Loading summary
Transcript13 lines
- [00:00]
Mint Mobile Advertiser
This message comes from Mint mobile starting at $15 a month. Make the switch@mintmobile.com Switch $45 upfront payment for 3 months 5 gigabyte plan equivalent to $15 a month Taxes and fees Extra first 3 months only.
- [00:15]
Ryland Barton
See Terms Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump is defending the ICE officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. In a post on social media, he blames what he calls the radical left for the incident.
- [00:31]
Deepa Shivaram
NPR's Deepa without citing any evidence, Trump accused the, quote, radical left of attacking law enforcement officials, including ICE officers, on a, quote, daily basis. The Department of Homeland Security alleges that an ICE official fired defensive shots at a 37 year old woman in her car. The Minneapolis police say that preliminary information shows the woman was blocking the street in her car and was approached by law enforcement. The shooting happened as the vehicle drove off and the woman was later pronounced dead with a gunshot wound to the head. The investigation into the use of deadly force is being led jointly by the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
- [01:16]
Ryland Barton
President Trump says authorities in Venezuela will turn over 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States. NPR's Ada Peralta reports. It's unclear who approved the transfer.
- [01:27]
Ada Peralta
In a social media post, Trump said the 30 to 50 million barrels of oil will be sold at market price and that the proceeds will be controlled by him to ensure it is used to the benefit of the people of Venezuela and the US since last year, the United States has enacted what is essentially a naval blockade on Venezuela. Trump said interim authorities approved the transfer, but it's unclear who he's talking about. Trump has said Venezuela's acting president, Delse Rodriguez, is willing to do what the United States wants. But Rodriguez has been a Maduro loyalist, and at times she has taken a defense defiant tone in public. An appearance on Tuesday, she sent a message to those who threaten her. My destiny is only decided by God, she says. Ada Pralta, NPR News, Cucuta, Colombia.
- [02:11]
Ryland Barton
Congressional forecasters say they expect the US population to grow by 7 million fewer people over the next decade than we were projecting this time last year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. That's largely due to the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.
- [02:26]
Scott Horsley
The Congressional Budget office projects the US population will grow from 349 million people this year to about 357 million in 2035. That's substantially slower growth than CBO was projecting a year ago. The biggest factor driving the slowdown is immigration policy. Women in the US Are also having fewer children than they used to. By 2030, forecasters think there'll be fewer babies born each year in the US Than there are deaths. Without newcomers from other countries, the population would begin to decline at that point. CBO also says American Americans are living longer, so the fastest growing part of the population will be people over 65. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
- [03:06]
Ryland Barton
House Speaker Mike Johnson sent a letter to President Trump inviting him to deliver the State of the Union address on February 24. The letter is a formal step to schedule the address. It's NPR News. President Trump says he wants to block large investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes. The president is under pressure to address voters concerns about affordability ahead of this year's midterm elections. Warner Brothers Discovery has once more rejected a bid from the family of Oracle co founder Larry Ellison to acquire the company. As NPR's David Folkenflick reports, the parent company of HBO Max and CNN says it's sticking with a bid from Netflix.
- [03:47]
David Folkenflick
Larry Ellison is the co founder of Oracle and one of the world's richest people. He agreed to personally guarantee $40 billion of his offer, valued at more than 100 billion. With his son. David Ellison now has a controlling stake in Paramount, which owns CBS and Par plus Streaming. They want to combine it with Warner to take on Netflix, Amazon, Apple and a bulked up Disney. Warner Brothers Discovery chairman Sam DiPiaza told CNBC, no dice, though Netflix doesn't want.
- [04:13]
Sam DiPiazza
Its cable channels, ultimately he didn't raise the price. So in our perspective, Netflix continues to be the superior offer, a clear path to closing.
- [04:25]
David Folkenflick
DiPiazza argues that antitrust regulators in the US and abroad would be more likely to knock down a takeover by Paramount. David Folkenflick, NPR News.
- [04:34]
Ryland Barton
Millions of people are celebrating Orthodox Christmas today, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday. The difference stems from calendar changes made in the 16th century. Some Eastern Orthodox churches, including Russian traditions, follow the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. I'm Ryland Barton. This is NPR News from Washington.
- [04:57]
Sam DiPiazza
This message comes from Bombus. You need better socks and slippers and underwear because you should love what you wear every day. One purchased equals one donated. Go to bombus.com NPR and use code NPR for 20% off.