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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump will deliver a televised address to the nation tonight. The White House says the president will highlight actions taken this year by his administration and outline his priorities for the rest of his term. Trump has not specified which issues he plans to address. Nick Reiner appeared in court today after he was charged with the death of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner, and his wife, Michelle. Steve Futterman has more from outside of the courthouse in Los Angeles.
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The hearing lasted only a few minutes and the arraignment itself never took place. When the hearing began, Alan Jackson, the chief attorney for Nick Reiner, requested a continuance until January 7th. The judge asked Nick Reiner if he waived his right to a speedy arraignment. He said he did. Those were the only words spoken by Nick Reiner. We didn't actually get a good look at him. He was in the courtroom behind a glass partition with his attorney.
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That's Steve Futterman reporting from Los Angeles. Four House Republicans are joining Democrats to force a vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care act health subsidies. And NPR Sam Greenglass reports the pandemic era subsidies are still on track to expire at the end of the year.
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The four Republicans signed onto a petition that would allow 218 members to circumvent House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson is pushing his own health bill that would not extend the subsidies. The four represent competitive districts and said this was a last resort after the speaker refused to allow a vote on the subsidies, even though there's now enough support to force a vote on a three year extension. That vote is not expected until January. And a three year extension failed in the Senate last week. So the long term fate of the subsidies is still unclear, even though they are all but certain to lapse, spiking premiums for millions of Americans come January 1st. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
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A new NPR PBS News Marist poll finds that Americans are struggling financially. NPR's Domenico Montanaro says the economic pressures are more acute for certain groups of people.
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70% of people say the areas they live in are no longer affordable for average families. That's up 25 points from just this summer. Prices are the top concern for 45% of respondents. Nothing else comes close. Housing is second at 18% and tariffs are behind that six in 10 say the economy is not working well for them personally. And there were big divides by race, age, income, education and gender. Three quarters of those who are black and and two thirds of Latinos say the economy isn't working for them, compared to 56% of white respondents who say the same thing. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.