Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. The latest poll from NPR, PBS, and Marist shows President Trump's handling of the U.S. economy has dropped to a new low. NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports.
Of the 1,440 respondents to the survey, just 36% say they approve of the job Trump is doing on the economy. That's the lowest Marist has recorded for Trump in six years of asking the question. In fact, during Trump's first term, the economy was a relative strength. It's a big reason he was able to win again in 2024.
Trump promised to bring prices down, and Latinos, for example, crossed over in big numbers to vote for him. But in this survey, just 32% of Latinos approve of the job he's doing handling the economy. It's yet another sign of how much the group is moving away from Trump as they feel the pinch of prices, and a warning sign for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.
Wall Street closed mostly lower yesterday after the Labor Department reported employers in the U.S. added 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October. President Trump is enacting travel restrictions on another 20 countries. The president previously paused visa applications for people from 19 nations, as NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports.
Trekkers at Syracuse University say there are around 2.3 million immigrants awaiting hearings or decisions. They are all affected by this freeze.
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Chapter 2: What recent poll results reveal about President Trump's economy approval ratings?
Some have been waiting for years. Immigration lawyers say this keeps people who may not qualify for asylum waiting around in limbo, while people who may qualify are not getting their cases adjudicated either. President Trump has also ordered DHS to review again the cases of around 200,000 refugees admitted under the Biden administration.
This follows the shooting of two National Guard members last month. The suspect is an Afghan national who was granted asylum by the Trump administration earlier this year. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.
Police in Rhode Island and the FBI are still searching for the gunman who killed two students and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday. Authorities have released a new video showing clearer images of the suspected gunman walking past homes and other buildings in the Providence neighborhood where the university is located.
In each video released thus far, the suspect's face is obstructed by a mask. Prosecutors in Southern California say they're charging Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michelle Singer Reiner.
The District Attorney of Los Angeles County, Nathan J. Hockman, says the charges include a special circumstance that Because the case involves multiple murders with the use of a dangerous and deadly weapon, Dick Reiner has yet to enter a plea. This is NPR News from Washington.
Police in Australia say one of two men suspected of carrying out Sunday's deadly attack targeting Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah on Sydney's Bondi Beach has been charged with 15 counts of first-degree murder. They're among 59 counts filed against the 24-year-old. The additional counts include a charge of committing a terrorist act.
He remains hospitalized with gunshot wounds inflicted by responding officers. Man's father was shot and killed by police. Investigators say the father and son carried out the attack and were inspired by ISIS. Those shot ranged in age from 10 to 87. The global governing body for soccer, FIFA, says it will sell a limited number of $60 tickets for next year's men's World Cup soccer matches.
The move is a response to a backlash from fans, as NPR's Rafael Nam explains. FIFA introduced the cheaper tickets after fans blasted the high prices for the tournament next year. Currently, tickets range from at least $140 for some of the initial games to over $2,000 for the US opening game.
And it gets even more expensive for the knockouts, including over $4,000 for the cheapest seats at the final. But the $60 tickets will only be available for fans of the countries that have qualified. And there will only be a limited amount, fewer than 2% of the available tickets for any particular game. In other words, they won't be easy to get. Rafael Nam, NPR News.
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