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Windsor Johnston
Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump has presided over the first meeting of what he calls his Board of Peace. He says the U.S. will pitch in $10 billion to and other countries are pledging another 7 billion to rebuild Gaza. NPR's Michelle Keleman reports.
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Michelle Keleman
The president announced that the U.S. is giving $10 billion to the board of Peace, though members of Congress question the legality of that. He also says he's raised 7 billion from nine other countries that joined his board, mostly in the Middle east and Central Asia.
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Windsor Johnston
That's NPR's Michelle Kellerman reporting. The National Park Service has reinstalled an exhibit depicting the nine enslave people at George Washington's house in Philadelphia. Mayor Rinde of member station WHYY reports. A federal judge ordered the exhibit's restoration after the Trump administration took it down last month.
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Mayor Rinde
A crowd gathered at Philadelphia's Independence Mall to watch workers reattach historic plaques to the brick walls of the president's house. Christina Raymond is visiting from New York with her nine year old daughter. She says it's critical to push back against the administration's attempts to change exhibits at national parks.
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Christina Raymond
What we are right now is an authoritarian system masquerading as a response of democracy. These, the taking down of this signage, the attempt to rewrite history, those are authoritarian actions.
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Mayor Rinde
The city sued the federal government to reverse the exhibit's removal and wonder. The Trump administration has appealed, leaving it unclear whether the reinstallation will be permanent. For NPR News, I'm Mayor Rindy in Philadelphia.
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Windsor Johnston
It was a memorable night at the Winter Olympics for US Women. Steve Futterman reports. The Americans won a pair of gold medals and made some dramatic come from behind efforts.
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Steve Futterman
It was truly an amazing night here in Milan for the US Women. First, the US Women's ice hockey team. The Americans were down to the final two minutes, trailing the Canadians one to nothing. It looked like the gold medal would go to Canada, but the U.S. pulled its goaltender, had an extra attacker on the ice, scored the tying goal. Then the US Wins in overtime. Then an hour later, the US Wins another prestigious gold medal, this time in figure skating. Alyssa Liu has the free skate of her life. She began the evening in third place, but with her free skate, she overtakes both of her Japanese competitors she wins gold. It's the first time U.S. women have won gold in women's figure skating since 2002. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
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Windsor Johnston
Stocks traded lower today on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial Average was down 267 points. The Nasdaq composite fell 70. This is NPR News in Washington. The banner of President Trump is now hanging on the Department of justice in Washington, D.C. the move adds to a growing presence of presidential imagery across federal agencies and comes as Trump has sought a more visible role in reshaping the department. Peru once again has a new president, the South American country's eighth new leader in 10 years. An 83 year old former judge has been selected by Congress to serve as interim president after impeaching his predecessor. Reporter John Otis has more.
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John Otis
Congressman Jose Maria Balcazar was sworn in late Wednesday night, a day after Peru's Congress impeached President Jose Herri. He was ousted for holding undisclosed meetings with Chinese businessmen. Peru has been plagued by political instability, in part because Congress has broad powers to remove presidents. In his inaugural speech, interim President Balcazar addressed this issue. It's possible to build democracy, but we need a genuine democracy, he said. Balcazar himself will likely be replaced soon, as Peru is scheduled to hold presidential elections later this year. For NPR News, I'm John Otis.
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Windsor Johnston
The administrator of NASA has sharply criticized Boeing over the troubled Starliner mission that left two astronauts on the International Space station for nearly nine months. NASA released a 300 page report detailing technical and oversight failures tied to the flight. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News, in Washington.
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