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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. President Trump has announced plans to spend $12 billion on one-time payments to help U.S. farmers hurt by his trade war with China.
Chapter 2: What financial aid has President Trump announced for farmers affected by the trade war?
Many farmers say they're struggling to sell their crops and will have to go out of business unless they get help. Trump announced the aid during a roundtable event at the White House.
This relief will provide much-needed certainty to farmers as they get this year's harvest to market and look ahead to next year's crops, and it'll help them continue their efforts to lower food prices for American families.
Trump also expressed confidence that China will keep its commitment to buy more than $40 billion in U.S. soybeans. China turned to Brazil for soybeans in response to steep U.S. tariffs. The Supreme Court is weighing arguments over the extent of executive powers. At issue is whether President Trump can fire members of boards overseeing independent federal agencies.
The high court's conservative majority has indicated that it would overturn a 90-year-old ruling that limited that authority. At the center of the case is former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, who was fired without cause in March. Former Trump attorney Elena Halba is resigning from her post as a top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
In a statement posted on social media, Alina Haba says she is resigning as the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. She says she's not surrendering in the face of legal challenges, but instead stepping down to protect the stability and integrity of the office. Still, she's leaving after a three-judge panel for the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously found that Haba had been unlawfully put into the U.S. attorney's job and disqualified her from supervising cases. That ruling was the latest blow to how President Trump has tried to install some U.S. attorneys. In her statement, Habas says she will continue to serve the Justice Department as a senior advisor to the Attorney General for U.S.
attorneys. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Trump in Washington. again this month to discuss the future of Gaza. NPR's Jerome Sokolofsky has more from Tel Aviv.
This will be the fifth time Netanyahu visits the White House since President Trump's current term began in January. An Israeli government spokesperson says the meeting will take place on December 29th and that the prime minister will stay in Washington until after the new year. Netanyahu said on Sunday that he wants to use the meeting to talk about how to end Hamas rule in Gaza.
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