Chapter 1: What are the findings of the Pentagon Inspector General regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized the safety of U.S. troops by using a messaging app to share information on U.S. airstrikes in Yemen. NPR's Deirdre Walsh has more on the Pentagon Inspector General's findings.
Chapter 2: How is the Somali-American community in Minnesota responding to recent immigration sweeps?
A classified IG report delivered to Capitol Hill found that Secretary Hegseth risked potential compromise of information that could have endangered the safety of U.S. personnel on the mission by using the messaging app Signal. That's according to a source briefed on the report who was not authorized to speak publicly. If intercepted by a foreign adversary, it could have led to harm.
Chapter 3: What updates are there on Jarek Isaacman's Senate hearing regarding his NASA nomination?
Hegseth did not agree to an interview with investigators, but submitted written responses. He noted he has the authority to declassify material, but there was no indication he did before he shared it. An unredacted version of the report is expected to be released on Thursday. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News.
Chapter 4: What are the latest developments in U.S.-Russia negotiations over Ukraine?
NPR CEO Catherine Marr chairs the board of the Signal Foundation. The Somali-American community in Minnesota is on edge amid an immigration sweep that targets them. Matt Sepik of Minnesota Public Radio has more.
President Donald Trump this week called people of Somali descent, quote, garbage and said he doesn't want them in the United States. Somali-American leaders are urging community members to know and assert their constitutional rights if immigration authorities confront them. The Minnesota-Somali community numbers around 80,000, and the vast majority are U.S.
Chapter 5: What impact has the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act had on U.S. education?
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NPR's Matt Sepik reporting. Billionaire private astronaut Jarek Isaacman was back on Capitol Hill today for a second Senate hearing. President Trump initially picked him to head NASA, but pulled the nomination shortly before confirmation. NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce reports on his re-nomination.
Jarek Isaacman said he wouldn't speculate about why the president re-nominated him. One senator asked about donations to Trump's Super PAC, but Isaacman said it shouldn't be surprising that he supported the Republican Party and that he donated far more to charitable causes. Pressed on his connections to SpaceX and Elon Musk, he said he was independent.
In a world where everybody has a phone with a camera on it, there are no pictures of us at dinner, at a bar, on an airplane or on a yacht because they don't exist.
He stressed the urgency of returning Americans to the moon before a rival, China, gets there. Nell Greenfield, Voice, NPR News.
Ukraine and the European Union are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of wasting time and pretending to want peace. Meanwhile, Putin is accusing European negotiators of sabotaging the U.S.-led peace effort for Ukraine. U.S. envoys spent several hours with Russian negotiators at the Kremlin, but the talks ended early Wednesday without a deal.
Senior Advisor to Putin says the talks were constructive, but that more work is needed. This is NPR. President Trump has pardoned Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda of bribery, money laundering, and conspiracy charges. Trump claims, without evidence, that the Texas Democrat and his wife were being persecuted for criticizing Biden administration immigration policies.
Trump has also pardoned former sports entertainment executive Timothy Laiweke of alleged trade violations. The landmark law that created the current U.S. system for special education was signed into law 50 years ago. NPR's Corey Turner reports on the impact of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, and concerns about its future.
In 1970, public schools educated just one in five children with a disability. Ed Martin, now 94, helped write the law that changed that.
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Chapter 6: How are the stock market futures reacting after Wednesday's gains?
But critics warn federal oversight is an important safeguard for families who depend on the landmark law. Corey Turner, NPR News.
U.S. futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street following Wednesday's gains. The Dow Jones Industrials rose 408 points. The Nasdaq added 40. This is NPR News.