NPR News: 08-20-2025 6PM EDT
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| 0:00.0 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. |
| 0:05.4 | National Guard troops and federal law enforcement continued to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C. |
| 0:11.0 | with additional reinforcements on the way. |
| 0:14.0 | NPR's Rachel Treasman reports it's not clear how long they can stay. |
| 0:18.4 | The Home Rule Act only allows the president to control D.C. police for 30 days |
| 0:23.1 | without authorization from Congress. Trump said last week he would ask for an extension. The president |
| 0:28.8 | can use D.C.'s national guard as long as he wants. The White House did not respond to questions |
| 0:34.3 | about a potential timeline for withdrawing guard troops. Legal experts say they |
| 0:38.4 | could potentially be removed through court rulings or congressional action. There are also |
| 0:43.0 | practical considerations. Republican governors in the South could recall their state guards to help |
| 0:48.4 | with hurricane relief. Rachel Treasman, NPR News. A vote is expected to come as soon as tonight on a new congressional map in Texas. |
| 0:57.4 | Republicans in the State House made changes at the request of President Trump |
| 1:01.7 | as a way to potentially flip up to five U.S. House seats in next year's midterm elections. |
| 1:09.1 | Certain tax credits for people who buy their own health insurance will expire at the end of this year. |
| 1:15.4 | These were enacted during the pandemic. NPR Selena Simmons-Duffin reports on one enrollee who's bracing for a significant price hike. |
| 1:25.0 | It's going to be a real hit. Ellen Allen lives near Charleston, |
| 1:28.4 | West Virginia, and buys coverage on health care.gov. My monthly premium is $479 in some change. |
| 1:37.6 | Next year, when there will be fewer federal tax credits, it's going to be like $2,800 a month. |
| 1:47.8 | Just for her. She says it's still worth it to have the plan. She has expensive prescriptions, like eyedrops. She needs to keep her vision. Luckily, |
| 1:54.0 | she'll be turning 65 next year and will be able to enroll in Medicare. Rees it's for only nine |
| 1:59.6 | months or eight months, and I'm glad I can do it. |
| 2:02.8 | There will be a lot more West Virginia's who can't. |
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