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Lawmakers voted late last night to approve the short-term spending package just as the federal government was about to shut down.

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NPR political correspondent Susan Davis joins us. Sue, thanks for being with us. You're welcome. Just after midnight, renegotiated legislation was approved. What's in it?

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The federal government will stay open at least until mid-March.

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And this was something of a political aim for Donald Trump, who isn't, of course, not going to be president for another month. What did the president-elect get out of this legislation?

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He wanted any spending package to also raise the debt ceiling, but the debt ceiling is going to stay where it is for now.

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Let me ask you about the status of Elon Musk following all this. Richest man in the world. Also now one of the most powerful men in politics.

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And House Speaker Mike Johnson, up for reelection or replacement on January 3rd? Yeah. Are his prospects good?

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And para-political correspondent Susan Davis, thanks so much. You're welcome.

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They have identified the man as a Saudi doctor who has lived in the country for about two decades. His motive remains unclear. Reporter Rebecca Collard joins us. Thank you for being with us. Hi. And begin, please, by telling us some of the details of yesterday's incident.

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And Netflix tries once more to stream major sports events, this time with two NFL games on Christmas Day.

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And nothing determined yet about any possible motive, I guess.

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And I gather Chancellor Scholz visited the market earlier today. What did he have to say?

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Reporter Rebecca Collard in Berlin, thanks so much.

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Netflix will try to bring two live NFL games to viewers around the world.

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And that's up first for Saturday, December 21st, 2024. I'm Scott Simon.

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Our producer is Martin Patience, who had help from Andrew Craig, Elena Tworek, and Gabe O'Connor.

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Our editors are Kelsey Snell, Nick Spicer, Shannon Rhodes, Will Jarvis, and Matthew Sherman.

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Evie Stone is our senior supervising editor. Sarah Lucy Oliver is our executive producer. And also along with us this week, Julia Redpath.

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South Korean President Yoon Sung-yeol declared martial law 11 days ago, only to reverse his order hours later in the face of public outrage.

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And Bears Anthony Kuhn joined us now from Seoul. Anthony, thanks for being with us.

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Parliament has tried to impeach Yoon just a week ago. How did the vote go this time? Why was it different?

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South Korea's president has been impeached.

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Anthony, how does South Korea choose a new president now?

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Has South Korea's democracy passed a stress test? Is there lasting damage?

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The impeachment has significant implications for U.S. foreign policy. We'll have more on that story.

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And how does it affect the U.S.-South Korean relationship and shared policy goals?

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NPR's Anthony Kuhn, thanks so much for being with us.

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A new lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenges that practice, as well as the SHIELD laws that blue states pass to protect their doctors. NPR's Alyssa Nadworny covers reproductive rights and joins us now. Thanks for being with us. Good morning. What does the lawsuit say?

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And coffee prices soar after a bad drought hits Brazil.

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The patient in question received pills under a shield law. Tell us more about that shield law.

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And Alyssa, what is New York's position?

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And Alyssa, what do we know about the doctor in this case?

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And how could this case potentially affect women in getting access to abortion medications?

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And, Piers, Alyssa Nedworny, thanks so much.

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To some of us, the only form of water I drink is in coffee, as a matter of fact, Aisha.

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And that's it first for Saturday, December 14th, 2024. I'm Scott Simon.

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Our producer is Martin Patience, with help from Danny Hensel, Andrew Craig, Chris Thomas, and Gabe O'Connor.

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Really? I wondered what he was doing. Tomorrow on the Sunday Story from Up First.

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