Has tons of joy now news. Live from n.p.r. News 18 Washington I m Jack Speer President Trump appears to be softening his position on the $5000000000.00 in border wall funding he wants from Congress as N.P.R. s Tamara Keith explains the official White House position now is they want to avoid a shutdown President Trump previously proclaimed that he would be proud to shut the government down to secure $5000000000.00 in funding for the border wall but now press secretary Sara Sanders is saying the White House wants to avoid a government shutdown and would look at creative ways of financing the wall and other border security measures at an unrelated White House event this reporter asked the president about the looming shutdown and he said it s too early to say what will happen in the Senate there are $5000000.00 Thank you very much every day we need a border security thank you very much that non-answer would seem to indicate the hard line he took earlier is up for negotiation Tamara Keith
Eddie urged regulators to abandon this indirect regulation of silica and make the exposure limit twice as tough that never happened Howard Berkes n.p.r. News in a new federal school s safety report education secretary Betsy Devonish recommends scrapping guidance intended to reduce racial discrimination in school discipline and she recommends arming school staff N.P.R. s Anya Kamenetz reports the federal school safety commission formed in the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland Florida earlier this year it s chair Secretary de Vos recommends doing away with Obama era civil rights guidelines that have been credited with a national drop in school suspensions especially for Hispanic students and it quote urges schools to seriously consider partnering with local law enforcement in the training and arming of school personnel The report also addresses issues like mental health but says little on the topic of gun control which has been the focus of parkland survivors on the
The truth also how Hungary s government blacked out news of protests and who pays when a medical device fails it is Tuesday December 18th this day in 1904 the Supreme Court approved the u.s. Internment of Japanese Americans during World War 2 Not until this year to the court explicitly reject that ruling the news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Dave Mattingly president Trump s former national security advisor Michael Flynn is being sentenced today for lying to the f.b.i. About his contacts with Russia as u.s. Ambassador prosecutors are recommending Flynn not serve time in prison because of his cooperation with special counsel Robert Muller s Russia investigation Flynn has gone through 1000 interviews with Miller s team N.P.R. s gyal Snyder reports on a document released last night by Muller ahead of Flynn sentencing the judge hearing Michael Flynn s case in Washington d.c. Asked prosecutors for f.b.i. Records about the interview that got Flynn into trouble special cou
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Ross It took the phone from Ed a 911 operator help them through the process of delivering the newborn McKenzie She arrived in moments the chafers are now home safe Heath Peters Washington reports that feel Chrysler will open up another as assembly plant in the Detroit area the former engine plant on the city s each side will produce S.U.V.s which are growing share of the u.s. Vehicle market breaking news and analysis at townhall dot com Thursday Night Football Titans Derek Henry had a career day before the home crowd rushing for 238 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 30 to 9 Laffer in Nashville over the Jaguars Erica Henry says credit is 0 line for that which is a more. Notice on. It s not really about me it was about those guys blocking you know well for me to be able to has that says you do my job and those guys are pretty down no longer go to credit you know death and deservedly so has a lot of those guys for my success one of the touchdowns was a 99 yard run the ties Tony door sets 99 ya