she made a painful decision.
I had to pull out of my retirement, which has some big tax consequences for next year.
She says the FDA is her dream job, but she has no idea if she'll get back pay or even still have a job whenever the shutdown ends.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News. The local church community is working to support impacted families and first responders. Justin Barney with member station WPLN has more.
Churches will play a big role in the recovery from the deadly blast at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant. The major employer was closely tied to the community. Multiple vigils, fundraisers, and collections of supplies have come together. At Hope Church Hickman, Pastor Devin Pickard asked his congregation to help with meal prep after their weekly service.
You've got a lot of these folks who are working this site who, it's going to be traumatic for them. I can't begin to imagine what the things they've seen, and you cannot unsee those things. And so this is the least that we can do.
His church includes congregants who lost loved ones in the blast. After the sermon, one said that it provided her with comfort during this hard time. For NPR News, I'm Justin Barney in Hickman County, Tennessee.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. In California, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is responding to a call from Swifties around the world to re-release a vintage t-shirt Taylor Swift wore in her movie The Life of a Showgirl. From Member Station KQED, Nisa Khan reports.
When Liz McDonald at Monterey Bay Aquarium heard that Taylor Swift was wearing one of their vintage otter tees from over 30 years ago, she knew they had to bring it back. Especially after a wave of fan messages and $13 donations to the aquarium, 13 being Swift's favorite number.
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