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Korva Coleman
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Republicans are preparing to take control of both chambers of Congress while Donald Trump prepares to return to The White House. NPR's Rylan Barton reports. Leaders in states led by Democrats say they are taking steps to prepare.
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Rylan Barton
One of the efforts is this new group called Governors Safeguarding Democracy, led by Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. pritzker. In Colorado, Democratic Governor Jared Polis. It's unclear specifically what this group hopes to accomplish, but broadly they say they're going to work with legal experts and advocates to tackle what they call these challenges facing democracy.
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Korva Coleman
NPR's Rylan Barton reporting. President Elect Trump has chosen former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports. The Florida Republican is a Trump ally and critic of the Justice Department.
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Ryan Lucas
In his announcement, Trump called Matt Gaetz a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney focused on what he called desperately needed reform at the Justice Department. In Congress, Gates has been a combative critic of the federal investigations that have involved Trump, including the Russia investigation and the special counsel probe into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Gaetz himself was the subject of a long running federal sex trafficking investigation that concluded last year after prosecutors declined to bring charges. He also was facing a House Ethics Committee investigation. Gaetz resigned from Congress after his attorney general nomination was announced, a move that ends his ethics probe. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
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Korva Coleman
Many Palestinians are expressing concern about President elect Trump's nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Isra. NPR's Scott Newman has warned.
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Scott Newman
In a recent interview to Israeli Army Radio, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who Trump has tapped as ambassador to Israel, said annexation of the Israeli occupied West bank is a possibility. Such a move would be illegal under international law and the US has long supported a two state solution. Latifa Musla, in the town of Al Bure is one of many Palestinians who told NPR that annexation is unacceptable.
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Latifa Musla
This is our homes. They've been taking it since 1948 and expanded and expanded.
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Scott Newman
In Huckabee's interview, the Baptist minister also referred to the west bank as Judea and Samaria, a biblical name commonly used by Israel's right wing who reject Palestinian claims to the land. Scott Newman, NPR News, Ramallah.
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Korva Coleman
President Biden leaves this morning for a trip to South America. He'll join an economic summit in Peru. That's where he'll meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday. Next week, Biden will attend the G20 meeting in Brazil. The White House says Biden is expected to tell allies the US Is committed to strong international ties. But there is uncertainty about US Relations and a future Trump administration. On Wall street, the Dow was down more than 50 points. This is NPR. The satirical news site the Onion says it has bought infowars, the right wing media outlet owned by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. He was forced by a court to sell it to pay $1.5 billion to Sandy Hook families. Jones spread lies, saying the families made up a hoax about the mass school shooting. A judge must approve the sale. The Onion says its bid to buy the infowar assets was supported by the Sandy Hook families. The world Climate summit continues. Some leaders say it's misguided for everyone to try to ditch fossil fuels. That's even though negotiators struck a deal last year to transition away from them. NPR's Michael Copley reports. Fossil fuels are the main source of emissions heating the planet.
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Michael Copley
Azerbaijan is hosting this year's negotiations, and its president, Ilham Aliev, says natural resources like oil and gas are a gift.
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Ilham Aliyev
From God and countries should not be blamed for having them and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market.
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Michael Copley
Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni echoed Aliyev.
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Giorgio Meloni
There is no single alternative to fossil fuel supply. We must have a realistic global outlook.
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Michael Copley
Temperatures are on track to rise to levels that would increase the risk of more dangerous storms and heat waves. Developing nations are disproportionately affected. Many say the world has to take more aggressive action. Michael Copley, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
The National Hurricane center is watching a tropical depression in the western Caribbean Sea. Forecasters expect it will soon form into Tropical Storm Sara. Tropical storm warnings are now up for much of Honduras. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.
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