Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What are the bipartisan lawmakers' concerns about President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine?
Bipartisan lawmakers are pushing back on President Trump's approach to ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They say Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them the peace plan Trump is pushing Kiev to accept is a Russian wish list and not the actual proposal offering Washington's positions. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports the State Department denies that, calling the claim false.
The senators speaking at a security conference in Halifax, Canada, said they spoke to Rubio after he reached out to some of them while on his way to Geneva for talks on the Trump peace plan. Independent Maine Senator Angus King said Rubio told them the plan was not the Trump administration's plan, but a wish list of the Russians.
The bipartisan group of senators, which also includes Republican Mike Rounds from South Dakota, are among those most focused on foreign relations and are critical of Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war. A State Department spokesperson denied their account, and Rubio suggested online that the senators were mistaken. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
As criticism over the peace plan grows, President Trump says his approach to Moscow speaks for itself.
Chapter 3: How is the healthcare open enrollment impacting enrollees this year?
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Trump said his leadership would have changed the course of events.
I would like to get to peace. It should have happened a long time ago. The Ukraine war with Russia should have never happened.
Chapter 4: What happened during the fire at the Port of Los Angeles?
If I were president, it never would have happened. We're trying to get it ended. One way or the other, we have to get it ended.
When asked whether the current draft plan was his final offer for Ukraine, Trump told reporters it was not.
Chapter 5: What is President Trump's stance on Somali immigrants' temporary legal protections?
Open enrollment is underway on healthcare.gov, and this year, enrollees are finding their premium costs are much higher. NPR's Selina Simmons-Duffin reports call centers are hearing from people who feel desperate.
Audrey Morse-Gasteyer, who runs Health Connector, the Affordable Care Act marketplace in Massachusetts, briefed the board in a public meeting earlier this month.
Chapter 6: What position does WHO take on e-cigarettes and tobacco control?
She explained that because Congress has not extended enhanced premium subsidies that have kept costs down for people over the last few years, enrollees are facing steep price hikes and are reaching out to call centers in extreme distress.
Individuals and families losing the help they depend on to afford to stay covered simply can't believe it. We have even had an uptick in self-harm threats by people reaching out to our call centers.
It's not clear how widespread this problem is. The Federal Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to a request for comment. Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.
A shelter-in-place order has been lifted after a fire broke out on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. Officials were concerned about hazardous materials in the cargo. Authorities say all 23 crew members were safely evacuated on Friday, and the fire is nearly contained. This is NPR News in Washington.
President Trump says he's pushing to end temporary legal protections for Somali immigrants in Minnesota. In a post on social media, Trump said he plans to strip Somali residents of their temporary protected status, which shields some immigrants from deportation. State leaders are calling the move divisive.
A week-long gathering in Geneva to discuss the World Health Organization's Tobacco Control Treaty ended this weekend. NPR's Gabrielle Emanuel reports.
A big debate among anti-tobacco advocates has been whether e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches could be used to help people quit smoking. That's a strategy promoted in the U.K. But WHO has now come out firmly against that idea. It says these newer products are being pushed by the tobacco industry and hooking non-smokers, especially young ones. Ben McGrady is with WHO.
We see use rates among children nine times higher than among adults.
WHO says these cigarettes and the like should be regulated at least as stringently as traditional cigarettes. Gabriela Emanuel, NPR News.
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