Foreign ministers from France and Germany have met in Damascus with Syria’s de facto leader to discuss the future of the country. Also on the programme, the Republican Congressman Mike Johnson has narrowly won re-election to the most powerful seat in the US House of Representatives; and do whales mourn the dead? (Photo: Head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani meets with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Damascus, Syria January 3, 2025. Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham/Handout via REUTERS)
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NPR News: 01-03-2025 5PM EST
Plus: Rivian Automotive shares jump after quarterly deliveries beat expectations. U.S. Steel shares fall after President Biden blocks the company’s sale to Nippon Steel. Mike Johnson is re-elected House speaker. Judge sets Donald Trump hush-money sentencing for Jan. 10. J.R. Whalen reports. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
P.M. Edition for Jan. 3. After some last-minute drama, incumbent Mike Johnson won the first vote for House speaker. Siobhan Hughes, who covers Congress for the Wall Street Journal, tells us how this sets the tone for this Congress and President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. And President Joe Biden has blocked a sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel. WSJ reporter Bob Tita discusses where U.S. Steel goes from here. Plus, we talk with health reporter Brianna Abbott about why the U.S. surgeon general wants to put warning labels on alcoholic beverages. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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NPR News: 01-03-2025 4PM EST
The FBI continues investigating the motivation of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a truck into a crowd in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, killing at least 14. Then, a look at President Biden’s to-do list as his time in office winds down, and Can’t Let It Go. This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, national justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro. The podcast is produced by Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
