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What significant case is the U.S. Supreme Court hearing today?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that could upend the balance of powers in the federal government. As NPR's Andrea Hsu reports, the Trump administration has asked the high court to overturn a 90-year precedent.
In 1935, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Congress could put limits on the president's power to fire heads of some independent agencies. The agency in question was the Federal Trade Commission. Today, the court considers whether those limits are constitutional. The new case started with Trump's removal of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter in March.
How is China's trade surplus affecting global markets?
She was told her service was inconsistent with the administration's priorities. Slaughter sued, calling her firing illegal, and a lower court agreed with her, citing the 1935 case. The Trump administration says that ruling was flawed and should be overturned. They argue the Constitution puts the president in charge of the entire executive branch, and Congress cannot siphon that power away from him. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
Stocks opened mixed this morning as China's trade surplus grows. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped about 81 points in early trading.
China's exports to the United States have dropped sharply in the face of President Trump's tariffs. But China is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world. The country's overall exports in November were up nearly 6 percent from a year ago.
What are the current immigration protests in New Orleans about?
And China's trade surplus for the year topped a trillion dollars for the first time. Paramount is challenging Netflix over its planned purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery. Paramount's going to shareholders with a counteroffer. President Trump said the Netflix acquisition, quote, could be a problem because the combined company's outsized market share. And one of Berkshire Hathaway's top stock pickers is leaving for a job with JPMorgan Chase. Todd Combs also ran Berkshire's Geico insurance business. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Demonstrators in New Orleans are continuing to call for an end to federal immigration operations in their area. Videos are surfacing of masked men chasing people down the streets into their homes. Protesters say the enforcement efforts violate people's rights and create fear.
What are the implications of the recent earthquake near Japan?
Area resident Christine Ravello is working with activists to warn others when ICE operations are nearby. She says they blow whistles.
We're being kidnapped. Okay, they're like hunting us down like we're some type of deer or an animal. We're not. So the story behind the whistle is to let our community know, hey, we're here. Don't come out. We have your back.
Despite local Democratic opposition in New Orleans to the effort, Louisiana's Republican governor supports it. A major earthquake has struck the ocean just north of Japan.
How is AI transforming the holiday shopping experience?
The U.S. Geological Survey says its magnitude is 7.6. Japanese officials have now issued a tsunami warning. They warn that tsunami waves of nearly 10 feet could wash into central Japan's coast very soon. This is NPR. A committee in Indiana's Republican-led state Senate will take up the issue of redistricting today. President Trump has demanded it. The issue passed the Indiana State House on Friday, but a group of state senators has opposed redistricting. This is intended to help more Republicans win seats in the House of Representatives. More shoppers are outsourcing their work to artificial intelligence.
What recent incidents have impacted the Louvre Museum?
Around a quarter of young Americans use AI to shop. And Pierre's Amy Held reports, this holiday season, online retailers and tech companies are rolling out new AI tools and features.
AI shopping is surging, up more than 600 percent during last week's Cyber Monday, when total spending topped a record $14 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. Thanks in part to AI, which drives higher traffic that ends in purchases compared to non-AI traffic.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What significant case is the U.S. Supreme Court hearing today?
0:00–0:51
2
How is China's trade surplus affecting global markets?
0:51–1:39
3
What are the current immigration protests in New Orleans about?
1:39–2:25
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What are the implications of the recent earthquake near Japan?
2:25–2:57
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How is AI transforming the holiday shopping experience?
2:57–3:39
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What recent incidents have impacted the Louvre Museum?
3:39–4:54