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Jeanine Herbst (0:16)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. President Elect Donald Trump has picked Brendan Carr, a veteran Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, to lead the agency that regulates broadcasting, telecommunications, broadband and other related industries. The FCC mostly stays out of the public spotlight, but it does roar back into public view with controversies over TV and radio broadcasts. While it's an independent agency overseen by Congress, Trump has made clear he would like to bring it under tighter White House control and use it to punish TV networks that have fact checked him or otherwise covered him in a way that sparks his ire. President Biden for the first time is allowing Ukraine to fire U S made long range missiles into Russia. A U.S. official tells NPR that change in policy was spurred by thousands of North Korean troops sent to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia launched a missile drone barrage into Ukraine today, targeting power plants and energy infrastructures, killing at least seven people. NPR's Polina Litvinova has more.
Polina Litvinova (1:22)
The strikes caused emergency power cuts in several Ukrainian regions, including the capital Kyiv. Some trains were delayed because of power outages on the railway. According to Ukraine's energy company the Tech, Russian forces heat thermal power plants across the country. Some of the equipment was seriously damaged. The energy attacks and power shortages come as Ukraine prepares for cold winter weather. Ukraine's foreign Minister Andriy Sibycha called the attack Putin's true response to all those who called and visited him recently, referring to a phone call of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Russia's President Vladimir Putin this week, which was criticized by Ukrainian leadership. We need peace through strength, not appeasement, cbh wrote on X. Polina Litvinova, NPR News, Kyiv.
Jeanine Herbst (2:12)
Some Americans are concerned about what the incoming administration will mean for Social Security. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports. President Elect Trump has put forward an agenda to keep the program solvent, but some experts are skeptical.
Charles Blahouse (2:25)
Charles Blahouse specializes in Social Security at George Mason University. He says wild Trump's proposal, including eliminating taxation on Social Security benefits, would likely accelerate its insolvency. The program has been facing a funding shortfall for years.