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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat in Florida, President Donald Trump highlighted some of his actions during his first week in office. Trump also talked about ongoing events including China's unveiling of a less expensive AI program.
called DeepSeek, which threatens to upend the AR market, though he said that could have positive results.
The release of DeepSeek AI from a Chinese company should be a wake-up call for our industries that we need to be laser-focused on competing to win.
Trump saying not spending as much and getting a similar result could be positive for the industry. As president, he also said he plans to sign executive actions calling for a new state-of-the-art missile defense system and then to what he called transgender ideology in the military. and reinstatement of service members expelled for refusing COVID vaccinations.
Public health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to immediately stop working with the World Health Organization. ZNPR's Gabrielle Emanuel reports the memo was sent to division directors and deputies.
The WHO and CDC collaborate on a wide range of health efforts, including a major mpox outbreak in parts of Africa and in Tanzania, an outbreak of Marburg virus, which is Ebola's cousin. There are also global efforts to monitor and contain bird flu.
CDC officials, who spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak, said the memo came as a surprise and they haven't seen an order like this before. They're still trying to understand what the implications might be for fighting disease outbreaks. President Trump started the process of withdrawing from the WHO on Inauguration Day. That process takes a year. Gabriela Emanuel, NPR News.
Federal judges lifted travel restrictions barring the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group from visiting Washington, D.C. or the U.S. Capitol without the court's permission. More from NPR's Ryan Lucas.
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