NPR News: 10-24-2025 4PM EDT
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What military actions is the Pentagon taking in the Caribbean?
The Pentagon is building up its military presence in the Caribbean region as it continues to attack alleged drug vessels.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford has been ordered to join the dozens of ships and aircraft that have already been deployed to the Caribbean. The Ford had been taking part in a port visit in Croatia, and Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the Ford will, quote, bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States.
Why are sanctions being imposed on Colombian President Gustavo Petro?
U.S. forces have already carried out 10 strikes on alleged drug vessels in the region, resulting in more than 40 dead.
What are the implications of Virginia's congressional redistricting plans?
Democrats and some Republicans have questioned President Trump's authority to order extrajudicial killings. Tom Bowman, NPR News.
The U.S. Treasury is announcing sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his wife, son, and interior minister over alleged ties to international drug trafficking, a move that dramatically heightens tensions with the leftist leader of one of Washington's closest allies in South America.
What charges is New York Attorney General Letitia James facing?
Republican lawmakers in Virginia are criticizing Democrats' plans to redraw the Commonwealth's congressional districts. Virginia is the second state after California where Democrats are trying to counter mid-decade redistricting in GOP-led states. Brad Kuttner of Radio IQ in Richmond reports.
Republican state senator and constitutional lawyer Bill Stanley joined a growing number of Virginia Republicans who say more than 800,000 early votes cast before Thursday's announcement should void Democrats' redistricting scheme.
I would think some of those voters that have already voted may want to change their vote, and they can't now because of what they're seeing the Democrat Party in Virginia doing.
Virginia Democrats have so far said little about the effort, but a lawmaker familiar with the process said any GOP efforts to use the courts to slow it down are a, quote, desperate Hail Mary to deflect from their undemocratic efforts to prevent accountability nationwide for their policies. For NPR News, I'm Brad Kuttner in Richmond.
How is inflation affecting Social Security payments in 2025?
New York Attorney General Letitia James has pleaded not guilty to two federal charges in a mortgage fraud case tied to her 2020 purchase of a Norfolk property. Prosecutors allege she falsely claimed the home as her primary residence to secure better loan terms and higher seller credit. Ishi Wang of Member Station WHRO has more.
James greeted cheering supporters outside of the courthouse, saying she would not be deterred.
This justice system which has been used as a tool of revenge and a weapon against those individuals who simply did their job and who stood up for the rule of law.
Her next motion hearing is set for early December, with trials scheduled to begin in January and expected to last about five days. James was released on her own recognizance. For NPR News, I'm Yiqing Wang in Norfolk. It's NPR.
Inflation rose 3% in September from a year earlier. The government report was published today, nine days later than usual, because of the government shutdown. The Social Security Administration says payments to recipients will increase by 2.8 percent next year, an average increase of about $56 per month starting in January. The increase in this so-called cost of living adjustment is higher than the 2.5 percent increase Social Security beneficiaries received this year, but it is below. the 3.1 percent average over the past decade, according to the SSA. With reports bubbling that Paramount is looking to buy Warner Brothers Discovery, the Writers Guild of America has released a statement stating that such a merger would be, quote, disastrous.
While reports of the merger are unconfirmed, Warner Brothers Discovery did announce it was putting itself up for sale earlier this week.
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:22
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What military actions is the Pentagon taking in the Caribbean?
0:22–0:56
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Why are sanctions being imposed on Colombian President Gustavo Petro?
0:56–1:03
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What are the implications of Virginia's congressional redistricting plans?
1:03–1:29
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What charges is New York Attorney General Letitia James facing?
1:29–2:25
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How is inflation affecting Social Security payments in 2025?
2:25–4:57