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Chapter 1: What new music recommendations are featured on All Songs Considered?
Fall in love with new music every Friday at All Songs Considered. That's NPR's music recommendation podcast. Fridays are where we spend our whole show sharing all the greatest new releases of the week. Make the hunt for new music a part of your life again. Tap into New Music Friday from All Songs Considered, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Chapter 2: What did President Trump say during his visit to U.S. troops in Qatar?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump spoke to U.S. troops stationed at a major air base in Qatar. NPR's Franco Ortonios reports Trump stopped to speak there before traveling on to the United Arab Emirates.
Chapter 3: What is the significance of the Al Udeid Air Base in U.S. military operations?
The Al Udeid Air Base just southwest of Doha is the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East, housing thousands of U.S. troops. No visit of the Gulf would be complete without stopping to salute the people who keep America safe, strong, and free.
Chapter 4: What is the purpose of President Trump's Middle East tour?
Trump regaled the troops with a campaign-style speech with lots of stories from his time in office, including his efforts to end diversity programs. The president is on a four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, mixing some business deals with diplomacy as the administration works with the region to try and end conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.
Franco, Ordonez, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
Chapter 5: What efforts are underway to resume humanitarian aid to Gaza?
A U.S.-backed group says humanitarian aid will resume to Gaza by the end of the month. Israel has been blocking all food and supplies into Gaza for more than two months. International experts are warning about a risk of famine. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv.
The Trump administration is leading an effort with Israel's support to resume aid to Gaza using a new organization called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, run by a US military veteran. The aim is to deny aid to Hamas members, whom Israel and the US say steal it. The group says it has received Israeli approval to take over aid operations in Gaza by the end of the month.
Chapter 6: What controversies surround the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation?
and to expand the areas where it will distribute food and supplies. Israeli officials have declined requests for comment. The United Nations and its partner groups have run humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza until now. They have refused to cooperate with the new aid system, calling it a military plan to force civilians into a concentrated zone. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed more than 100 Palestinians this week, including many children, according to health officials in Gaza. The Federal Aviation Administration says a hotline between the Pentagon and the air traffic control tower at nearby Reagan National Airport has not worked in three years. This came to light during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing yesterday.
Chapter 7: What are the recent developments regarding Israeli airstrikes and FAA communications?
NPR's Joe Hernandez says it comes months after a midair collision near the airport killed 67 people.
An FAA official confirmed that the hotline between the Pentagon and the airport doesn't work, but that the FAA wasn't aware of that before the January collision. The official said the FAA was insisting it be brought back online before the military resumed flights out of the Pentagon, which were paused after another Black Hawk helicopter got too close to two commercial planes.
The FAA says a direct access line was out due to the construction of a new tower at the Pentagon, but that the two facilities coordinate by phone. Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
This is NPR. The Trump administration is dropping a proposal to limit the sale of Americans' personal data to what are known as data brokers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says this is no longer needed. Consumer advocates say the decision will leave consumers' private information unprotected. They claim scammers will be able to take the data and hurt Americans.
The Trump administration is delaying rules that put limits on the levels of forever chemicals in drinking water. And Piers Ping Huang reports the Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its PFAS rules.
PFAS are a class of chemicals that have been used for decades to waterproof and stain-proof products. They've been linked to certain cancers and damage to the liver and immune system. Last April, the Biden administration set limits on the amount of PFAS chemicals allowed in drinking water, requiring community water systems to start installing filters to remove them.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is delaying the compliance timeline for some chemicals and reconsidering the allowable levels for others.
But that doesn't mean that it gets weaker. The number might end up getting lower, not higher.
Health advocates worry that the move will delay the removal of these chemicals from drinking water and that more people will be exposed to chemicals that can contribute to chronic health problems. Ping Huang, NPR News.
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