Minnesota Prosecutors Quit, Trump in Detroit, Inflation Report
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🗓️ 14 January 2026
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Summary
President Trump takes his economic message on the road, pitching affordability as voters remain frustrated by high prices.
And while gas prices have dipped, rising heating costs, grocery prices, and stubborn inflation show why relief still feels out of reach for many families.
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(0:00) Introduction
(02:19) Minnesota Prosecutors Quit
(06:10) Trump in Detroit
(09:52) Inflation Report
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| 0:00.0 | It's great to see A. Martinez. Normally, I don't see A. Martinez. |
| 0:03.7 | No, I normally... You're well lit. I turn off all the lights here at NPR West. |
| 0:07.6 | Well, it just kind of has that somewhere between cinema, Verite, and film noir. I'm not sure which French. |
| 0:13.4 | I'm more cartoon than those other options you mentioned. I'm more like an animated short. |
| 0:18.7 | That's... |
| 0:19.0 | Federal Prosecutors and... A more like an animated short. That's me. |
| 0:26.2 | Federal prosecutors in Minnesota are resigning. |
| 0:32.3 | They faced pressure to investigate the widow of Renee Maclin Good, the woman killed by an ice agent last week. |
| 0:35.1 | How are partisan politics shaping a criminal investigation? |
| 0:38.6 | I'm Steve Inskeep with A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News. President Trump is selling his economic record. In the coming weeks, I will be |
| 0:46.9 | laying out even more plans to help bring back affordability. And again, remember, that's a fake |
| 0:52.2 | word by Democrats. How is the president promising to fix the problem that he says does not exist? |
| 0:58.0 | And we'll hear about what the Department of Labor's inflation numbers actually show about |
| 1:01.7 | affordability. I mean, nationally gas is cheaper, but grocery prices and other bills keep climbing. |
| 1:06.0 | The president says there's almost no inflation, but does it add up? |
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