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Jeanine Herbst
See Terms live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. Dozens of aid groups as well as Arab and European countries are urging Israel to reverse a ban on humanitarian organizations in Gaza. The Israeli registration of 37 aid groups. As NPR's Michelle Keleman reports, Israel says.
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Michelle Keleman
The groups failed to meet new registration requirements, which include providing to the Israeli government the names of all the Palestinians working for them. The aid groups will have to cease operations in the coming weeks in Gaza, the West bank and in East Jerusalem. Dozens of aid groups warn in a letter that the humanitarian needs are still extreme in Gaza, where winter storms have displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians in the west bank, the aid groups write, quote, ongoing military raids and settler violence continue to drive displacement. Similar concerns are raised in a letter from the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar and Egypt, among others. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Jeanine Herbst
The Trump administration is pausing the processing of immigration applications from 39 countries. NPR's Jimena Bustillo reports. The list includes those with partial or full travel restrictions to the US Last.
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Ximena Bustillo
Month, the Trump administration expanded the list of countries with complete or partial limits on travel to the United States from 19 countries to 39. Those restrictions became effective on January 1st. Then the Homeland Security Department announced in a memo this week that it would pause reviewing all pending applications for things like green card citizenship and asylum from immigrants of those countries. The agency also plans to re review approved applications from immigrants of these countries, potentially going as far back as 2021. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
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Jeanine Herbst
2026 is likely to be a big year in American politics because it's an election year and control of Congress could change as voters worry about the cost of living. NPR's Domenico Montanaro has more.
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Domenico Montanaro
Republicans control of the House is hanging on by just a really very thin thread here. 2025 electorally was really not good for the GOP. They saw big losses in special elections and in those November off year elections. There have been a record number of congressional retirements. Trump's approval rating is at near the lowest point of his second term. You know, and all of those are signs of a potential blue wave.
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Jeanine Herbst
NPR's Domenico Montanaro reporting. A Virginia man suspected of planting two pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, D.C. the night before the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. capitol has been ordered held in jail until his trial. A magistrate judge says Brian Cole Jr. Is a danger to the community. His lawyer denies that, saying he suffers from mental health issues, is employed and has no criminal background. This less than a week after federal prosecutors say he confessed to planting the bombs, which never exploded. This is npr. President Trump and top Iranian officials are trading threats after Trump said on social media that if Iran kills peaceful protesters, the US Will come to their rescue, saying the US Is, quote, locked and ready to go. Ali Lurajani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, says the US Was stoked. Demonstrations. The protests, now in their sixth day, have grown over recent days over Iran's failing economy, sparking anti government chance. At least seven people have been killed in the violence. Tesla has lost its title as the world's top seller of electric vehicles. NPR's Maria Aspen reports. Shares in Elon Musk's car company fell nearly 2% today.
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Maria Aspen
Tesla sales have been dropping for the past two years, and now a Chinese competitor has pulled ahead. China's BYD says it sold more than 2.2 million electric vehicles last year, easily overtaking Tesla's 1.6 million cars. Tesla CEO Elon Musk thrust himself into US politics in the last few years, but the consequences appear to have hurt his company. Musk oversaw many of President Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal government last year, leading to customer boycotts and protests before he fell out with the White House. Later in 2025, Trump's tax and spending law ended federal subsidies for electric vehicles, further hurting Tesla sales. Maria Aspen, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
Wall street ended the day in mixed territory. The Dow up 319 points, the NASDAQ down 6. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.
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