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Dan Ronan
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered, effective immediately, that thousands of federal workers be reinstated. NPR's Chris Arnold reports. The case was brought by unions and civic groups after the Trump administration engaged in a mass firing of probationary workers.
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Chris Arnold
The judge ordered that thousands of fired probationary workers should be offered reinstatement by the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Energy, interior and Treasury. U.S. district Judge William Alsop said that the Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management exceeded its authority in directing firings of workers across many agencies. He called the firing, quote, a sham to get around statutory requirements. Probationary workers can be both recently hired or recently promoted. The government argued the agencies made their own decisions and that the firings were proper. But the judge said, quote, I tend to doubt that you're telling me the truth. The judge also said the government lied to the workers about why they were being fired. An appeal is likely. Chris Arnold, NPR News.
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Dan Ronan
Another judge in Baltimore issued a similar ruling Thursday night. Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he supports in theory the idea of a 30 day ceasefire in Ukraine, but he has reservations for the proposal put forth by the U.S. and agreed by Ukraine. NPR's Charles Mainz reports from Moscow.
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Charles Mainz
Critics obviously would say he's stalling for time and more nationalist voices in Russia would praise those tactics. Many in Moscow openly argue the ceasefire is really just an attempt by Ukraine to use diplomacy to steal a Russian military victory by other means. Meanwhile, Putin, you know, he's also repeated demands that he wants a long term settlement that addresses what he calls the root causes of the conflict. And that in his mind means an end to the expansion of NATO towards Russia's borders and a return of Russian control over the former Soviet sphere.
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Dan Ronan
Stocks continued to slide Thursday as President Trump launched another volley in the transatlantic trade war. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 537 points. The S&P dropped into correction territory. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
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Scott Horsley
It was the kind of day that might have some investors reaching for a stiff drink and they might want to stock up. President Trump threatened in a social media post to slap a 200% tariff on spirits and wine imported from Europe. That's in response to the European Union's plan to impose tariffs next month on American whiskey, which itself is retaliation for Trump steel and aluminum tariffs. Recent experience suggests some of these threats may not come to pass. But as the hostile rhetoric ratchets up, investors are nervous. Tariffs that do take effect will almost certainly raise prices just as inflation was showing signs of cooling off. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Dan Ronan
A fire at a Denver assisted living facility left at least 10 people injured Thursday. You're listening to NPR News. Passengers at the Denver International Airport were evacuated using emergency slides Thursday evening when a fire started in the engine of American and Airlines jet. The plane was parked at the time. Flames can be seen in one of the engines. Some passengers stood on opposite wing as firefighters doused the flames. There were no reported injuries. The flight had diverted to Denver because of engine trouble. The national oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will stop its monthly climate briefings next month. The meetings have been held every month for years until now. NPR's Andre Prohondra has more.
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Andre Prohondra
For years, NOAA scientists have routinely produced a monthly report summarizing the previous month's weather and climate. They normally present those results in a press briefing each month. NOAA will still produce the monthly written summary, but they won't present that information at the meeting anymore. Monica Medina is a former deputy administrator at noaa. She says that's short sighted.
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Monica Medina
Why are we putting ourselves in a position to not have critical information?
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Andre Prohondra
The NOAA press office says it's canceling briefings because of staff shortages tied to ongoing firings. But NPR's reporting finds that agency scientists are worried to talk about climate change publicly out of fear of retribution from the Trump administration. Alejandra Barunda, NPR News.
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Dan Ronan
Newsmax has reached a $40 million settlement with the voting technology company Smartmatic as part of the company's election defamation lawsuit against the cable news outlet. The company, Smartmatic, said it was defamed by false claims that it rigged the 2020 election. I'm Dan Ronan, NPR News, in Washington.
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