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NPR News: 10-20-2025 5PM EDT

20 Oct 2025

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Chapter 1: What recent legal decisions affect President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops?

0.031 - 20.864 Ryland Barton

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A federal appeals court ruled that President Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon. The decision reverses a lower court order. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel wrote that the president can deploy the guard when he is, quote, unable with regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.

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A separate court has blocked Trump from deploying the guard in Chicago. U.S. Capitol Police officers are among the federal employees working without pay during the government shutdown. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports they've already missed a paycheck.

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Most shutdown impacts are far from the halls of Congress, but the situation facing members of the Capitol Police is difficult for lawmakers to overlook, says former Chief Terry Gaynor.

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43.833 - 52.33 Terry Gaynor

There has to be everything to everybody. You need to be ready at the drop of a hat, but you also need to be a person who will welcome the visitors and be a tour guide.

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52.31 - 71.235 Sam Greenglass

The Capitol Police Union has called for an end to the shutdown. The Trump administration has said it'll repurpose other funds to pay federal law enforcement. But until then, the missing paychecks come as the force deals with growing threats against public officials and lingering tensions after Trump pardoned the January 6th rioters who attacked officers at the Capitol.

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Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

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The Supreme Court will consider whether marijuana users can own guns. As Toluani Osibamowo with member station KERA reports, the court is reviving a Texas man's felony gun charge to consider the issue.

85.534 - 104.741 Toluani Osibamowo

The Justice Department charged Ali Daniel Hamani with illegally owning a gun as a user of illegal drugs after the FBI found a gun, cocaine and marijuana in his home. But a district court dismissed the indictment after finding it was unconstitutional to put a blanket ban on drug users owning guns. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed.

104.781 - 123.829 Toluani Osibamowo

The DOJ appealed, arguing Hemani and other regular drug users pose a serious firearm safety risk. Hemani's attorneys argue the federal statute puts millions of people at risk of breaking the law because at least 20 percent of Americans have tried pot. For NPR News, I'm Toluani Osibamowo in Dallas.

Chapter 2: How is the government shutdown impacting Capitol Police officers?

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is the largest historical source. Under an international agreement, rich countries are supposed to help poorer ones deal with this. The Trump administration plans to exit that agreement. The UN Development Program and Oxford University report comes ahead of a big climate meeting in Brazil next month. Jeff Brady, NPR News.

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U.S. stocks rallied to reach the cusp of their record highs today. This is NPR News. A Vermont state senator who took part in National Young Republicans group chat on Telegram in which members joked about rape and gas chambers has resigned. Sam Douglas was the only elected official involved. He says he resigned to keep his family safe and because Vermont's GOP leadership asked him to.

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Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the U.S. amid an angry back and forth. President Trump called Colombia's Gustav Petro an illegal drug leader after Petro accused the U.S. of killing a Colombian citizen during a strike in the Caribbean. Trump says the boat was carrying drugs. Petro says they killed a fisherman whose boat was malfunctioning.

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Collagen supplements have become popular in wellness circles as a way to boost skin, hair, and nail health. NPR's Maria Godoy looks at the evidence behind the hype.

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228.012 - 249.582 Marianne Macrita Sena

Collagen is a structural protein that helps keep skin firm and elastic. Starting in our 20s, our body's production of collagen starts to decline, which is why people turn to collagen supplements. When it comes to skin, randomized control trials have found that taking it for eight to 12 weeks can indeed improve things like depth of wrinkles, skin elasticity, and dermal thickness.

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But a recent meta-analysis of such studies came with a big caveat, says dermatologist Marianne Macrita Sena of Harvard.

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High-quality studies and studies not funded by industry did not show a significant association.

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Sena says if you want to boost your skin, focus on things that are backed by strong science, like using sunscreen during the day and retinol at night. Maria Godoy, NPR News.

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And I'm Ryland Barton. This is NPR News from Washington.

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