Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The Senate today voted on two dueling partisan health care proposals. Neither of them passed. The votes came just days before enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance plans
Chapter 2: What recent health care proposals were voted on in the Senate?
are set to expire. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.
Millions of Americans are set to see their premiums skyrocket if the pandemic-era subsidies expire. Democrats put forward a three-year extension of the subsidies. Four Republicans voted with the Democrats, but not enough. This is Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia.
The consequences for ordinary people will be that they will have to delay response to their health care. And for many people, they will literally pay with their lives.
Republican leadership put forward a plan which also failed to provide up to $1,500 in health savings accounts for high-deductible ACA plans. Some members say these votes will help spark more negotiations. But time is running out for Americans deciding whether to keep their coverage. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
The Trump administration will appeal an order to ICE from U.S. District Judge Paula Zinnis in Maryland to release Kilmar Abrego-Garcia. The Trump administration says there's no legal basis for the release order.
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Chapter 3: How will the expiration of pandemic-era subsidies affect Americans?
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt. The White House, the administration, opposed this activism from a judge who is really acting as a judicial activist, which we've unfortunately seen in many cases across the country. The Salvadoran national was mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador in March, contrary to a judge's order.
He was later returned to the U.S., but was immediately charged with human smuggling in Tennessee. Judge Zinnes said the government had no final removal order to deport Abrego Garcia and also tried to deport him to various countries in Africa. Judge Zinnes wrote today that, quote, the court will grant Abrego Garcia's petition for immediate release from ICE custody.
Amid torrential rain, at least 20 rivers in Washington state are flooding. North of Seattle and Skagit County, 100,000 people have evacuated their homes. From Member Station KUOW, Joshua McNichols reports.
Leslie Schlusner says her trailer park home is usually safe, but police told her she was in danger.
I didn't want to leave our home. I just don't want to lose everything we have in there. But we had no choice.
Red Cross volunteer Carol Jensen faced challenges finding food for people.
We ordered pizza to be delivered, thought it was going to come, and they couldn't get here because of the flooded roads.
Most grocery stores closed early, but volunteers found one open to feed the crowd. The National Weather Service expects the Skagit River to crest Friday morning. They say it should beat the previous record set in 1990 by two feet. For NPR News, I'm Joshua McNichols.
Wall Street, the Dow is up 695 points, the Nasdaq off 68. This is NPR News in Washington. If you are tuning in to pop music stations, this should come as no surprise. NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on the latest yet one of the oldest chart toppers of the Christmas season. Really any excuse to play one of the most popular holiday hits ever.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of the failed health care proposals?
That ties an all-time record held by Lil Nas X's Old Town Road, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, and a blockbuster from last year. Shaboosies, a bar song tipsy. Stephen Thompson, NPR News.
President Trump's gold card visa program launches today. The plan offers a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship. Individuals who pay $1 million and corporations who pay $2 million per foreign-born employee may apply. The program offers a green card, not citizenship, but the president says the path to citizenship is stronger than the traditional route.
The goal is to attract top talent and generate federal revenue. There's also a cost of $15,000 for vetting of the applicant. I'm Louise Chiavone, NPR News.