Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held. A defense official not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR 200 California National Guard members sent to Oregon and another 200 from Texas sent to Illinois will return home in the coming days. Their deployments had been stalled by the courts for months.
And in the latest federal immigration enforcement surge, a Border Patrol official is touting 81 arrests made in Charlotte, North Carolina. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the country's biggest aircraft carrier, has arrived in the Caribbean. NPR's Lydia Kalitri reports it comes amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
The carrier is bringing more than 4,000 sailors and dozens of tactical aircraft to the northern Caribbean. They join around 15,000 service members that are already in the region. Rear Admiral Paul Lanzalotta says the deployment of the strike group is a step to, quote, protect our nation's security and prosperity against narco-terrorism. A U.S. military official told NPR Saturday that the U.S.
is gearing up for possible military action against Venezuela. It remains unclear, however, if President Trump plans to use military action against the country. In recent weeks, the U.S. military has conducted multiple strikes on boats in the region for allegedly carrying drugs trafficked from Venezuela. Lydia Kalitri, NPR News, Washington.
A split is growing between President Trump and what had been one of his staunchest advocates in Congress.
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Chapter 2: What recent military developments are happening in the Caribbean?
NPR's Luke Garrett reports the intra-party rift represents a broader fight over the MAGA movement.
Trump called Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene a traitor on Saturday after reneging his endorsement for the Georgia lawmaker. Greene tells CNN she now fears for her safety.
Those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.
Green says Trump is attacking her because she supports releasing the Epstein files. She also criticized Trump's foreign policy agenda. Last week, Trump said he knows the MAGA movement best and that Green is lashing out because he didn't support her statewide political ambitions, which Green denies. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
Home insurance is increasingly expensive in many parts of the country. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports.
The average price of property insurance in the Great Plains is significantly higher than the national average, according to a report from the Treasury Department. Consumers in the Southern Plains states paid 45% more than average between 2018 and 2022. That's in part because of hailstorms. Scott St. George is a climate scientist at WTW, a risk analysis company.
You've seen some big losses coming out of hail, mostly in the U.S.
Hailstorms caused an estimated $160 billion of damage to homes nationwide last year. According to the Insurance Information Institute, storms that produce large hail are getting more likely due to climate change. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.
It's NPR. In Southern California, the rain is easing for now, but the flood risk from an atmospheric river remains. Forecasters say rain could be heavy again tomorrow. The region is still recovering from January firestorms, and it's now susceptible to debris flow.
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