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President Trump delivers his State of the Union address tomorrow night. NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports that according to a new NPR PBS News Marist poll, Americans are doubtful of the U.S. political system.
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NPR Correspondent Domenico Montanaro
Roughly 2/3 of the more than 1,400 respondents polled say the system of checks and balances in the country just isn't working. That comes as President Trump has spent the better part of his first year in office trying to consolidate power. An even higher 78% say they see a serious threat to democracy. That includes 9 in 10 Democrats, 8 in 10 independents, and even 61% of Republicans. Of course, what they see as those threats in many cases is very different. Other polling has found that Democrats and independents are concerned about the backsliding of liberal democracy in the country, while many Republicans believe voting systems are not as strong as they should be. That's an idea that President Trump has pushed to explain away his 2020 presidential election loss, despite evidence to the contrary. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.
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President Trump is again complaining online this morning about the U.S. supreme Court and its opinion last week overturning his massive tariffs. He was fearful, furious about the decision over the weekend, Trump said he would use a different legal authority to impose 15% global tariffs, but these are more cumbersome to apply, and Trump will need to seek approval from Congress if he wants to get them to stick. Meanwhile, China's Ministry of Commerce says it's making a full assessment of the court's tariff ruling. NPR's Jennifer Pack has more from Shanghai.
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NPR Correspondent Jennifer Pack
China's Ministry of Commerce has urged Washington to lift its, quote, unilateral tariffs on its trading partners. Meanwhile, Chinese exporters to the US Are cautiously optimistic about the tariff ruling. Shoe manufacturer James Gao, based in southern China, says the news is good, but
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NPR Correspondent Domenico Montanaro
from my side, I don't really know what this change exactly means.
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NPR Correspondent Jennifer Pack
Not sure how it'll be enforced, he says, and not sure what happens next. Already, President Trump has announced other ways of levying tariffs. It's not clear how this affects the current pause on higher duties between the US And China and and the upcoming talks between the two leaders. Jennifer Paak, NPR News, Shanghai.
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Blizzard warnings are still posted from eastern Maryland up to part of Maine's border with Canada. A nor' easter is slamming the Eastern Seaboard this morning. National Weather Service meteorologist Cody Snell says this snowfall is going to be difficult.
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National Weather Service Meteorologist Cody Snell
We're going to have a heavy, wet snow. And when we say heavy wet, that's the liquid content in this snowfall. And yeah, that's going to create some hazardous conditions, both as far as infrastructure goes, trees, power lines, you could see even where you get two feet of snow on poorly constructed buildings could potentially cause some issues there.
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Forecasters say some regions will get between 1 and 2ft of snow. Several states and cities have declared emergencies. You're listening to npr. The Transportation Security Administration, or the tsa, says its pre check program at airports is still up running. That's despite Saturday's announcement from the Department of Homeland Security that it would be suspended. That had been because the federal agency is still partially shut down. The TSA says it will adjust its operations as staffing concerns arise. The son of the late Hollywood film director Rob Reiner is due to be arraigned today in a Los Angeles courtroom. Nick Reiner is charged with killing his parents last December at their home in LA's Brentwood neighborhood. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.
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NPR Correspondent Mandalit Del Barco
Nick Reiner has been locked behind bars in LA's downtown Men's Jail since the day his parents, Rob and Michelle Reiner, were found stabbed to death at their home. The 32 year old was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree murder. Reiner is no longer under suicide watch, and today he's expected to enter a plea. He had a long history of substance abuse and attempts at rehabilitation. Some legal experts say it's possible his attorneys may try to use an insane sanity defense. Reiner is now being represented by a public defender after high powered attorney Alan Jackson abruptly withdrew from the case. Mandalit Del Barco, NPR News, Los Angeles.
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NASA says it's going to send its Artemis 2 lunar mission back to the hangar at the Kennedy Space center in Florida. That could happen as soon as tomorrow. The rocket has had problems during its testing. NASA hoped to launch four astronauts on a trip around the moon as soon as next month. That trip has now been postponed. You're listening to NPR News.
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