Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Chapter 2: What military actions did President Trump announce regarding ISIS in Nigeria?
President Trump has announced a series of military strikes on ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria. NPR's Tamara Keith reports the action was taken in cooperation with the Nigerian government.
President Trump first drew attention to Nigeria last month with a series of social media posts, including this video.
Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands and thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.
In a post announcing the strikes, Trump wrote, Merry Christmas to all, including the dead terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues. In his own post, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thanked the Nigerian government for its cooperation and said there would be more to come. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a meeting with President Trump could happen soon. In a post on social media, Zelensky said a lot can be decided before the new year following talks with members of the Trump administration. The Kremlin and Kyiv remain far apart on key demands. House Republicans have a long to-do list when they return to Washington in the new year.
NPR's Claudia Grisales reports lawmakers will be faced with a packed legislative agenda and keeping a close eye on the November midterm elections.
It's still not clear they're going to keep their majority. They face the prospect of another government shutdown threat in January. And that's in addition to calls for Washington to address an affordability crisis that we expect will dominate on the campaign trail. And there's also those spiking premiums for health insurance after Congress failed to extend subsidies for Obamacare plants.
This is going to likely add fuel to the fire that Congress is not addressing a lot of urgent issues for American families come November.
NPR's Claudia Grisales. AAA says the price of gasoline is down 19 cents from this time last year. NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports prices have been dropping steadily over the last month, just in time for the holidays.
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