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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. After more than a year of war, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage deal. NPR's Asma Khalid reports Israel is stopping short of calling it a done deal, but President Biden made the announcement today from the White House.
Biden says this was one of the toughest negotiations he's ever experienced. The deal largely holds to the framework, he says, that he outlined back in May, but it was reached in Biden's final days in office. The White House says it worked closely with the incoming administration, specifically Donald Trump's Middle East envoy.
I knew this deal would have to be implemented by the next team. So I told my team to coordinate closely with the incoming team to make sure we're all speaking with the same voice. because that's what American presidents do.
Trump is taking credit for the deal, posting on social media that it only happened as a result of his, quote, historic victory in November.
Asma Khalid, NPR News, the White House. The ceasefire is set to take effect on Sunday. A new NPR-PBS Marist poll out today finds that Americans have mixed feelings about some of President-elect Trump's priorities. NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports the findings come a few days before Trump is inaugurated for a second time.
Trump has said he wants to pardon January 6th defendants, impose tariffs on other countries, and conduct mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status. But the NPR poll of almost 1,400 adults doesn't find a lot of support for those initiatives. More than 6 in 10 disapprove of Trump potentially pardoning people who are convicted of of attacking the U.S.
Capitol on January 6, 2021. When it comes to tariffs, 48% think that they'd hurt the U.S. economy, while only 31% say that they think they'd help. And on deportations, people are evenly split. The survey has about a three percentage point margin of error. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.
As wind-driven wildfires continue to rage across parts of Los Angeles County, some people are starting to return to their homes. NPR's Katie Ariddle reports the rebuilding process is expected to take months or even years.
People are gathering at recovery centers to fill out FEMA paperwork and learn about any other benefits they might be eligible for. Peter Friedman and his wife are here. He says they escaped their home just in time. Now it's gone.
So all of our possessions, all our memories... We raised our children there. Everything's gone. We barely got out with our lives.
Friedman says moving forward, he worries about older people like himself and his wife who lost everything.
Katie Riddle, NPR News, Los Angeles. On Wall Street, the Dow was up 703 points at the close today. This is NPR News. The company John Deere is facing a lawsuit over restrictions it puts on farmers' ability to repair their own tractors and other equipment. The company is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from Minnesota and Illinois.
NPR's Alina Selyuk reports it escalates a long-running battle over what's called the right to repair.
As tractors and other agricultural equipment have computerized, Deere has limited access to its software. Farmers often must use authorized dealers, and they've long complained that it can be difficult or nearly impossible for them to diagnose and fix problems themselves or through independent mechanics.
The Federal Trade Commission now accuses Deere of illegally withholding its technology and boosting its profit at the expense of farmers' time and money. The company did not immediately comment. And it's unclear what will happen to the lawsuit under President Trump. His pick to chair the FTC was one of the two Republican commissioners who voted against suing John Deere.
Alina Seluk, NPR News, Washington.
The Supreme Court appears willing to weigh in on a law in Texas that aims to block minors from online pornography. More than a dozen states now have similar laws aimed at preventing minors from having immediate access to porn on devices like iPhones and iPads.
The Supreme Court could send the case back to a lower court for more consideration about how the age verification measure would affect adults' free speech rights. I'm Windsor Johnston, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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