Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Here's your morning brief for Thursday, January 8th. I'm Daniel Bach for The Wall Street Journal. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has called the killing of a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis preventable, but said Renee Nicole Good was obstructing law enforcement and refused to obey the commands of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry is disputing that assessment, accusing the agency of looking for excuses to use force. The city's police chief said that Good didn't appear to be the target of a federal law enforcement operation, saying her vehicle was blocking the road when an officer approached her on foot.
The vehicle then drove off, and Good was later pronounced dead at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. In Washington, the House is set to vote today to extend Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years.
Chapter 2: What led to the ICE killing of a woman in Minneapolis?
That effort took a step forward yesterday with several Republicans crossing party lines to back the move in a procedural vote. President Trump has opposed extending the ACA subsidies, instead backing the general notion of funding health savings accounts.
And shares in defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman slumped Wednesday after President Trump pledged to block company dividends, stock buybacks, and limit executive pay. Trump posted the executive order on Truth Social, saying the sector needs to speed up its production and maintenance of military equipment or otherwise risk losing its business with the Pentagon.
Asian stocks ended the day lower, European stocks are also down in midday trading, and U.S. stock futures are inching lower ahead of the open. And we've got a lot more coverage of the day's news on the WSJ's What's News podcast. You can add it to your playlist on your smart speaker or listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.