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Korva Coleman
In Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending the US Military operation in Venezuela. Speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at this hour, the Rubio says the Trump administration wants to see a growing democracy in Venezuela.
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Marco Rubio
The end state here is we want to reach a phase of transition where we are left with a friendly, stable, prosperous Venezuela and democratic in which all elements of society are represented in free and fair elections.
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Korva Coleman
In prepared remarks, the ranking Democrat on the committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, says the US has traded one dictator for another in Venezuela. She says the US Naval blockade around Venezuela is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. NPR has learned that three more people have resigned from the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota. Six federal prosecutors previously quit after the Justice Department pressured them to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good killed by federal agents this month. NPR has also learned that an FBI agent who tried to investigate Good's killing resigned last week and after being pressured to drop the issue. Congress is a day closer to a potential government shutdown. Democrats are seeking to overhaul a spending bill for Homeland Security after the killings of Minneapolis protesters. NPR's Barbara Sprunt has more.
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Barbara Sprunt
At one point it looked like the Senate would easily pass a six bill funding package this week. But now Senate Democrats are vowing to block the package with the bill for dhs, which includes ICE funding, as is. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats are prepared to pass the rest of the funding package while overhauling the Homeland Security bill. The timing is tricky. Changes to the six bill spending package for 2026 would mean another vote in the House, which is in recess this week. Current funding for many federal agencies runs out after Friday. Barbara Sprent, NPR News, Washington.
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Korva Coleman
President Trump is suggesting Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar orchestrated an attack on herself last night in Minneapolis. He provided no evidence to support his assertion. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports. Omar is one of Trump's main targets in his speeches and interviews.
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Danielle Kurtzleben
Trump mocked Omar in his economic speech in Des Moines ahead of the attack, and this month has also talked about her in speeches at Davos and the Detroit Economic Club, as well as during multiple interviews. ABC's Rachel Scott posted on social media that she spoke to Trump this morning and he said he hadn't seen video of the attack. He added of Omar, quote, I don't think about her. I think she's a fraud. I, I really don't think about that. She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her. Video from the town hall showed a man approaching Omar and spraying her with an unknown substance. After the attack, an apparently unhurt Omar insisted on continuing to speak to her audience. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
On Wall street, the Dow is up more than 20 points. You're listening to NPR. The National Weather Service is watching another potential winter storm brewing. Forecasters say it could hit the east coast this weekend. Initial forecasts suggest the coast of the Carolinas will get hit first. The storm could then zip north toward New England. The Federal Reserve winds up its two day meeting in Washington, DC Today. Economists expect policymakers will leave short term interest rates where they are. New research shows how hormone therapy for menopause can affect brain health. Women who take hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, have faster reaction times. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports that suggests a benefit for cognitive health.
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Cristal Langley
Dr. Cristal Langley of the University of Cambridge analyzed data from about 125,000 women and found those who took hormone replacement to restore estrogen had less psychomotor slowing. For example, their reaction times on memory tests or quizzes was faster.
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Allison Aubrey
Those women that were on HRT were able to respond much faster and much more similarly to those premenopausal women.
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Cristal Langley
HRT did not help improve anxiety or sleep issues. Research shows physical activity, healthy diet and limiting alcohol can also help manage the effects of the menopause transition. Alison Aubry, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the leaders of Denmark and Greenland today. Trump has demanded control of Greenland, he says, for national security purposes. The leader of Denmark says the world order as we know it is over. She says she does not think it will return. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.
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Marco Rubio
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